FCLE Practice Test

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What is the term in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the United States?

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citizens

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becoming a naturalized citizen

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What will happen if democracy fails? Options: democracy will fail, common good will suffer, citizen will be charged with a crime, citizen will be fined

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common good will suffer

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What is the purpose of ensuring that the government does not become the primary information source?

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to keep the government from becoming the primary information source

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What condition must be met for Peter to challenge the government's actions regarding his home? Options: if Peter could prove that he paid full price for the house already, if Peter was born as a US Citizen, not a naturalized citizen or resident, if the government did not make a reasonable effort to build the park in an uninhabited area, if the government did not offer him fair market price for the home

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if the government did not offer him fair market price for the home

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Which amendments are associated with free speech and due process? Options: Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI (due process), Amendment I (free press) and Amendment IV (search and seizure), Amendment IX (unenumerated rights) and Amendment VI (due process), Amendment IX (Unenumerated rights) and Amendment IV (search and seizure)

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Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI (due process)

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A more informed society has resulted from which constitutional protection?
Options:
trial by jury,
free speech,
right to bear arms,
due process

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free speech

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It led to the 26th Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

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What lessons did future US leaders learn from the 1974 US Supreme Court case United States vs. Nixon?

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the president is accountable for following the laws

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A citizen is

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a member of a community that has rights and responsibilities