(FCLE) FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY 100%

(FCLE) FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY 100% What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER the Constitution What does the Constitution do? - 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? - ANSWER We the People What is an amendment? - ANSWER -a change (to the Constitution) -an addition (to the Constitution) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWER the Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANSWER -speech -religion -assembly -press -petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER twenty-seven What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER - announced our independence (from Great Britain) -declared our independence (from Great Britain) -said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER -life -liberty -pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? - ANSWER You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWER -capitalist economy -market economy What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER -Everyone must follow the law. -Leaders must obey the law. -Government must obey the law. -No one is above the law. Name one branch or part of the government. - ANSWER -Congress -legislative -President -executive -the courts -judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANSWER -checks and balances -separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER the President Who makes federal laws? - ANSWER -Congress -Senate and House (of Representatives) -(U.S. or national) legislature What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ANSWER the Senate and House (of Representatives) How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSWER one hundred (100) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSWER six Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - ANSWER Marco Rubio Rick Scott The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ANSWER 435 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ANSWER two Name your U.S. Representative. - ANSWER Mario Diaz Balart or Byron Donalds Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSWER all people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - ANSWER -(because of) the state's population