Florida Civic Literacy Exam Study Questions with Correct Answers Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - Correct Answer The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) - Correct Answer Court ruled that Scott was the property of Sanford and, as a slave, was prohibited from suing in court. Chief Justice Taney gives his opinion that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Decision adds to sectionalism between North and South that will lead to the Civil War.In the United States, what is considered the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answer U.S. Constitution What does the U.S. Constitution do? - Correct Answer Sets up the government, defines the government, and protects basic rights of Americans The concept of self-government is in the first three words of the U.S. Constitution. What are these words? - Correct Answer "We the people" What is an amendment? - Correct Answer A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called? - Correct Answer The Bill of Rights What rights are protected under the First Amendment? - Correct Answer Speech Religion Assembly Press Petition the Government How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution? - Correct Answer 27 1 / 2
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? - Correct Answer Provided a list of grievances towards Great Britain, announced that the United States was independent from Great Britain What are three rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence? - Correct Answer Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness What is freedom of religion? - Correct Answer You are free to practice any religion, or not practice a religion at all What is the economic system in the United States? - Correct Answer Capitalist economy/Market economy What is the "rule of law?" - Correct Answer Everyone must follow the law Leaders must obey the law Government must obey the law No one is above the law What are the three branches of the United States' government? - Correct Answer Legislative Executive Judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Correct Answer Checks and Balances Separation of Powers Who is in charge of the Executive branch? - Correct Answer President of the United States What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - Correct Answer Senate and House of Representatives How many U.S. Senators are there? - Correct Answer 100
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