FCLE Application

A certain country is characterized by the following traits:

1. power achieved through inheritance 2. same ruling family for over a century

3.finite freedoms and rights 4. hierarchical social status

5. single established state religion

The establishment and maintenance of these traits is based on which of the following principles?

• popular soveriegnty

• due process of law

• social contract theory

• divine right of kings

Which modern democratic concept, practiced in the United States, is most like the democratic process of ancient Greece?

• the referendum

• the presidential election

• the primary election

• the nominating convention

Which modern process would be supported by the ancient Greeks?

• electing governors

• hiring press secretaries

• nominating an ambassador

• appointing a majority leader

Use the passage below, from an exchange between former president Nixon and a television interviewer, to answer the question that follows. “Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal”--Richard M. Nixon

_{^{(Source: The Washington Post, June 5, 1977)}}

• separation of powers

• republicanism

• rule of law

• equality

Use 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 Administration)}}

Which of the following statements best describes the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?

• Governments are accountable to the citizens over whom they rule.

• States will ensure that all citizens are granted certain freedoms.

• People allow representatives to speak on behalf of all citizens.

• Courts will elect officials to represent the people and ensure liberty.

A 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?

• Second Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

In the United States, how are conflicts between state laws and federal laws generally resolved?

• A. The conflict must be resolved by the U.S. attorney general.

• B. The conflict must be resolved by a national referendum.

• C. The conflict must be resolved using the Supremacy Clause.

• D. The conflict must be resolved using the Tenth Amendment.

Use 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?

• petition for a writ of extradition

• petition for a writ of habeas corpus

• petition for release into their custody

• petition for overturning of the charges

Use the excerpt below, from the Declaration of Independence, to answer the question that follows:

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. (Source: National Archives and Records Administration)

Which constitutional provision was inspired by the above complaint?

• The president has the power to declare war under Article II.

• The Second Amendment ensures that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms.

• The Third Amendment limits the quartering of soldiers to specific circumstances.

• The president has the power to determine the deployment and use of soldiers under Article II.

Use the passage below, from a historical document, to answer the question that follows. “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: The U.S. Constitution, National Archives and Records Administration)}}

Which philosophical movement best reflects the ideals in the passage?

• Transcendentalism

• Reformation

• Progressivism

• Enlightenment