florida civics literacy Exam Questions
And Answers
The United States is an example of which type of government? - Answer-A
constitutional republic
/.Which is an example of federalism? - Answer-Power being shared between state and
national governments
/.The list below includes holidays observed in the United States
Memorial Day
Veterans Day
What do these holidays established by the U.S. government honor? - Answer-The
sacrifices of military personnel
/.Which part of the U.S. government was created to reflect the position that
governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed? - Answer-The
legislature
/.Which document represents the supreme law of the land? - Answer-The U.S.
Constitution
/.Which government official is elected by the people? - Answer-A governor
/.Which right is reserved for U.S. citizens? - Answer-Running for federal office
/.Which executive power can the U.S. President exercise to check legislative power? -
Answer-Veto
/.The excerpt below is from the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
Which government power is described by this excerpt? - Answer-Eminent domain
/.Which U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v Ferguson (1896(? - Answer-
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
/.How does the outcome in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) affect the rights of the
accused? - Answer-It established that the accused has the right to the assistance of
counsel.
/.Which is an example of the rule of law? - Answer-The equality of all citizens before the
law
, /.Which principle was included in the U.S. Constitution as a response to a concern
expressed in the Declaration of Independence? - Answer-Separation of Powers
/.Which constitutional principle prevents one branch of the government from becoming
more powerful than another branch? - Answer-Checks and Balances
/.Which steps are included in the selection process of a Chief Justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court? - Answer-Nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate
/.Whom is a U.S. Senator elected to represent? - Answer-Residents of a single state
/.Which is an example of representative government? - Answer-The Congress passing
a bill
/.Which is an example of a concurrent power in the U.S. federal system? - Answer-The
building of public roads
/.Which decision reinforced the U.S. government's authority to establish a federal
institution without state interference? - Answer-McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
/.Which United States Supreme Court decision resulted in reduced power for state
governments? - Answer-Roe v. Wade (1973)
/.Which pair of United States Supreme Court cases resulted in limiting the power of
local governments? - Answer-Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
/.Which concept from the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of
Rights did American colonists use to support the cause of independence? - Answer-No
taxation without representation
/.Which document resulted in the formation of a "civil body politic?" - Answer-The
Mayflower Compact
/.The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption Join or Die to support which
action? - Answer-Forming their own government
/.Which document provided a rationale for American independence? - Answer-Common
Sense
/.Which point of view is reflected in Common Sense? - Answer-Representatives should
be elected.
/.Which was a cause of the American Revolution? - Answer-The opposition to taxation
without representation
And Answers
The United States is an example of which type of government? - Answer-A
constitutional republic
/.Which is an example of federalism? - Answer-Power being shared between state and
national governments
/.The list below includes holidays observed in the United States
Memorial Day
Veterans Day
What do these holidays established by the U.S. government honor? - Answer-The
sacrifices of military personnel
/.Which part of the U.S. government was created to reflect the position that
governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed? - Answer-The
legislature
/.Which document represents the supreme law of the land? - Answer-The U.S.
Constitution
/.Which government official is elected by the people? - Answer-A governor
/.Which right is reserved for U.S. citizens? - Answer-Running for federal office
/.Which executive power can the U.S. President exercise to check legislative power? -
Answer-Veto
/.The excerpt below is from the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
Which government power is described by this excerpt? - Answer-Eminent domain
/.Which U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v Ferguson (1896(? - Answer-
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
/.How does the outcome in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) affect the rights of the
accused? - Answer-It established that the accused has the right to the assistance of
counsel.
/.Which is an example of the rule of law? - Answer-The equality of all citizens before the
law
, /.Which principle was included in the U.S. Constitution as a response to a concern
expressed in the Declaration of Independence? - Answer-Separation of Powers
/.Which constitutional principle prevents one branch of the government from becoming
more powerful than another branch? - Answer-Checks and Balances
/.Which steps are included in the selection process of a Chief Justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court? - Answer-Nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate
/.Whom is a U.S. Senator elected to represent? - Answer-Residents of a single state
/.Which is an example of representative government? - Answer-The Congress passing
a bill
/.Which is an example of a concurrent power in the U.S. federal system? - Answer-The
building of public roads
/.Which decision reinforced the U.S. government's authority to establish a federal
institution without state interference? - Answer-McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
/.Which United States Supreme Court decision resulted in reduced power for state
governments? - Answer-Roe v. Wade (1973)
/.Which pair of United States Supreme Court cases resulted in limiting the power of
local governments? - Answer-Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
/.Which concept from the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of
Rights did American colonists use to support the cause of independence? - Answer-No
taxation without representation
/.Which document resulted in the formation of a "civil body politic?" - Answer-The
Mayflower Compact
/.The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption Join or Die to support which
action? - Answer-Forming their own government
/.Which document provided a rationale for American independence? - Answer-Common
Sense
/.Which point of view is reflected in Common Sense? - Answer-Representatives should
be elected.
/.Which was a cause of the American Revolution? - Answer-The opposition to taxation
without representation
