FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2024-2025
REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|A+ GRADE
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? - CORRECT>>> World War 2
Brown v. Board of Education - CORRECT>>> 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.
Dred Scott v. Sanford - CORRECT>>> The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue
▪ Violated the 5th amendment
▪ helped bring on the civil war
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? - CORRECT>>> Communism
Gibbons v. Ogden - CORRECT>>> Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal
government
Gideon v. Wainwright - CORRECT>>> a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the
case, theSupreme 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.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier - CORRECT>>> 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."
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - CORRECT>>> twenty-seven (27)
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - CORRECT>>> nine (9)
How many U.S. Senators are there? - CORRECT>>> 100
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* - CORRECT>>> 18 and older
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? -
CORRECT>>> Thespeaker of the House
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - CORRECT>>> The Vice President
In what month do we vote for President?* - CORRECT>>> November
Korematsu v. US - CORRECT>>> 1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the
order providingfor 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.
Mapp v. Ohio - CORRECT>>> Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence
seized
illegally cannot be used in court)
▪ Violation of the 4th amendment
Marbury v. Madison - CORRECT>>> This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
,FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2024-2025
REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|A+ GRADE
McCulloch v. Maryland - CORRECT>>> Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court
ruled thatfederal law was stronger than the state law
▪
Miranda v. Arizona - ANSas▪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
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. - CORRECT>>> Cherokee
▪ Seminole
▪ Crow
▪ Navajo
▪ Sioux
▪ Chippewa
▪ Choctaw
▪ Pueblo
▪ Apache
▪ Iroquois
▪ Creek
▪ Blackfeet
▪ Cheyenne
▪ Arawak
▪ Shawnee
▪ Mohegan
▪ Huron
Name one branch or part of the government.* - CORRECT>>> Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. - CORRECT>>> Missouri (river)
▪ Mississippi (River)
Name one problem that led to the Civil War. - CORRECT>>> slavery
▪ economic reasons
▪ states' rights
Name one right only for United States citizens. - CORRECT>>> vote in a federal election
▪ run for federal office
Name one state that borders Canada. - CORRECT>>> Maine
▪ New Hampshire
▪ Vermont
▪ New York
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Ohio
▪ Michigan
▪ Minnesota
,FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2024-2025
REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|A+ GRADE
▪ North Dakota
▪ Montana
▪ Idaho
▪ Washington
▪ Alaska
Name one state that borders Mexico. - CORRECT>>> California
▪ Arizona
▪ New Mexico
▪ Texas
Name one U.S. territory. - CORRECT>>> Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. - CORRECT>>> Civil war
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American war
▪ Spanish-American war
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.* - CORRECT>>> World War 1
▪ World War 2
▪ Korean war
▪ Vietnam war
▪ (Persian) Gulf war
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. - CORRECT>>> the Civil War
▪ the War between the States
Name two national U.S. holidays. - CORRECT>>> New Year's Day
▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
▪ Presidents' Day
▪ Memorial Day
▪ Independence Day
▪ Labor Day
▪ Columbus Day
▪ Veterans Day
▪ Thanksgiving
▪ Christmas
Name yourU.S. Representative. - CORRECT>>> Donna Shalala
New Jersey v. TLO - CORRECT>>> students may be searched without a warrant if there is "reasonable
ground" fordoing so.
▪ argued her 4th amendment rights
▪ Case topic: Student search and seizure
Plessy v. Ferguson - CORRECT>>> "separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the
constitutionally of jimcrow laws
▪ argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments
, FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2024-2025
REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|A+ GRADE
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke - CORRECT>>> A 1978 Supreme Court decision
holding that astate university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.
▪ Violated the 14th amendment
Roe v. Wade - CORRECT>>> (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
Texas v. Johnson - CORRECT>>> A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning
the burningof the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the
First Amendment.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. -
CORRECT>>> James Madison
▪ Alexander Hamilton
▪ John Jay
▪ Publius
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - CORRECT>>> 435
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? -
CORRECT>>> We the people
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. -
CORRECT>>> Citizen18 and older
▪ You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
▪ Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote)
▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote)
There were 13 original states. Name three. - CORRECT>>> New Hampshire
▪ Massachusetts
▪ Rhode Island
▪ Connecticut
▪ New York
▪ New Jersey
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Delaware
▪ Maryland
▪ Virginia
▪ North Carolina
▪ South Carolina
▪ Georgia
Tinker v. Des Moines - CORRECT>>> Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it
is notdisruptive, protected but he 1st amendment
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal
government? - CORRECT>>> To print money
▪ To declare war
▪ To create an army
▪ To make treaties
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