Florida Civic Literacy Exam Study Guide 2025: FCLE Practice Questions

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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

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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

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-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.

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-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