FGCU Civic Literacy Exam Questions And Answers
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Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's
authority to run a federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER -C) McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819)
Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER -B) Marbury v. Madison
(1803)
Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S.
Constitution's Eighth Amendment?
,A) "That...keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of
peace...is agains law;"
B) "That the...power of suspending the laws...without consent of
Parliament is illegal"
C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted;"
D) "That the freedom of speech...in Parliament ought not to
be...questioned in any court" - ANSWER -C) "That excessive bail ought
not be required...nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;"
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?
A) getting an education
B) purchasing a home
C) running for federal office
D) working for pay - ANSWER -C) running for federal office
What is the purpose of the Selective Service System?
A) to draft for compulsory military service
B) to protect presidential candidates during the campaign
C) to establish justice
,D) to promote equality - ANSWER -A) to draft for compulsory military
service
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A) the Speaker
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Majority Leader
D) the President - ANSWER -D) the President
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal
Protection Clause?
A) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ANSWER -C) Plessy v. Ferguson
(1896)
Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive
privilege?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
, B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
D) Johnson v. Texas (1989) - ANSWER -C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Which of the following cases held that reproductive rights were an
element of the right to privacy under the Bill of Rights and the
Fourteenth Amendment?
A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
B) District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
C) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
D) Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - ANSWER -A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
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 - ANSWER -D) eminent domain
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Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's
authority to run a federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER -C) McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819)
Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER -B) Marbury v. Madison
(1803)
Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S.
Constitution's Eighth Amendment?
,A) "That...keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of
peace...is agains law;"
B) "That the...power of suspending the laws...without consent of
Parliament is illegal"
C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted;"
D) "That the freedom of speech...in Parliament ought not to
be...questioned in any court" - ANSWER -C) "That excessive bail ought
not be required...nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;"
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?
A) getting an education
B) purchasing a home
C) running for federal office
D) working for pay - ANSWER -C) running for federal office
What is the purpose of the Selective Service System?
A) to draft for compulsory military service
B) to protect presidential candidates during the campaign
C) to establish justice
,D) to promote equality - ANSWER -A) to draft for compulsory military
service
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A) the Speaker
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Majority Leader
D) the President - ANSWER -D) the President
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal
Protection Clause?
A) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ANSWER -C) Plessy v. Ferguson
(1896)
Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive
privilege?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
, B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
D) Johnson v. Texas (1989) - ANSWER -C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Which of the following cases held that reproductive rights were an
element of the right to privacy under the Bill of Rights and the
Fourteenth Amendment?
A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
B) District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
C) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
D) Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - ANSWER -A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
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 - ANSWER -D) eminent domain
