Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions (Answered) 2022.
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? -
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sanford
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gideon v. Wa...
Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions (Answered) 2022.
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
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Miranda v. Arizona - #Answeras▪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
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