FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
During the 6th century B.C.E.,
the ancient Athenians divided
the powers of their government
between two assemblies and
A. by limiting government
guaranteed certain political
authority
rights to all male citizens. How
do these political reforms best
illustrate how societies
develop?
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.
D. divine right of kings
hierarchical social status 5.
single established state religion
The establishment and
maintenance of these traits is
based on which of the following
principles?
Which modern democratic
concept practiced in the United
States is most like the A. the referendum
democratic process of ancient
Greece?
What is the principal function of D. outlining the structure and
a written constitution? powers of a government
Which of the following C. keeping any one of the three
objectives best describes the branches of government from
purpose of the system of checks becoming too powerful
and balances, as defined in the
,U.S. Constitution?
Which modern process would
be supported by the ancient A. electing governors
Greeks?
Laws against defamation,
including libel and slander,
property damage and breach of
C. civil law
contract represent which legal
concern underlying most
Western nations?
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
C. rule of law
means that it is not illegal”--
Richard M. Nixon Source: The
Washington Post, June 5, 1977
Which constitutional principle
does the statement from
President Nixon contradict?
Which form of government is
D. republic
based on popular sovereignty?
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 A. Governments are
Union, establish Justice, insure accountable to the citizens over
domestic Tranquility, provide for whom they rule.
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?
The U.S. Congress fulfilled which
of the following purposes of
C. providing for the common
government when it declared
defense
war on Japan after the attack on
Pearl Harbor?
Which circumstance would D. examining the contents of a
require a search warrant? hotel room
In the United States, which of
the following is permitted to
A. the right to demonstrate
citizens by the right of freedom
of assembly?
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 C. Fourth Amendment
shopping. On what
Constitutional grounds could
this man contest this search as a
violation of his rights?
In the United States, how are In the United States, how are
conflicts between state laws and conflicts between state laws and
federal laws generally resolved? federal laws generally resolved?
Which article of the U.S. A. Article I
Constitution grants the power
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
During the 6th century B.C.E.,
the ancient Athenians divided
the powers of their government
between two assemblies and
A. by limiting government
guaranteed certain political
authority
rights to all male citizens. How
do these political reforms best
illustrate how societies
develop?
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.
D. divine right of kings
hierarchical social status 5.
single established state religion
The establishment and
maintenance of these traits is
based on which of the following
principles?
Which modern democratic
concept practiced in the United
States is most like the A. the referendum
democratic process of ancient
Greece?
What is the principal function of D. outlining the structure and
a written constitution? powers of a government
Which of the following C. keeping any one of the three
objectives best describes the branches of government from
purpose of the system of checks becoming too powerful
and balances, as defined in the
,U.S. Constitution?
Which modern process would
be supported by the ancient A. electing governors
Greeks?
Laws against defamation,
including libel and slander,
property damage and breach of
C. civil law
contract represent which legal
concern underlying most
Western nations?
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
C. rule of law
means that it is not illegal”--
Richard M. Nixon Source: The
Washington Post, June 5, 1977
Which constitutional principle
does the statement from
President Nixon contradict?
Which form of government is
D. republic
based on popular sovereignty?
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 A. Governments are
Union, establish Justice, insure accountable to the citizens over
domestic Tranquility, provide for whom they rule.
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?
The U.S. Congress fulfilled which
of the following purposes of
C. providing for the common
government when it declared
defense
war on Japan after the attack on
Pearl Harbor?
Which circumstance would D. examining the contents of a
require a search warrant? hotel room
In the United States, which of
the following is permitted to
A. the right to demonstrate
citizens by the right of freedom
of assembly?
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 C. Fourth Amendment
shopping. On what
Constitutional grounds could
this man contest this search as a
violation of his rights?
In the United States, how are In the United States, how are
conflicts between state laws and conflicts between state laws and
federal laws generally resolved? federal laws generally resolved?
Which article of the U.S. A. Article I
Constitution grants the power
