FCLE Practice 1

Which Enlightenment thinker introduced the Social Contract and believed in "Consent of the Governed?"

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Jefferson

The United States has what kind of government?

• Democratic

• Federalst

• Republic

• Representative

What is a judicial system that serves as a guide for settling later cases of similar nature?

• precedent

• judicial restraint

• majority opinion

• judicial opinion

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights protects the right to bear arms?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 10

• 27

• 15

• 14

How many justices are on the Supreme Court

• 12

• 6

• 9

• 8

Choose TWO requirements to be President of the United States.

• Naturalized Citizen for 10 years

• 35 years of age

• A member of the Senate or House of Representatives

• Born in the United States

What kind of congressional powers are expressed clearly in the Constitution?

• Implied

• Delegated

• Enumerated

• Expressed

Which Enlightenment thinker introduced the idea of Separation of Power or Limited Government? Hint: It's Baron Montesquieu

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Which 1954 Supreme Court case struck down Plessy v. Ferguson and the "separate but equal" doctrine.

• Roe v. Wade

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison