FCLE Study Guide 2024/2025
Domain 1: American Democracy (Questions 1–20)
Focus: Basic principles, practices, and the republican form of government.
1. Q: What is the supreme law of the land?
A: The Constitution.
2. Q: What does the "rule of law" mean?
A: Everyone, including leaders and the government, must follow the law.
3. Q: What is the form of government in the United States?
A: Republic / Representative Democracy.
4. Q: What is popular sovereignty?
A: The idea that the government's power comes from the consent of the governed
(the people).
5. Q: Define "Federalism."
A: The division of power between the national (federal) government and the state
governments.
6. Q: Which branch of government makes federal laws?
A: Legislative (Congress).
7. Q: Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A: The President.
8. Q: What is the main function of the judicial branch?
A: To explain/interpret laws and resolve disputes.
9. Q: What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
A: Checks and balances / Separation of powers.
10. Q: How many Senators are in the U.S. Senate?
A: 100.
, 11. Q: Why do some states have more Representatives than others?
A: Because of the state’s population.
12. Q: Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A: All people of their state.
13. Q: What is the length of a term for a U.S. Representative?
A: 2 years.
14. Q: What is the length of a term for a U.S. Senator?
A: 6 years.
15. Q: What is the length of a term for the President?
A: 4 years.
16. Q: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
A: The Vice President.
17. Q: Who signs bills to become laws?
A: The President.
18. Q: What is a "veto"?
A: The President’s constitutional power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
19. Q: Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
A: The President.
20. Q: What is the highest court in the United States?
A: The Supreme Court.
Domain 2: The U.S. Constitution (Questions 21–40)
Focus: Structure, Amendments, and the Bill of Rights.
21. Q: What are the first three words of the Constitution?
A: "We the People."
22. Q: What is an amendment?
A: A change or addition to the Constitution.
Domain 1: American Democracy (Questions 1–20)
Focus: Basic principles, practices, and the republican form of government.
1. Q: What is the supreme law of the land?
A: The Constitution.
2. Q: What does the "rule of law" mean?
A: Everyone, including leaders and the government, must follow the law.
3. Q: What is the form of government in the United States?
A: Republic / Representative Democracy.
4. Q: What is popular sovereignty?
A: The idea that the government's power comes from the consent of the governed
(the people).
5. Q: Define "Federalism."
A: The division of power between the national (federal) government and the state
governments.
6. Q: Which branch of government makes federal laws?
A: Legislative (Congress).
7. Q: Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A: The President.
8. Q: What is the main function of the judicial branch?
A: To explain/interpret laws and resolve disputes.
9. Q: What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
A: Checks and balances / Separation of powers.
10. Q: How many Senators are in the U.S. Senate?
A: 100.
, 11. Q: Why do some states have more Representatives than others?
A: Because of the state’s population.
12. Q: Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A: All people of their state.
13. Q: What is the length of a term for a U.S. Representative?
A: 2 years.
14. Q: What is the length of a term for a U.S. Senator?
A: 6 years.
15. Q: What is the length of a term for the President?
A: 4 years.
16. Q: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
A: The Vice President.
17. Q: Who signs bills to become laws?
A: The President.
18. Q: What is a "veto"?
A: The President’s constitutional power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
19. Q: Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
A: The President.
20. Q: What is the highest court in the United States?
A: The Supreme Court.
Domain 2: The U.S. Constitution (Questions 21–40)
Focus: Structure, Amendments, and the Bill of Rights.
21. Q: What are the first three words of the Constitution?
A: "We the People."
22. Q: What is an amendment?
A: A change or addition to the Constitution.
