FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2023 ACTUAL
EXAM GRADED A WITH 100 Questions and
Answers
What is the supreme law of the land -
▪The constitution
What does the constitution do? -
▪ 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? -
▪ We the people
What is an amendment? -
▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
▪ The Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* -
▪ Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
▪Press
▪ Petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? -
▪ twenty-seven (27)
,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)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? -
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? -
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States?* -
▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
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
Name one branch or part of the government.* -
▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
, What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? -
▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? -
▪ the President
Who makes federal laws? -
▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* -
▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there? -
▪ 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? -
▪ six (6)
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* -
▪ Marco Rubio
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? -
▪435
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? -
▪ two (2)
EXAM GRADED A WITH 100 Questions and
Answers
What is the supreme law of the land -
▪The constitution
What does the constitution do? -
▪ 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? -
▪ We the people
What is an amendment? -
▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
▪ The Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* -
▪ Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
▪Press
▪ Petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? -
▪ twenty-seven (27)
,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)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? -
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? -
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States?* -
▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
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
Name one branch or part of the government.* -
▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
, What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? -
▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? -
▪ the President
Who makes federal laws? -
▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* -
▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there? -
▪ 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? -
▪ six (6)
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* -
▪ Marco Rubio
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? -
▪435
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? -
▪ two (2)
