Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is the supreme law of the land? -
correct answer ✅Constitution
What does the Constitution do? -
correct answer ✅sets up the government,
defines the government,
protects basic rights of Americans
the idea of self government is in the first three words of the
constitution. what are these words? -
correct answer ✅we the people
What is an amendment? -
correct answer ✅A change to the Constitution or an addition to
the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
correct answer ✅the bill of rights
what is one right or freedom from the first amendment -
correct answer ✅speech, religion, assembly, press or petition
,Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
how many amendments does the constitution have? -
correct answer ✅27
what did the declaration of independence do? -
correct answer ✅announced our independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
what are two rights in the declaration of independence? -
correct answer ✅life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? -
correct answer ✅you can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion
what is the economic system in the United States? -
correct answer ✅cabalist and market economy
What is the "rule of law"? -
correct answer ✅Everyone must follow the law,
, Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Leaders must obey the law,
Government must obey the law,
No one is above the law.
name a branch or part of the government? -
correct answer ✅Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? -
correct answer ✅checks and balances, and separation of powers
who is in charge of the executive branch? -
correct answer ✅president
who makes federal laws -
correct answer ✅Congress,
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is the supreme law of the land? -
correct answer ✅Constitution
What does the Constitution do? -
correct answer ✅sets up the government,
defines the government,
protects basic rights of Americans
the idea of self government is in the first three words of the
constitution. what are these words? -
correct answer ✅we the people
What is an amendment? -
correct answer ✅A change to the Constitution or an addition to
the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
correct answer ✅the bill of rights
what is one right or freedom from the first amendment -
correct answer ✅speech, religion, assembly, press or petition
,Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
how many amendments does the constitution have? -
correct answer ✅27
what did the declaration of independence do? -
correct answer ✅announced our independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
what are two rights in the declaration of independence? -
correct answer ✅life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? -
correct answer ✅you can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion
what is the economic system in the United States? -
correct answer ✅cabalist and market economy
What is the "rule of law"? -
correct answer ✅Everyone must follow the law,
, Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU) Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Leaders must obey the law,
Government must obey the law,
No one is above the law.
name a branch or part of the government? -
correct answer ✅Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? -
correct answer ✅checks and balances, and separation of powers
who is in charge of the executive branch? -
correct answer ✅president
who makes federal laws -
correct answer ✅Congress,
