FCLE 2 REVISION HANDBOOK 2026 RIGHTS
RESPONSIBILITIES AND CIVIC DUTIES
◉ The principle that authority of the government rests in the hands
of the people is:
Answer: popular sovereignty
◉ The "rule of law" is best described as:
Answer: citizens are governed by laws; no one is above the law
◉ In the U.S., voters chose representatives from the state to
represent them in the U.S. Congress. This is known as:
Answer: indirect democracy
◉ Which of the following are reserved for U.S. citizens only?
Answer: voting, serving on a jury, and holding federal office
◉ Which of the following best are the two dominant political parties
in the U.S.
Answer: Democrats and Republicans
◉ In general, the Republican party is ideologically
,Answer: conservative
◉ Who is responsible for registering voters in the state of Florida?
Answer: a county supervisor of elections
◉ Who is the chief executive in a state?
Answer: the governor
◉ Congress creates laws, but those laws can be vetoed by the
president or overturned by the Supreme Court. This is an example of
a Constitutional principle known as:
Answer: Checks and Balances
◉ Articles one, two, and three in the Constitution reflect which
constitutional principle:
Answer: separation of powers
◉ Which part of the U.S. Constitution declares it to be the supreme
law of the land?
Answer: Article VI
◉ The concept of self-government can be found in:
Answer: the preamble beginning with "we the people"
, ◉ How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?
Answer: 27
◉ Which of the following best describes the concept of 'rule of law':
Answer: No one is above the law, including government and elected
officials.
◉ Which of the following best describes federalism:
Answer: a dual system of sovereignty where both national and state
governments have authority.
◉ What is the purpose of the 22nd amendment:
Answer: Limits the president to two terms
◉ Which amendments expanded protections for voting rights (check
all that apply):
Answer: 15, 19, 24, and 26
◉ The Constitution established a system of "dual sovereignty," under
which the states have surrendered some of their powers to the
federal government, but also retained some sovereignty. All other
powers were to be held by the states, local communities, or the
people themselves in a concept known as:
RESPONSIBILITIES AND CIVIC DUTIES
◉ The principle that authority of the government rests in the hands
of the people is:
Answer: popular sovereignty
◉ The "rule of law" is best described as:
Answer: citizens are governed by laws; no one is above the law
◉ In the U.S., voters chose representatives from the state to
represent them in the U.S. Congress. This is known as:
Answer: indirect democracy
◉ Which of the following are reserved for U.S. citizens only?
Answer: voting, serving on a jury, and holding federal office
◉ Which of the following best are the two dominant political parties
in the U.S.
Answer: Democrats and Republicans
◉ In general, the Republican party is ideologically
,Answer: conservative
◉ Who is responsible for registering voters in the state of Florida?
Answer: a county supervisor of elections
◉ Who is the chief executive in a state?
Answer: the governor
◉ Congress creates laws, but those laws can be vetoed by the
president or overturned by the Supreme Court. This is an example of
a Constitutional principle known as:
Answer: Checks and Balances
◉ Articles one, two, and three in the Constitution reflect which
constitutional principle:
Answer: separation of powers
◉ Which part of the U.S. Constitution declares it to be the supreme
law of the land?
Answer: Article VI
◉ The concept of self-government can be found in:
Answer: the preamble beginning with "we the people"
, ◉ How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?
Answer: 27
◉ Which of the following best describes the concept of 'rule of law':
Answer: No one is above the law, including government and elected
officials.
◉ Which of the following best describes federalism:
Answer: a dual system of sovereignty where both national and state
governments have authority.
◉ What is the purpose of the 22nd amendment:
Answer: Limits the president to two terms
◉ Which amendments expanded protections for voting rights (check
all that apply):
Answer: 15, 19, 24, and 26
◉ The Constitution established a system of "dual sovereignty," under
which the states have surrendered some of their powers to the
federal government, but also retained some sovereignty. All other
powers were to be held by the states, local communities, or the
people themselves in a concept known as:
