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Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) Study
Guide 2026 | Brand New Actual
Questions And Verified Answers
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious
practice was approached in public schools? - correct-answer -Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of that
document?
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 the governed
- correct-answer -b
What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives
representing each state? - correct-answer -one
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What is a purpose of civil rights movements? - correct-answer -to secure
equalities
What is the social contract? - correct-answer -The people give up some liberty to
receive governmental protection.
What is an example of representation? - correct-answer -The U.S. Congress passes
a law.
How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free states
over representation? - correct-answer -Three-Fifths Compromise
What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term? - correct-answer -two
years
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence? - correct-answer -pursuit of happiness
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Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege? -
correct-answer -U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Which of the following pairs of cases limited the rights of African Americans? -
correct-answer -Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Why did many colonists fight the British during the American Revolution? -
correct-answer -because they opposed taxation without representation
What is an example of judicial review? - correct-answer -the power of the
Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
Which point of view is reflected in Common Sense? - correct-answer -
Representatives should be elected.
Which of the following cases impacted interpretation of the Fourteenth
Amendment? - correct-answer -Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) Study
Guide 2026 | Brand New Actual
Questions And Verified Answers
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious
practice was approached in public schools? - correct-answer -Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of that
document?
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 the governed
- correct-answer -b
What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives
representing each state? - correct-answer -one
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What is a purpose of civil rights movements? - correct-answer -to secure
equalities
What is the social contract? - correct-answer -The people give up some liberty to
receive governmental protection.
What is an example of representation? - correct-answer -The U.S. Congress passes
a law.
How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free states
over representation? - correct-answer -Three-Fifths Compromise
What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term? - correct-answer -two
years
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence? - correct-answer -pursuit of happiness
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Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege? -
correct-answer -U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Which of the following pairs of cases limited the rights of African Americans? -
correct-answer -Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Why did many colonists fight the British during the American Revolution? -
correct-answer -because they opposed taxation without representation
What is an example of judicial review? - correct-answer -the power of the
Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
Which point of view is reflected in Common Sense? - correct-answer -
Representatives should be elected.
Which of the following cases impacted interpretation of the Fourteenth
Amendment? - correct-answer -Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
