Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions
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1. What is the supreme law of the land: ªThe constitution
2. What does the constitution do?: ªsets up the government
ªdefines the government
ªprotects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What are these words?: ªWe the people
4. What is an amendment?: ªa change (to the Constitution)
ªan addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: ªThe Bill of
Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*: ªSpeech
ªReligion
ªAssembly
ªPress
ªPetition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?: ªtwenty-seven (27)
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?: ªannounced our independence
(from Great Britain)
ªdeclared our independence (from Great Britain)
ªsaid that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: ªlife
ªliberty
ªpursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?: ªYou can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?*: ªcapitalist free-market
economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?: ªEveryone must follow the law
ªLeaders must obey the law
ªGovernment must obey the law
ªNo one is above the law
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*: ªlegislative (congress)
ªexecutive (president)
ªjudicial (the courts)
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?: ª
checks and balances (separate branches are given power to stop other branches
from being over-powered- Shared power)
ªseparation of powers (each branch, legislative, executive, judicial all have their own
responsibilities and functions)
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15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?: ªthe President
16. Who makes federal laws?: ªCongress
ªSenate and House (of Representatives)
ª(U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*: ªthe Senate and House (of
Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?: ª100
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: ªsix (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*: ªMarco Rubio
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: ª435
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: ªtwo (2)
23. Name your U.S. Representative.: ªDonna Shalala
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: ªall people of the state
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?: ªSome
states are bigger with a larger population.
26. We elect a President for how many years?: ªfour (4)
27. In what month do we vote for President?*: ªNovember
28. What is the name of the President of theUnited States now?*: ªJoe Biden
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?: ªKamala
Harris
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?: ªThe Vice
President
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who
becomes President?: ªThe speaker of the House
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?: ªthe President
33. Who signs bills to become laws?: ªthe President
34. Who vetoes bills?: ªThe President
35. What does the President's Cabinet do?: ªadvises the President based on
respective duties of each cabinet.
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?: ªSecretary of Agriculture (agricultural
research)
ªSecretary of Commerce (increase jobs and other economic aspects to boost
economy)
ªSecretary of Defense (advises defense policies and department)
ªSecretary of Education (coordinating education activities)
ªSecretary of Energy (deals with energy programs like nuclear energy, etc.)
ªSecretary of Health and Human Services (health, welfare, gov. assistance pro-
grams)
ªSecretary of Homeland Security (cybersecurity, port security, enforcement of immi-
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1. What is the supreme law of the land: ªThe constitution
2. What does the constitution do?: ªsets up the government
ªdefines the government
ªprotects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What are these words?: ªWe the people
4. What is an amendment?: ªa change (to the Constitution)
ªan addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: ªThe Bill of
Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*: ªSpeech
ªReligion
ªAssembly
ªPress
ªPetition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?: ªtwenty-seven (27)
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?: ªannounced our independence
(from Great Britain)
ªdeclared our independence (from Great Britain)
ªsaid that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: ªlife
ªliberty
ªpursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?: ªYou can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?*: ªcapitalist free-market
economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?: ªEveryone must follow the law
ªLeaders must obey the law
ªGovernment must obey the law
ªNo one is above the law
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*: ªlegislative (congress)
ªexecutive (president)
ªjudicial (the courts)
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?: ª
checks and balances (separate branches are given power to stop other branches
from being over-powered- Shared power)
ªseparation of powers (each branch, legislative, executive, judicial all have their own
responsibilities and functions)
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15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?: ªthe President
16. Who makes federal laws?: ªCongress
ªSenate and House (of Representatives)
ª(U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*: ªthe Senate and House (of
Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?: ª100
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: ªsix (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*: ªMarco Rubio
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: ª435
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: ªtwo (2)
23. Name your U.S. Representative.: ªDonna Shalala
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: ªall people of the state
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?: ªSome
states are bigger with a larger population.
26. We elect a President for how many years?: ªfour (4)
27. In what month do we vote for President?*: ªNovember
28. What is the name of the President of theUnited States now?*: ªJoe Biden
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?: ªKamala
Harris
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?: ªThe Vice
President
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who
becomes President?: ªThe speaker of the House
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?: ªthe President
33. Who signs bills to become laws?: ªthe President
34. Who vetoes bills?: ªThe President
35. What does the President's Cabinet do?: ªadvises the President based on
respective duties of each cabinet.
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?: ªSecretary of Agriculture (agricultural
research)
ªSecretary of Commerce (increase jobs and other economic aspects to boost
economy)
ªSecretary of Defense (advises defense policies and department)
ªSecretary of Education (coordinating education activities)
ªSecretary of Energy (deals with energy programs like nuclear energy, etc.)
ªSecretary of Health and Human Services (health, welfare, gov. assistance pro-
grams)
ªSecretary of Homeland Security (cybersecurity, port security, enforcement of immi-
