Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions | CIV2222
1. What is the supreme law of the land: The constitution
2. What does the constitution do?: sets up the government defines the
government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words?: We the people
4. What is an amendment?: a change (to the Constitution) an addition
(to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*: Speech Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?: twenty-seven (27)
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?: announced our independence (from Great
Britain)
declared our independence (from Great Britain)
said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: life liberty
pursuit of happiness
10.What is freedom of religion?: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?*: capitalist economy market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?: Everyone must follow the law Leaders
must obey the law
Government must obey the law No
one is above the law
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*: Congress legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
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14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?:
checks and balances
separation of powers
15.Who is in charge of the executive branch?: the President
16. Who makes federal laws?: Congress Senate
and House (of Representatives) (U.S. or national)
legislature
17.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*: the Senate and House (of Representatives)
18.How many U.S. Senators are there?: 100
19.We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: six (6)
20.Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*: Marco Rubio
21.The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: 435
22.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: two (2)
23.Name yourU.S. Representative.: Donna Shalala
24.Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: all people of the state
25.Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?: (be- cause of) the states
population
(because) they have more people (because)
some states have more people
26.We elect a President for how many years?: four (4)
27.In what month do we vote for President?*: November
28.What is the name of the President of theUnited States now?*: Donald J Trump
29.What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?: Mike Pence
30.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?: The Vice President
31.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?:
The speaker of the House
32.Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?: the President
33.Who signs bills to become laws?: the President
34.Who vetoes bills?: The President
35.What does the President's Cabinet do?: advises the President
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?: Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of
Commerce
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
1. What is the supreme law of the land: The constitution
2. What does the constitution do?: sets up the government defines the
government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words?: We the people
4. What is an amendment?: a change (to the Constitution) an addition
(to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*: Speech Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?: twenty-seven (27)
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?: announced our independence (from Great
Britain)
declared our independence (from Great Britain)
said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: life liberty
pursuit of happiness
10.What is freedom of religion?: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?*: capitalist economy market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?: Everyone must follow the law Leaders
must obey the law
Government must obey the law No
one is above the law
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*: Congress legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
, Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions | CIV2222
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?:
checks and balances
separation of powers
15.Who is in charge of the executive branch?: the President
16. Who makes federal laws?: Congress Senate
and House (of Representatives) (U.S. or national)
legislature
17.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*: the Senate and House (of Representatives)
18.How many U.S. Senators are there?: 100
19.We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: six (6)
20.Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*: Marco Rubio
21.The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: 435
22.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: two (2)
23.Name yourU.S. Representative.: Donna Shalala
24.Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: all people of the state
25.Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?: (be- cause of) the states
population
(because) they have more people (because)
some states have more people
26.We elect a President for how many years?: four (4)
27.In what month do we vote for President?*: November
28.What is the name of the President of theUnited States now?*: Donald J Trump
29.What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?: Mike Pence
30.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?: The Vice President
31.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?:
The speaker of the House
32.Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?: the President
33.Who signs bills to become laws?: the President
34.Who vetoes bills?: The President
35.What does the President's Cabinet do?: advises the President
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?: Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of
Commerce
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
