Civic Literacy Exam Practice Test 2022 Online Mock Test: This sample online mock test questions consist of American Democracy, United States Constitution, Founding Documents, and Landmark Impact on Law and Society topics. You can try this quiz for free without any registration.
The real Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) is consist of 80 multiple choice questions with no time limit. To pass the exam you must correctly answer 48 questions out of the 80 i.e. 60%.
Civic Literacy Exam Practice Test 2022
Test Name | FCLE Practice Test 2023 |
Test Type | Sample Practice Test |
Total Questions | 40 MCQs |
Time Limit | N/A |
Question Type | Multiple-Choice |
Minimum Passing Marks | 60% |
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Question 1 of 40
1. Question
1 pointsThe main purpose of the Federalist Papers was to
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Question 2 of 40
2. Question
1 pointsThe Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to
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Question 3 of 40
3. Question
1 pointsThe goal of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to
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Question 4 of 40
4. Question
1 points“. . . The United States, together with the United
Nations, exhausted every means at our disposal
to bring this crisis to a peaceful end. However,
Saddam [Hussein] clearly felt that by stalling and
threatening and defying the United Nations, he
could weaken the forces arrayed against him. . . .”— President George H. W. Bush, address to the nation, January 16, 1991
President George H. W. Bush used this statement to defend
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Question 5 of 40
5. Question
1 pointsJudges of the supreme court must be nominated by:
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Question 6 of 40
6. Question
1 pointsWhich 1954 supreme court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
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Question 7 of 40
7. Question
1 pointsWhat happens if there is a tie vote in a supreme court decision?
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Question 8 of 40
8. Question
1 pointsIn what instance does the supreme court have original jurisdiction?
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Question 9 of 40
9. Question
1 pointsUse the provided Preamble to the United States Constitution to answer the question.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,
promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and
our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of
America.”
Source: National Archives and Records AdministrationWhich of the following statements best describes the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
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Question 10 of 40
10. Question
1 pointsThe U.S. Congress fulfilled which of the following purposes of government when it declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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Question 11 of 40
11. Question
1 pointsWhich circumstance would require a search warrant?
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Question 12 of 40
12. Question
1 pointsA fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that
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Question 13 of 40
13. Question
1 pointsThe judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by
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Question 14 of 40
14. Question
1 points“. . . Because finally, ‘the equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his Religion according to the dictates of conscience’ is held by the same tenure with all our other rights. If we recur to [go to] its origin, it is equally the gift of nature; . . .”
— James Madison
The belief expressed in this statement was put into law by the
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Question 15 of 40
15. Question
1 pointsIn the United States, which of the following is permitted to citizens by the right of freedom of assembly?
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Question 16 of 40
16. Question
1 pointsA man is walking down a public street window-shopping. A robbery is reported in that same area. Police officers stop and search the man who is shopping. On what Constitutional grounds could this man contest this search as a violation of his rights?
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Question 17 of 40
17. Question
1 points“. . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.”
— Article I, Section 8, United States Constitution
This clause was used by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to justify
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Question 18 of 40
18. Question
1 pointsIn writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was most directly influenced by the social contract theory of
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Question 19 of 40
19. Question
1 pointsMost of the amendments to the United States Constitution have dealt with
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Question 20 of 40
20. Question
1 pointsWhich statement is a fact rather than an opinion?
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Question 21 of 40
21. Question
1 pointsIn the United States, how are conflicts between state laws and federal laws generally resolved?
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Question 22 of 40
22. Question
1 pointsWho was the only supreme court chief justice to have been secretary of state?
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Question 23 of 40
23. Question
1 pointsIn mcculloch v. Maryland, the supreme court declared that
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Question 24 of 40
24. Question
1 pointsAccording to the constitution, a supreme court judge must:
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Question 25 of 40
25. Question
1 pointsWho was the first African American justice of the supreme court?
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Question 26 of 40
26. Question
1 pointsWhich president tried to “Pack” the supreme court with his own appointees?
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Question 27 of 40
27. Question
1 pointsWhat prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
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Question 28 of 40
28. Question
1 pointsAn example of the unwritten constitution is the
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Question 29 of 40
29. Question
1 pointsWhich event most directly contributed to the growth of New York City as the nation’s leading trade center?
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Question 30 of 40
30. Question
1 pointsWhich article of the U.S. Constitution grants the power to coin money, make treaties, and levy import duties?
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Question 31 of 40
31. Question
1 pointsHow many US Senators are there?
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Question 32 of 40
32. Question
1 pointsFor how many years is a United States Senator elected?
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Question 33 of 40
33. Question
1 pointsUse the scenario below to answer the question that follows.
A suspect is accused of a crime in one state and flees to another state where they are apprehended.
The state is very slow in returning the suspect to the state of origin and keeps them imprisoned.Which of the following represents a suitable petition for the suspect in this situation, in regard to their constitutional rights?
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Question 34 of 40
34. Question
1 pointsWhich phrase best describes the power of impeachment?
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Question 35 of 40
35. Question
1 pointsBased on the United States Constitution, the census helps to determine the number of
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Question 36 of 40
36. Question
1 pointsThe power of judicial review was established when
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Question 37 of 40
37. Question
1 pointsOne way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by
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Question 38 of 40
38. Question
1 pointsWhy did colonists living under British rule protest British tax policies?
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Question 39 of 40
39. Question
1 points…As to government matters, it is not in the power of Britain to do this continent justice: the business of it will soon be too weighty and intricate to be managed with any tolerable degree of convenience, by a power so distant from us, and so very ignorant of us; for if they cannot conquer us, they cannot govern us. To be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition, waiting four or five months for an answer, which, when obtained, requires five or six more to explain it in, will in a few years be looked upon as folly and childishness. There was a time when it was proper, and there is a proper time for it to cease.…
— Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
What is the main argument Thomas Paine makes concerning the relationship between Great Britain and its American colonies?
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Question 40 of 40
40. Question
1 pointsIn the Mayflower Compact, Plymouth settlers pledged to unite into “a civil body politic” and agreed to make and abide by laws that “insured the general Good of the Colony.” What founding document did this set a precedent for?