FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAMINATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% CORRECT
◉ 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
◉ 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: one hundred (100)
◉ We elect a U.S. Senator for
how many years? Answer: six
◉ Who is one of your state's
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% CORRECT
◉ 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
◉ 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: one hundred (100)
◉ We elect a U.S. Senator for
how many years? Answer: six
◉ Who is one of your state's
