SUMMARY FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM |WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED 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
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)
ACTUAL EXAM |WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED 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
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)
