FGCU Civic Literacy Exam with 100 Questions
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Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the power to seize property?
A) writ of habeas corpus
B) reserved powers
C) bills of attainder
D) eminent domain -
✔️D) eminent domain
What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution?
A) "When in the course of human events"
B) "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
C) "The present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel"
D) "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence" -
✔️B) "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered government?
A) Federalist Papers
,B) Bill of Rights
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Common Sense -
✔️C) Articles of Confederation
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) impact
criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel -
✔️D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel
Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?
A) The Constitution should reflect checks and balances.
B) The Constitution should promote a strong central government
C) Government should support executive orders.
D) Government should support enumerated individual rights. -
✔️D) Government should support enumerated individual rights.
Which document represents the supreme law of the land?
,A) the Articles of Confederation
B) the Declaration of Independence
C) the U.S. Constitution
D) the Mayflower Compact -
✔️C) the U.S. Constitution
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting -
✔️C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular votes for
president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) -
✔️A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
, In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
D) the Declaration of Independence -
✔️A) the Mayflower Compact
Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must be advised of
their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) -
✔️B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
and multiple choice Answers correct ones
highlighted latest version 2024
Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the power to seize property?
A) writ of habeas corpus
B) reserved powers
C) bills of attainder
D) eminent domain -
✔️D) eminent domain
What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution?
A) "When in the course of human events"
B) "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
C) "The present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel"
D) "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence" -
✔️B) "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered government?
A) Federalist Papers
,B) Bill of Rights
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Common Sense -
✔️C) Articles of Confederation
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) impact
criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel -
✔️D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel
Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?
A) The Constitution should reflect checks and balances.
B) The Constitution should promote a strong central government
C) Government should support executive orders.
D) Government should support enumerated individual rights. -
✔️D) Government should support enumerated individual rights.
Which document represents the supreme law of the land?
,A) the Articles of Confederation
B) the Declaration of Independence
C) the U.S. Constitution
D) the Mayflower Compact -
✔️C) the U.S. Constitution
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting -
✔️C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular votes for
president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) -
✔️A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
, In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
D) the Declaration of Independence -
✔️A) the Mayflower Compact
Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must be advised of
their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) -
✔️B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
