FCLE Practice Test Web Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+
Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation?
-
correct answer ✅Interstate Commerce Act
A person is charged with felony breaking and entering. During the
court proceedings, the defendant requested an attorney and was
denied the right to counsel. Which Supreme Court case overturned
the trial court's decision, due to lack of counsel? -
correct answer ✅Gideon v. Wainwright
Which of the following cases resulted in a decision that undermined
civil rights and liberties in prioritization of national security? -
correct answer ✅Korematsu v. United States
In order to attract investment and business and reduce expenses, a
state legislature proposes passing a law that removes the need for
certain federal regulatory features relating to office and factory
environments. Which legislative action would most likely cause the
U.S. Supreme Court to decide that this violated the Supremacy
Clause? -
correct answer ✅Occupational Safety and Health Act
, FCLE Practice Test Web Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+
Use the passage below, from a landmark Supreme Court case
opinion, to answer the question that follows. "So if a law be in
opposition to the constitution; if both the law and the constitution
apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that
case conformably to the law, disregarding the constitution; or
conformably to the constitution, disregarding the law; the court
must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case."
(Source: National Archives and Records Administration) Which
Supreme Court case established the precedent described in the
opinion? -
correct answer ✅Marbury v. Madison
Laws against defamation, including libel and slander, property
damage and breach of contract represent which legal concern
underlying most Western nations? -
correct answer ✅Civil Law
Use the passage below, from an exchange between former
president Nixon and a television interviewer, to answer the
question that follows. "Well, when the president does it, that
means that it is not illegal"-Richard M. Nixon Source: The
Washington Post, June 5, 1977 Which constitutional principle does
the statement from President Nixon contradict? -
correct answer ✅Rule of Law
Questions & Answers (Grade A+
Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation?
-
correct answer ✅Interstate Commerce Act
A person is charged with felony breaking and entering. During the
court proceedings, the defendant requested an attorney and was
denied the right to counsel. Which Supreme Court case overturned
the trial court's decision, due to lack of counsel? -
correct answer ✅Gideon v. Wainwright
Which of the following cases resulted in a decision that undermined
civil rights and liberties in prioritization of national security? -
correct answer ✅Korematsu v. United States
In order to attract investment and business and reduce expenses, a
state legislature proposes passing a law that removes the need for
certain federal regulatory features relating to office and factory
environments. Which legislative action would most likely cause the
U.S. Supreme Court to decide that this violated the Supremacy
Clause? -
correct answer ✅Occupational Safety and Health Act
, FCLE Practice Test Web Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+
Use the passage below, from a landmark Supreme Court case
opinion, to answer the question that follows. "So if a law be in
opposition to the constitution; if both the law and the constitution
apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that
case conformably to the law, disregarding the constitution; or
conformably to the constitution, disregarding the law; the court
must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case."
(Source: National Archives and Records Administration) Which
Supreme Court case established the precedent described in the
opinion? -
correct answer ✅Marbury v. Madison
Laws against defamation, including libel and slander, property
damage and breach of contract represent which legal concern
underlying most Western nations? -
correct answer ✅Civil Law
Use the passage below, from an exchange between former
president Nixon and a television interviewer, to answer the
question that follows. "Well, when the president does it, that
means that it is not illegal"-Richard M. Nixon Source: The
Washington Post, June 5, 1977 Which constitutional principle does
the statement from President Nixon contradict? -
correct answer ✅Rule of Law
