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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAMBANK UPDATE. ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TESTBANK.
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? >> ANSWER> -World War 2
Brown v. Board of Education >> ANSWER> -1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard o...
FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAMBANK 2024-2025 UPDATE.
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TESTBANK.
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? >> ANSWER>
-World War 2
Brown v. Board of Education >> ANSWER> -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 >> ANSWER> -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? >> ANSWER> -
Communism
Gibbons v. Ogden >> ANSWER> -Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to
the federal government
Gideon v. Wainwright >> ANSWER> -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.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier >> ANSWER> -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? >> ANSWER> - twenty-seven (27)
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? >> ANSWER> - nine (9)
How many U.S. Senators are there? >> ANSWER> - 100
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* >> ANSWER> -18 and older
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? >> ANSWER> - The speaker of the House
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? >> ANSWER> - The Vice
President
In what month do we vote for President?* >> ANSWER> - November
,Korematsu v. US >> ANSWER> -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.
Mapp v. Ohio >> ANSWER> -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 >> ANSWER> -This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of
Judicial Review
,McCulloch v. Maryland >> ANSWER> -Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and
Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
Miranda v. Arizona >> ANSWER> as-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. >> ANSWER> -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.* >> ANSWER> - Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. >> ANSWER> -Missouri (river)
Mississippi (River)
Name one problem that led to the Civil War. >> ANSWER> - slavery
economic reasons
states' rights
Name one right only for United States citizens. >> ANSWER> - vote in a federal election
run for federal office
Name one state that borders Canada. >> ANSWER> - Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
, New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
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