FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM FCLE

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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM (FCLE)

UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT

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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

What is a purpose of civil rights movements? - correct answer- to secure equalities 1 / 3

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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.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - correct answer- the residents of a single state

Which of the following documents provided a rationale for the Declaration of Independence? - correct answer- Common Sense

What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence? - correct answer- life and liberty

How many U.S. Senators represent each state? - correct answer- two

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What is the length of a U.S. President's elected term? - correct answer- four years

What is one branch of the U.S. federal government? - correct answer- legislative

What does the U.S. Constitution do? - correct answer- It sets up a federal government.

Which phrase from a letter written by Abigail Adams to her husband John Adams in 1776 is reflected in the Nineteenth Amendment? - correct answer- "I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them"

Which phrase from a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802 reflects a freedom in the Bill of Rights? - correct answer- "building a wall of separation between Church & State"

Which of the following pairs of cases focused on the rights of public school students? - correct answer- Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

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