FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAMINATION EXAM
FCLE EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION
The Mayflower Compact includes a pledge to ensure that all citizens look
out for the general good of the colony. Based on this, what impact has the
Mayflower Compact had on modern understanding of the purpose of
government in the United States? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
The government should provide equal protection under the law.
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large
states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This
debate was resolved by the Great Compromise. What was the result of this
compromise? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Congress would
have two houses, one in which state representation was based on
population and one in which all states had equal representation.
Which of the following reflects the most important consequence of the
Watergate break-in? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------resignation
of the president of the United States
Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Interstate Commerce Act
The U.S. Supreme Court enabled which government practices to continue
in its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-segregating public facilities
,Which of the following statements regarding the Monroe Doctrine is
accurate? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Monroe Doctrine
prohibited future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
By what process were eighteen-year-olds fully granted the right to vote? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------constitutional amendment
"What do the people of America want more than anything else? To my
mind, they want two things: work, . . . and with work, a reasonable measure
of security . . ."
Source: National Archives and Records Administration
Based on the passage, which government program would the speaker
support? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------New Deal
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-----------------Social Security Act
"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
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
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
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
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."
Which Supreme Court case established the precedent described in the
opinion? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Marbury v. Madison
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
Use the passage below, taken from a presidential nomination speech, to
answer the question that follows.
"What do the people of America want more than anything else? To my
mind, they want two things: work, . . . and with work, a reasonable measure
of security . . ."
Based on the passage, which government program would the speaker
support? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------New Deal
By what process were eighteen-year-olds fully granted the right to vote? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------constitutional amendment
Which of the following statements regarding the Monroe Doctrine is
accurate? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Monroe Doctrine
prohibited future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
FCLE EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION
The Mayflower Compact includes a pledge to ensure that all citizens look
out for the general good of the colony. Based on this, what impact has the
Mayflower Compact had on modern understanding of the purpose of
government in the United States? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
The government should provide equal protection under the law.
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large
states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This
debate was resolved by the Great Compromise. What was the result of this
compromise? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Congress would
have two houses, one in which state representation was based on
population and one in which all states had equal representation.
Which of the following reflects the most important consequence of the
Watergate break-in? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------resignation
of the president of the United States
Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Interstate Commerce Act
The U.S. Supreme Court enabled which government practices to continue
in its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-segregating public facilities
,Which of the following statements regarding the Monroe Doctrine is
accurate? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Monroe Doctrine
prohibited future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
By what process were eighteen-year-olds fully granted the right to vote? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------constitutional amendment
"What do the people of America want more than anything else? To my
mind, they want two things: work, . . . and with work, a reasonable measure
of security . . ."
Source: National Archives and Records Administration
Based on the passage, which government program would the speaker
support? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------New Deal
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-----------------Social Security Act
"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
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
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
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
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."
Which Supreme Court case established the precedent described in the
opinion? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Marbury v. Madison
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
Use the passage below, taken from a presidential nomination speech, to
answer the question that follows.
"What do the people of America want more than anything else? To my
mind, they want two things: work, . . . and with work, a reasonable measure
of security . . ."
Based on the passage, which government program would the speaker
support? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------New Deal
By what process were eighteen-year-olds fully granted the right to vote? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------constitutional amendment
Which of the following statements regarding the Monroe Doctrine is
accurate? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Monroe Doctrine
prohibited future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
