Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE)
Full Study Guide Questions With
Complete Solutions
/.What is the supreme law of the land? - Answer-✅▪The constitution
/.What does the constitution do? - Answer-✅▪ 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? - Answer-✅▪ We the people
/.What is an amendment? - Answer-✅▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
/.What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Answer-✅▪ The Bill of
Rights
/.What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* - Answer-✅▪ Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
▪Press
▪ Petition the government
/.How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Answer-✅▪ twenty-seven (27)
/.What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Answer-✅▪ 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? - Answer-✅▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
/.What is freedom of religion? - Answer-✅▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
/.What is the economic system in the United States?* - Answer-✅▪ capitalist economy
,▪ market economy
/.What is the "rule of law"? - Answer-✅▪ 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.* - Answer-✅▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
/.What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Answer-✅▪
checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
/.Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer-✅▪ the President
/.Who makes federal laws? - Answer-✅▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
/.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* - Answer-✅▪ the Senate and House (of
Representatives)
/.How many U.S. Senators are there? - Answer-✅▪ 100
/.We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Answer-✅▪ six (6)
/.Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* - Answer-✅▪ Marco Rubio and Rick
Scott
/.The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Answer-✅▪435
/.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Answer-✅▪ two (2)
/.Name your U.S. Representative. - Answer-✅▪Bill Posey
/.Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answer-✅▪ all people of the state
/.Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Answer-
✅▪(because of) the states population
, ▪(because) they have more people
▪(because) some states have more people
/.We elect a President for how many years? - Answer-✅▪ four (4)
/.In what month do we vote for President?* - Answer-✅▪ November
/.What is the name of the President of the United States now? - Answer-✅▪ Joe Biden
/.What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - Answer-✅▪
Kamala Harris
/.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - Answer-✅▪ The Vice
President
/.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? - Answer-✅▪ The speaker of the House
/.Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - Answer-✅▪ the President
/.Who signs bills to become laws? - Answer-✅▪ the President
/.Who vetoes bills? - Answer-✅▪The President
/.What does the President's Cabinet do? - Answer-✅▪advises the President
/.What are two Cabinet-level positions? - Answer-✅▪ Secretary of Agriculture
▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
▪ Vice President
/.What does the judicial branch do? - Answer-✅▪ reviews laws
▪ explains laws
Full Study Guide Questions With
Complete Solutions
/.What is the supreme law of the land? - Answer-✅▪The constitution
/.What does the constitution do? - Answer-✅▪ 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? - Answer-✅▪ We the people
/.What is an amendment? - Answer-✅▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
/.What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Answer-✅▪ The Bill of
Rights
/.What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* - Answer-✅▪ Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
▪Press
▪ Petition the government
/.How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Answer-✅▪ twenty-seven (27)
/.What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Answer-✅▪ 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? - Answer-✅▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
/.What is freedom of religion? - Answer-✅▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
/.What is the economic system in the United States?* - Answer-✅▪ capitalist economy
,▪ market economy
/.What is the "rule of law"? - Answer-✅▪ 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.* - Answer-✅▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
/.What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Answer-✅▪
checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
/.Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer-✅▪ the President
/.Who makes federal laws? - Answer-✅▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
/.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* - Answer-✅▪ the Senate and House (of
Representatives)
/.How many U.S. Senators are there? - Answer-✅▪ 100
/.We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Answer-✅▪ six (6)
/.Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* - Answer-✅▪ Marco Rubio and Rick
Scott
/.The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Answer-✅▪435
/.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Answer-✅▪ two (2)
/.Name your U.S. Representative. - Answer-✅▪Bill Posey
/.Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answer-✅▪ all people of the state
/.Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Answer-
✅▪(because of) the states population
, ▪(because) they have more people
▪(because) some states have more people
/.We elect a President for how many years? - Answer-✅▪ four (4)
/.In what month do we vote for President?* - Answer-✅▪ November
/.What is the name of the President of the United States now? - Answer-✅▪ Joe Biden
/.What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - Answer-✅▪
Kamala Harris
/.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - Answer-✅▪ The Vice
President
/.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? - Answer-✅▪ The speaker of the House
/.Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - Answer-✅▪ the President
/.Who signs bills to become laws? - Answer-✅▪ the President
/.Who vetoes bills? - Answer-✅▪The President
/.What does the President's Cabinet do? - Answer-✅▪advises the President
/.What are two Cabinet-level positions? - Answer-✅▪ Secretary of Agriculture
▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
▪ Vice President
/.What does the judicial branch do? - Answer-✅▪ reviews laws
▪ explains laws
