Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions And Correct 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)
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)
