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Florida Civic Literacy Exam Questions and Answers | Updated 2024Which U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v Ferguson 1896?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Which elected official is elected to serve a two-year term?
U.S. Representative
Which government entity is responsible for voter registration in Florida?
County supervisor of elections office
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular votes for president
and vice-president?
Bush v. Gore (2000)
What is the constitutional role of the Electoral College?
Selecting the U.S. President
Which function of the federal government was established by a constitutional amendment?
A U.S. President may not serve more than two elected terms.
Which U.S. leader has the constitutional authority to serve in the capacity of Commander in Chief?
The President of the United States
If the offices of U.S. President and Vice President are vacant at the same time, which official is next in the line of succession? -
The Speaker of the House
Which is the highest level of the federal judiciary?
The U.S. Supreme Court
Which constitutional principle was established by Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
Judicial Review
The United States is an example of which type of government? -
A constitutional republic
Which is an example of federalism?
power being shared between state and national governments The list below includes holidays observed in the United States. What do these holidays established by the U.S. government honor?
The sacrifices of military personnel
Which part of the U.S. government was created to reflect the position that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed?
The legislature
Which document represents the supreme law of the land?
The U.S. Constitution
Which government official is elected by the people?
A governor
Which right is reserved for U.S. citizens?
Running for federal office
Which executive power can the U.S. President exercise to check legislative power?
Veto
The excerpt below is from the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution "nor shall private property be
taken for public use, without just compensation." Which government power is described by this excerpt?
Eminent domain
Which is an example of judicial review?
The Supreme Court declares a State law unconstitutional.
What government action established the three-tiered federal court system?
The Judiciary Act of 1789
Which requires U.S. citizenship?
Federal jury service
How many amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been ratified?
27
Which phrase from an 1802 letter written by President Thomas Jefferson reflects a freedom in the Bill of Rights?
"Building a wall of separation between Church & State"
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was approached in public schools?
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