Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE)
Study Guide
stablishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
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
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
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
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
Dred Scott v. Sanford
,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."
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.
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
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.
Texas v. Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege
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.
Gideon v. Wainwright
,Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government
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
Miranda v. Arizona
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive,
protected but he 1st amendment
Tinker v. Des Moines
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for
the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally
apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor▪Korematsu argued that
Executive Order 9066 was unconstitutional and that it violated the Fifth Amendment.
The Fifth Amendmentwas selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack
of federal protections in the Fourteenth Amendment. He was arrested and convicted.
Korematsu v. US
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Serve on a jury and vote in a federal election.
What is the "rule of law"?
Everyone must follow the law.
, Name one right only for United States citizens.
run for federal office.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
President of the United States
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
The Civil War
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Study Guide
stablishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
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
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
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
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
Dred Scott v. Sanford
,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."
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.
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
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.
Texas v. Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege
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.
Gideon v. Wainwright
,Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government
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
Miranda v. Arizona
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive,
protected but he 1st amendment
Tinker v. Des Moines
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for
the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally
apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor▪Korematsu argued that
Executive Order 9066 was unconstitutional and that it violated the Fifth Amendment.
The Fifth Amendmentwas selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack
of federal protections in the Fourteenth Amendment. He was arrested and convicted.
Korematsu v. US
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Serve on a jury and vote in a federal election.
What is the "rule of law"?
Everyone must follow the law.
, Name one right only for United States citizens.
run for federal office.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
President of the United States
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
The Civil War
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
