Florida Civics Literacy Exam Questions and Answers Fully Solved Graded A+
What is the supreme law of the land? - Answersthe Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - 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? -
AnswersWe the People
What is an amendment? - Answers-a change (to the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Answersthe Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Answers-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Answerstwenty-seven
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - 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? - Answers-life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion? - AnswersYou can practice
,any religion, or
not practice a
religion.
What is the economic system
in the United States? - Answers-capitalist economy
-market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - Answers-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. - Answers-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful? - Answers-checks and
balances
-separation
of powers
Who is in charge of the
executive branch? - Answersthe President
, Who makes federal laws? - Answers-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
legislature
What are the two parts of the
U.S. Congress? - Answersthe Senate
and House (of
Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators
are there? - Answersone hundred (100)
We elect a U.S. Senator for
how many years? - Answerssix
Who is one of your state's
U.S. Senators now? - AnswersMarco Rubio
Rick Scott
The House of Representatives
has how many voting
members? - Answers435
We elect a U.S.
Representative for how
many years? - Answerstwo
Name your
U.S. Representative. - AnswersMatt Gaetz
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answersall people of the state
What is the supreme law of the land? - Answersthe Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - 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? -
AnswersWe the People
What is an amendment? - Answers-a change (to the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Answersthe Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Answers-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Answerstwenty-seven
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - 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? - Answers-life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion? - AnswersYou can practice
,any religion, or
not practice a
religion.
What is the economic system
in the United States? - Answers-capitalist economy
-market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - Answers-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. - Answers-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful? - Answers-checks and
balances
-separation
of powers
Who is in charge of the
executive branch? - Answersthe President
, Who makes federal laws? - Answers-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
legislature
What are the two parts of the
U.S. Congress? - Answersthe Senate
and House (of
Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators
are there? - Answersone hundred (100)
We elect a U.S. Senator for
how many years? - Answerssix
Who is one of your state's
U.S. Senators now? - AnswersMarco Rubio
Rick Scott
The House of Representatives
has how many voting
members? - Answers435
We elect a U.S.
Representative for how
many years? - Answerstwo
Name your
U.S. Representative. - AnswersMatt Gaetz
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answersall people of the state
