2024 Florida Civics Literacy Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answers
✅the Constitution 1787
What does the Constitution do? - Correct Answers ✅-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? - Correct Answers
✅We the People
What is an amendment? - Correct Answers ✅-a change (to
the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the
Constitution? - Correct Answers ✅the Bill of Rights (ratified
1791)
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -
Correct Answers ✅-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
,2024 Florida Civics Literacy Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? -
Correct Answers ✅twenty-seven
What did the Declaration of Independence (1776) do? -
Correct Answers ✅-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? -
Correct Answers ✅-life
-liberty
-pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? - Correct Answers ✅You can
practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? - Correct
Answers ✅capitalist economy, market economy, mixed
economy
What is the "rule of law"? - Correct Answers ✅-Everyone
must follow the law.
,2024 Florida Civics Literacy Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
-Leaders must obey the law.
-Government must obey the law.
-No one is above the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. - Correct
Answers ✅-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? - Correct Answers ✅-checks and balances
-separation of powers
+ greek philosophy
Who is in charge of the
executive branch? - Correct Answers ✅the President
Who makes federal laws? - Correct Answers ✅-Congress
-Senate and House (of Representatives)
, 2024 Florida Civics Literacy Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
-(U.S. or national) legislature
+ The current speaker of the house is Mike Johnson
* The current senators are Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
What are the two parts of the
U.S. Congress? - Correct Answers ✅Senate and House of
Representatives
+ The current speaker of the house is Mike Johnson
How many U.S. Senators are there? - Correct Answers
✅One hundred (100), two per state
* The current senators are Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Correct
Answers ✅six
* The current senators are Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - Correct
Answers ✅Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answers
✅the Constitution 1787
What does the Constitution do? - Correct Answers ✅-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? - Correct Answers
✅We the People
What is an amendment? - Correct Answers ✅-a change (to
the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the
Constitution? - Correct Answers ✅the Bill of Rights (ratified
1791)
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -
Correct Answers ✅-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
,2024 Florida Civics Literacy Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? -
Correct Answers ✅twenty-seven
What did the Declaration of Independence (1776) do? -
Correct Answers ✅-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? -
Correct Answers ✅-life
-liberty
-pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? - Correct Answers ✅You can
practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? - Correct
Answers ✅capitalist economy, market economy, mixed
economy
What is the "rule of law"? - Correct Answers ✅-Everyone
must follow the law.
,2024 Florida Civics Literacy Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
-Leaders must obey the law.
-Government must obey the law.
-No one is above the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. - Correct
Answers ✅-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? - Correct Answers ✅-checks and balances
-separation of powers
+ greek philosophy
Who is in charge of the
executive branch? - Correct Answers ✅the President
Who makes federal laws? - Correct Answers ✅-Congress
-Senate and House (of Representatives)
, 2024 Florida Civics Literacy Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
-(U.S. or national) legislature
+ The current speaker of the house is Mike Johnson
* The current senators are Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
What are the two parts of the
U.S. Congress? - Correct Answers ✅Senate and House of
Representatives
+ The current speaker of the house is Mike Johnson
How many U.S. Senators are there? - Correct Answers
✅One hundred (100), two per state
* The current senators are Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Correct
Answers ✅six
* The current senators are Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - Correct
Answers ✅Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
