FREE Civic Literacy MCQ Question and Answers

Question 1

What presidential decision was deemed unconstitutional in U.S. v. Nixon?

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Claiming executive privilege when refusing to cooperate with a criminal investigation

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Granting too many pardons

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Refusing to deliver the state of the union address

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Lying under oath

Question 2

Which pair of geographic factors prevented the New England colonies from establishing a plantation economy?

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rocky soil and short growing season

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flatlands and lack of forests

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numerous rivers and humid climate

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wide coastal plain and absence of good harbors

Question 3

The supreme court has the authority to

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Review decisions of the inferior courts

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Impeach the president

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Set punishment for traitors

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Set up inferior courts

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning the electoral college is true?

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A candidate can be elected president without the majority of the popular vote.

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The total number of electoral votes has increased with each census.

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Presidential candidates are forced to campaign equally in every state.

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The number of electoral votes a state receives is based on its geographic size.

Question 5

The country's initial chief justice was:

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John jay

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John adams

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James madison

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Patrick henry

Question 6

Which of the following goals most accurately sums up the American Constitution's definition of the system of checks and balances?

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keeping any one of the three branches of government from becoming too powerful

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assuring that the government spends only as much money as it takes in

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maintaining a healthy economy and establishing trade with other governments

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establishing accountability for the government when levying taxes

Question 7

What exactly is a amendment?

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A change or an addition to the Constitution

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Addition of a signature to the Constitution

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An addition to the Constitution

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A change to the Constitution

Question 8

Use the passage below, from an exchange between former president Nixon and a television interviewer, to answer the question that follows.
Richard Nixon once said that if the president does something, it must not be against the law. The Washington Post, June 5, 1977, as source
What tenet of the Constitution does President Nixon's statement violate?

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rule of law

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equality

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separation of powers

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republicanism

Question 9

What was the Independence Declaration's purpose?

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Declared independence from Great Britain

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Declared independence from France

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Declared independence from the 13 colonies

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Declared independence from the president of the US

Question 10

Which legal interest drives legislation against defamation, including libel and slander, property harm, and contract violations in most Western countries?

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civil law

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juvenile law

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military law

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criminal law