FGCU CIVIC LITERACY EXAM

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FGCU CIVIC LITERACY EXAM

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Question 1: Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered government?

• Federalist Papers
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Common Sense

Answer:

• Articles of Confederation

Question 2: What is an example of a power reserved to the states?

• declaring war
• creating school systems
• coining money
• making treaties

Answer:

• creating school systems

Question 3: Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment?

• The Senate may ratify treaties negotiated by the House of Representatives.
• Senators may serve no more than two terms.
• The President may sign bills passed by both houses of Congress.
• The President may serve no more than two elected terms.

Answer:

• The President may serve no more than two elected terms.

Question 4: Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence?

• privacy
• trial by jury
• pursuit of happiness
• voting

Answer:

• pursuit of happiness

Question 5: Which scenario represents a violation of the Equal Protection Clause?

• A state law establishes a minimum driving speed on federal highways
• A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women
• A proposed constitutional amendment establishes a minimum age to serve on the U.S.

Supreme Court

• A proposed constitutional amendment establishes a minimum education requirement to

serve as President

Answer:

• A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women

Question 6: Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege?

• Bush v. Gore (2000)
• Marbury v. Madison (1803)
• U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
• Johnson v. Texas (1989)

Answer:

• U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Question 7: What is an example of judicial review?

• the power of the President to nominate federal judges.
• the power of the House of Representatives to impeach public officials
• the power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
• the power of the President to issue pardons to convicted criminals

Answer:

• the power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional

Question 8: Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers?

• State governments should have greater say in decisions of the federal government
• The proposed Bill of Rights should be ratified
• Federal action should require approval by a majority of the states
• The proposed Constitution should be ratified

Answer:

• The proposed Constitution should be ratified

Question 9: The U.S. Constitution requires that the President be elected by whom?

• the Electoral College
• Congress

• the popular vote
• state legislatures

Answer:

• the Electoral College

Question 10: Which phrase from a letter written by Sarah Grimké in 1837 is reflected in the Fourteenth Amendment?

• "But I am in search of truth;"
• "opposition to a corrupt public opinion"
• "It is impossible that we should fulfill our duties, unless we comprehend them"
• "I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality."

Answer:

• "I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality."

Question 11: Which phrase from a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802 reflects a freedom in the Bill of Rights?

• "my duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents"
• "the legitimate powers of government reach actions only"
• "Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation"
• "building a wall of separation between Church and State"

Answer:

• "building a wall of separation between Church and State"

Question 12: How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact state's rights?

• It expanded the ability of states to create "free speech zones" that limited First Amendment

rights

• It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights
• It expanded the ability of states to implement the death penalty under the Eighth Amendment
• It reduced the ability of states to seize "illegal proceeds of a crime before trial" under the