Florida Civic Literacy Exam Study Guide
1. Which United States Supreme Court case established the power of judicialreview?:
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
2. Which of the following pairs of United States Supreme Court cases result-ed in limiting
the power for local governments?: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and District of
Columbia v. Heller (2008)
3. In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?: theMayflower
Compact
4. Which government officials are elected by the people?: mayors
5. Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the power to seize property?: eminent
domain
6. What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?: to promote democratic
participation
7. Which document represents the supreme law of the land?: the U.S. Constitution
8. Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers?: The proposed Constitution should be
ratified.
9. Which document was adopted by the newly independent United States to organize the
national government after declaring independence?: the Articlesof Confederation
10. Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?: Government should support
enumerated individual rights.
11. If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve, who acts as
president?: the Speaker of the House
12. Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Consti- tution's First
Amendment?: "to petition the king"
13. Who is Commander in Chief of the military?: the President
14. What is one power of the U.S. Senate?: ratify international treaties
15. What is popular sovereignty?: rule by the people
16. What did the Declaration of Independence do?: declared independence fromGreat Britain
17. What is the "rule of law"?: No one is above the law.
18. Which of the following pairs of cases impacted First Amendment rights?-
: Texas v. Johnson (1989) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
19. How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and freestates over
representation?: Three-Fifths Compromise
20. What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term?: two years
, 21. Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration ofIndependence?:
pursuit of happiness
22. Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege?-
: U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
23. Which of the following pairs of cases limited the rights of African Ameri-cans?: Plessy v.
Ferguson (1896) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
24. Why did many colonists fight the British during the American Revolution?-
: because they opposed taxation without representation
25. What is an example of judicial review?: the power of the Supreme Court tofind laws
unconstitutional
26. Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religiouspractice was
approached in public schools?: Engel v. Vitale (1962)
27. Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of thatdocument?
a) Declaration of Independence - Formed a state-centered government
b) Magna Carta - Established the principle of rule of law
c) U.S. Constitution - Formed a unitary government
d) Articles of Confederation - Established the principle of consent of thegoverned: b
28. What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representa-tives
representing each state?: one
29. What is a purpose of civil rights movements?: to secure equalities
30. What is the social contract?: The people give up some liberty to receive gov-ernmental
protection.
31. What is an example of representation?: The U.S. Congress passes a law.
32. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: the residents of a single state
33. Which of the following documents provided a rationale for the Declarationof
Independence?: Common Sense
34. What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?-
: life and liberty
35. How many U.S. Senators represent each state?: two
36. What is the length of a U.S. President's elected term?: four years
37. What is one branch of the U.S. federal government?: legislative
1. Which United States Supreme Court case established the power of judicialreview?:
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
2. Which of the following pairs of United States Supreme Court cases result-ed in limiting
the power for local governments?: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and District of
Columbia v. Heller (2008)
3. In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?: theMayflower
Compact
4. Which government officials are elected by the people?: mayors
5. Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the power to seize property?: eminent
domain
6. What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?: to promote democratic
participation
7. Which document represents the supreme law of the land?: the U.S. Constitution
8. Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers?: The proposed Constitution should be
ratified.
9. Which document was adopted by the newly independent United States to organize the
national government after declaring independence?: the Articlesof Confederation
10. Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?: Government should support
enumerated individual rights.
11. If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve, who acts as
president?: the Speaker of the House
12. Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Consti- tution's First
Amendment?: "to petition the king"
13. Who is Commander in Chief of the military?: the President
14. What is one power of the U.S. Senate?: ratify international treaties
15. What is popular sovereignty?: rule by the people
16. What did the Declaration of Independence do?: declared independence fromGreat Britain
17. What is the "rule of law"?: No one is above the law.
18. Which of the following pairs of cases impacted First Amendment rights?-
: Texas v. Johnson (1989) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
19. How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and freestates over
representation?: Three-Fifths Compromise
20. What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term?: two years
, 21. Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration ofIndependence?:
pursuit of happiness
22. Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege?-
: U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
23. Which of the following pairs of cases limited the rights of African Ameri-cans?: Plessy v.
Ferguson (1896) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
24. Why did many colonists fight the British during the American Revolution?-
: because they opposed taxation without representation
25. What is an example of judicial review?: the power of the Supreme Court tofind laws
unconstitutional
26. Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religiouspractice was
approached in public schools?: Engel v. Vitale (1962)
27. Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of thatdocument?
a) Declaration of Independence - Formed a state-centered government
b) Magna Carta - Established the principle of rule of law
c) U.S. Constitution - Formed a unitary government
d) Articles of Confederation - Established the principle of consent of thegoverned: b
28. What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representa-tives
representing each state?: one
29. What is a purpose of civil rights movements?: to secure equalities
30. What is the social contract?: The people give up some liberty to receive gov-ernmental
protection.
31. What is an example of representation?: The U.S. Congress passes a law.
32. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: the residents of a single state
33. Which of the following documents provided a rationale for the Declarationof
Independence?: Common Sense
34. What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?-
: life and liberty
35. How many U.S. Senators represent each state?: two
36. What is the length of a U.S. President's elected term?: four years
37. What is one branch of the U.S. federal government?: legislative
