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FGCU Civic Literacy Exam Questions with Explanations of Answers | latest upate 2024
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FGCU Civic Literacy ExamAccording to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, who is
responsible for protecting natural rights?
A) interest groups
B) the government
C) political parties
D) the people - ✅✅-B) the government
Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to
hold the least power?
A) the judiciary
B) the legislative branch
C) the executive branch
D) the military - ✅✅-A) the judiciary
How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact state's rights?
A) It expanded the ability of states to create "free speech zones" that limited
First Amendment rights
B) It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment
rights
C) It expanded the ability of states to implement the death penalty under the
Eighth Amendment
✅✅
D) It reduced the ability of states to seize "illegal proceeds of a crime before
trial" under the Fourth Amendment - -B) It reduced the ability of states to
place restrictions on Second Amendment rights
,How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v.
Wainwright (1963) impact criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel - ✅✅-D) It
established that defendants had the right to counsel
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v.
Arizona (1966) impact criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech.
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel. - ✅✅-A) It
established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free
states over representation?
A) Three-Fifths Compromise
B) Missouri Compromise
C) Commerce Clause
D) Supremacy Clause - ✅✅-A) Three-Fifths Compromise
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution currently have?
A) 17
B) 22
, C) 27
D) 10 - ✅✅-C) 27
How many U.S. Senators represent each state?
A) two
B) It varies based on the state's population
C) one
D) It varies based on the state's geographic size - ✅✅-A) two
If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve,
who acts as president?
A) the Senate Majority Leader
B) the Speaker of the House
C) the Chief Justice
D) the Secretary of State - ✅✅-B) the Speaker of the House
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
D) the Declaration of Independence - ✅✅-A) the Mayflower Compact
The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption "Join or Die" to support
which action?
A) forming their own government
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