Civics Unit Florida

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. Sarah and Lucia were accepted to the same college. The two women decided to share a house during the school year. They both signed a rental contract with a landlord. After the first semester, Sarah decided to change schools. Sarah moved out without telling Lucia. Sarah also refused to pay her share of the rent to Lucia. Which type of law addresses the scenario?

• Civil Law

• Military Law

• Criminal Law

• Constitutional Law

A citizen is

• a member of a community that has rights and responsibilities

• a person who votes on a president

• a person who pays taxes

• a friend to school children

If Donald Trump were to sign a treaty with India, what role would he be fulfilling?

• Commander-in-Chief

• Chief Executive

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief of Party

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Level 2

Which requirement is a written qualification for President of the United States?

• The candidate must be a naturalized citizen.

• The candidate must be at least 35 years old.

• The candidate must be a registered member of one of the two dominant parties.

• The candidate must be a resident of the United States for at least seven years.

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. In separate congressional and criminal investigations, it is revealed that the president has important information related to the investigations. Congress wants the president to testify at a hearing and the prosecutor wants the president to testify during a criminal trial. The president argues that, in order to do his job as president, he should not be required to testify. The Supreme Court, in interpreting the law, orders the president to testify. How has the rule of law restricted government actions?

• By requiring the president to testify in the case

• By forcing the Supreme Court to hear the case

• By compelling the lower court to appeal the matter

• By obligating the Congress to request the evidence

Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief?

• sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions

• appointing justices to the Supreme Court

• issuing an executive order about an administrative problem

• granting a presidential pardon

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Level 1

Read the following summary and answer the question below. In the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954), parents sued the Topeka, Kansas, Board of Education for violating their child's Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection under the law by separating students by race. The District Court ruled in favor of the Topeka Board of Education. On appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered this ruling to be reversed. Which statement best describes the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in this case?

• It gave parents the right to choose their children's schools in Kansas

• It created racially separate schools of equal quality in the United States

• It gave parents the right to sue their children's school districts in Kansas

• It made it illegal to create racially segregated schools in the United States

U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student's First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school was

• Miranda vs. Arizona

• Tinker vs. Des Moines

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Gideon vs. Wainwright

A platform is....

• the funds raised by a candidate.

• a candidates voting record.

• how a candidate looks on TV.

• policy ideas, goals, or viewpoints of a candidate or candidates party.

Read the following excerpt and answer the question below. The Miranda warning is given by police when taking a suspect into custody. The Miranda warning reads: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you." Source: Public Domain\www.mirandawarning.org Which constitutional principle would an attorney use to justify the importance of the Miranda warning?

• The Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial

• The Seventh Amendment right to a lawyer

• The Fifth Amendment protection from self-incrimination

• The Fourth Amendment protection from unwarranted searches