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FGCU Civic Literacy Exam Practice

Questions and Answers


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




A) privacy




B) trial by jury




C) pursuit of happiness




D) voting - ANSWER✔✔-C) pursuit of happiness


Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular votes for president

and vice president?




A) Bush v. Gore (2000)




B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)


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C) Baker v. Carr (1962)




D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - ANSWER✔✔-A) Bush v. Gore (2000)


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 - ANSWER✔✔-A) the Mayflower Compact


Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must be advised of their

Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest?




A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)




B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

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C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)




D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - ANSWER✔✔-B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)


What is an example of representation?




A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.




B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.




C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.




D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. - ANSWER✔✔-C) The U.S.

Congress passes a law.


What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?




A) bear arms and life




B) jury trials and liberty

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C) life and liberty




D) jury trials and bear arms - ANSWER✔✔-C) life and liberty


Which action is an example of petitioning the government?




A) lobbying officials




B) serving on a jury




C) becoming politically informed




D) paying taxes - ANSWER✔✔-A) lobbying officials


Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was approached in

public schools?




A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)




B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

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