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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST (FAU)
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the supreme law of the land? - correct-answer -Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - correct-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? - correct-answer -we the people
What is an amendment? - correct-answer -A change to the Constitution or an
addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct-answer -
the bill of rights
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what is one right or freedom from the first amendment - correct-answer -speech,
religion, assembly, press or petition
how many amendments does the constitution have? - correct-answer -27
what did the declaration of independence do? - correct-answer -announced our
independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
what are two rights in the declaration of independence? - correct-answer -life,
liberty, pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? - correct-answer -you can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion
what is the economic system in the United States? - correct-answer -cabalist and
market economy
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What is the "rule of law"? - correct-answer -Everyone must follow the law,
Leaders must obey the law,
Government must obey the law,
No one is above the law.
name a branch or part of the government? - correct-answer -Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct-
answer -checks and balances, and separation of powers
who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct-answer -president
FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST (FAU)
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the supreme law of the land? - correct-answer -Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - correct-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? - correct-answer -we the people
What is an amendment? - correct-answer -A change to the Constitution or an
addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct-answer -
the bill of rights
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what is one right or freedom from the first amendment - correct-answer -speech,
religion, assembly, press or petition
how many amendments does the constitution have? - correct-answer -27
what did the declaration of independence do? - correct-answer -announced our
independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
what are two rights in the declaration of independence? - correct-answer -life,
liberty, pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? - correct-answer -you can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion
what is the economic system in the United States? - correct-answer -cabalist and
market economy
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What is the "rule of law"? - correct-answer -Everyone must follow the law,
Leaders must obey the law,
Government must obey the law,
No one is above the law.
name a branch or part of the government? - correct-answer -Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct-
answer -checks and balances, and separation of powers
who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct-answer -president
