Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
-
correct answer ✅Marbury v. Madison
Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the
constitutionally of jim crow laws▪argued in court that the Act
violated the 13th and 14th Amendments -
correct answer ✅Plessy v. Ferguson
(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy,
violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to privacy
implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and 14th
Amendments -
correct answer ✅Roe v. Wade
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states
(evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court)▪Violation of the
4th amendment -
correct answer ✅Mapp v. Ohio
The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not
sue▪Violated the 5th amendment, helped bring on the civil war -
correct answer ✅Dred Scott v. Sanford
,Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
School newspapers can be censored by teachers and
administrators. The journalism students felt that this censorship
was a direct violation of their First Amendment rights. The Supreme
Court decided that Principal Reynolds had the right to such editorial
decisions, as he had "legitimate pedagogical concerns." -
correct answer ✅Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of
discrimination in education.▪Her family believed that the
segregated school system violated the 14th Amendment and took
their case to court. -
correct answer ✅Brown v. Board of Education
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court
ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law -
correct answer ✅McCulloch v. Maryland
A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning
the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action
was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. -
correct answer ✅Texas v. Johnson
, Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege -
correct answer ✅United States v. Nixon
a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the
case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are
required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide
counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own
attorneys. -
correct answer ✅Gideon v. Wainwright
Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal
government -
correct answer ✅Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of
their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-
incrimination prior to questioning by police. Violated the 5th
amendment and his 6th, right to an attorney. Case topic: self-
incrimination, due process -
correct answer ✅Miranda v. Arizona
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
-
correct answer ✅Marbury v. Madison
Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the
constitutionally of jim crow laws▪argued in court that the Act
violated the 13th and 14th Amendments -
correct answer ✅Plessy v. Ferguson
(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy,
violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to privacy
implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and 14th
Amendments -
correct answer ✅Roe v. Wade
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states
(evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court)▪Violation of the
4th amendment -
correct answer ✅Mapp v. Ohio
The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not
sue▪Violated the 5th amendment, helped bring on the civil war -
correct answer ✅Dred Scott v. Sanford
,Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
School newspapers can be censored by teachers and
administrators. The journalism students felt that this censorship
was a direct violation of their First Amendment rights. The Supreme
Court decided that Principal Reynolds had the right to such editorial
decisions, as he had "legitimate pedagogical concerns." -
correct answer ✅Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of
discrimination in education.▪Her family believed that the
segregated school system violated the 14th Amendment and took
their case to court. -
correct answer ✅Brown v. Board of Education
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court
ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law -
correct answer ✅McCulloch v. Maryland
A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning
the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action
was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. -
correct answer ✅Texas v. Johnson
, Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege -
correct answer ✅United States v. Nixon
a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the
case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are
required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide
counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own
attorneys. -
correct answer ✅Gideon v. Wainwright
Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal
government -
correct answer ✅Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of
their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-
incrimination prior to questioning by police. Violated the 5th
amendment and his 6th, right to an attorney. Case topic: self-
incrimination, due process -
correct answer ✅Miranda v. Arizona
