(FCLE)FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM
2025 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
/. This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review - Answer-
✅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 - Answer-
✅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 - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅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." - Answer-✅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. - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅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. - Answer-✅Texas v. Johnson
, /.U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege - Answer-✅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. - Answer-✅Gideon v. Wainwright
/.Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government -
Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅Miranda v. Arizona
/.Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive,
protected but he 1st amendment - Answer-✅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. -
Answer-✅Korematsu v. US
/.What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - Answer-✅Serve on
a jury and vote in a federal election.
/.What is the "rule of law"? - Answer-✅Everyone must follow the law.
/.Name one right only for United States citizens. - Answer-✅run for federal office.
/.Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer-✅President of the United States
/.Who makes federal laws? - Answer-✅Congress
/.What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - Answer-
✅give up loyalty to other countries.
/.Name the U.S. war between the North and the South - Answer-✅The Civil War
2025 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
/. This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review - Answer-
✅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 - Answer-
✅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 - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅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." - Answer-✅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. - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅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. - Answer-✅Texas v. Johnson
, /.U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege - Answer-✅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. - Answer-✅Gideon v. Wainwright
/.Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government -
Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅Miranda v. Arizona
/.Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive,
protected but he 1st amendment - Answer-✅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. -
Answer-✅Korematsu v. US
/.What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - Answer-✅Serve on
a jury and vote in a federal election.
/.What is the "rule of law"? - Answer-✅Everyone must follow the law.
/.Name one right only for United States citizens. - Answer-✅run for federal office.
/.Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer-✅President of the United States
/.Who makes federal laws? - Answer-✅Congress
/.What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - Answer-
✅give up loyalty to other countries.
/.Name the U.S. war between the North and the South - Answer-✅The Civil War
