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,Florida Civic Literacy Exam 2025–2027 | 200 Verified Questions and Answers
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
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
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, Florida Civic Literacy Exam 2025–2027 | 200 Verified Questions and Answers
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
-Judiciary
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?
-One hundred (100)
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