Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions 2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS |ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
Terms in this set (131)
What is the supreme law of the land ▪ The constitution
▪ setsup the government
What does the constitution do? ▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in ▪ We the people
the first three words of the
Constitution. What are these
words?
▪ a change (to the Constitution)
What is an amendment?
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten ▪ The Bill of Rights
amendments to the
Constitution?
▪ Speech
▪ Religion
What is one right or freedom from
▪ Assembly
the First Amendment?* ▪ Press
▪ Petition the government
How many amendments does the ▪ twenty-seven (27)
Constitution have?
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain)
What did the Declaration of
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
Independence do?
▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
, ▪ life
What are two rights in the
▪ liberty
Declaration of Independence?
▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the ▪ capitalist
economy
United States?* ▪ market economy
▪ Everyone must follow the law
▪ Leaders must obey the law
What is the "rule of law"?
▪ Government must obey the law
▪ No one is above the law
▪ Congress
▪ legislative
Name one branch or part of the ▪ President
government.* ▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
What stops one branch of ▪ checks and balances
government from becoming too ▪ separation of powers
powerful?
Who is in charge of the executive ▪ the President
branch?
▪ Congress
Who makes federal laws? ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national)
legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. ▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
Congress?*
How many U.S. Senators are there? ▪ 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for ▪ six (6)
how many years?
Who is one of your state's U.S. ▪ Marco
Senators now?* Rubio Rick
Scott
The House of Representatives has ▪ 435
how many voting members?
We elect a U.S. Representative ▪ two (2)
for how many years?
Name yourU.S. Representative. ▪ Bill Posey
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? ▪ all people of the state
SOLUTIONS |ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
Terms in this set (131)
What is the supreme law of the land ▪ The constitution
▪ setsup the government
What does the constitution do? ▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in ▪ We the people
the first three words of the
Constitution. What are these
words?
▪ a change (to the Constitution)
What is an amendment?
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten ▪ The Bill of Rights
amendments to the
Constitution?
▪ Speech
▪ Religion
What is one right or freedom from
▪ Assembly
the First Amendment?* ▪ Press
▪ Petition the government
How many amendments does the ▪ twenty-seven (27)
Constitution have?
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain)
What did the Declaration of
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
Independence do?
▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
, ▪ life
What are two rights in the
▪ liberty
Declaration of Independence?
▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the ▪ capitalist
economy
United States?* ▪ market economy
▪ Everyone must follow the law
▪ Leaders must obey the law
What is the "rule of law"?
▪ Government must obey the law
▪ No one is above the law
▪ Congress
▪ legislative
Name one branch or part of the ▪ President
government.* ▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
What stops one branch of ▪ checks and balances
government from becoming too ▪ separation of powers
powerful?
Who is in charge of the executive ▪ the President
branch?
▪ Congress
Who makes federal laws? ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national)
legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. ▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
Congress?*
How many U.S. Senators are there? ▪ 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for ▪ six (6)
how many years?
Who is one of your state's U.S. ▪ Marco
Senators now?* Rubio Rick
Scott
The House of Representatives has ▪ 435
how many voting members?
We elect a U.S. Representative ▪ two (2)
for how many years?
Name yourU.S. Representative. ▪ Bill Posey
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? ▪ all people of the state
