FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM -
100-QUESTION PRACTICE TEST AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+
Whatmismthemsuprememlawmofmthemland?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemConstitution
-
mThemU.S.mConstitutionmismthemhighestmlegalmauthority,moutliningmgovernmentmstructuremandmprot
ectingmcitizen'smrights.
WhatmdoesmthemConstitutionmdo?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDefinesmthemGovernment
-mThemConstitutionmcreatesmthemframeworkmformfederalmgovernmentmandmlimitsmitsmpowers.
ThemfirstmtenmamendmentsmtomthemConstitutionmaremknownmas:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemBillmofmRights
-mThesemamendmentsmguaranteemessentialmfreedomsmlikemspeech,mreligion,mandmduemprocess.
WhatmaremthemfirstmthreemwordsmofmthemConstitution?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm"Wemthempeople"
-mThismphrasemestablishesmthemideamofmself-governmentmbymthempeople.
WhatmdidmthemDeclarationmofmIndependencemdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeclaredmindependencemfrommGreatmBritain
-mItmformallymannouncedmthemAmericanmColonies'mseparationmfrommBritishmruleminm1776.
Whatmaremthemthreembranchesmofmgovernment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmExecutive,mLegislative,mJudicial
, -
mThismsystemmensuresmseparationmofmpowersmandmpreventsmanymonembranchmfrommbecomingmtoom
powerful.
Whommakesmfederalmlaws?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCongress
-
mCongress,mconsistingmofmthemHousemofmrepresentativesmandmSenate,mpassesmlawsmatmthemfederalm
level.
WhatmismthemhighestmcourtminmthemUnitedmStates?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemSuprememCourt
-mThemSuprememCourtmismthemfinalmauthoritymonminterpretingmU.S.mlawmandmthemConstitution.
Whomisminmchargemofmthemexecutivembranch?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemPresident
-mThemPresidentmenforcesmlawsmandmactsmasmCommander-in-Chiefmofmthemmilitary.
Whatmstopsmonembranchmofmgovernmentmfrommbecomingmtoompowerful?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChecksmandmBalances
-mThismsystemmallowsmeachmbranchmtomlimitmthempowermofmthemothers,mpreventingmtyranny.
WhatmismonemrightmormfreedommfrommthemFirstmAmendment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemFirstmAmendmentmprotectsmfreedomsmsuchmasmspeech,mreligion,mandmth
empress.
Whomcanmvetombills?m(Whomhasmthempowermtomrejectmamproposedmlaw.)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemPresident
-
mThemPresidentmcanmrejectmbillsmpassedmbymCongress,mbutmCongressmcanmoverridemthemvetomwithm
amtwo-thirdsmvote.
100-QUESTION PRACTICE TEST AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+
Whatmismthemsuprememlawmofmthemland?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemConstitution
-
mThemU.S.mConstitutionmismthemhighestmlegalmauthority,moutliningmgovernmentmstructuremandmprot
ectingmcitizen'smrights.
WhatmdoesmthemConstitutionmdo?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDefinesmthemGovernment
-mThemConstitutionmcreatesmthemframeworkmformfederalmgovernmentmandmlimitsmitsmpowers.
ThemfirstmtenmamendmentsmtomthemConstitutionmaremknownmas:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemBillmofmRights
-mThesemamendmentsmguaranteemessentialmfreedomsmlikemspeech,mreligion,mandmduemprocess.
WhatmaremthemfirstmthreemwordsmofmthemConstitution?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm"Wemthempeople"
-mThismphrasemestablishesmthemideamofmself-governmentmbymthempeople.
WhatmdidmthemDeclarationmofmIndependencemdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeclaredmindependencemfrommGreatmBritain
-mItmformallymannouncedmthemAmericanmColonies'mseparationmfrommBritishmruleminm1776.
Whatmaremthemthreembranchesmofmgovernment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmExecutive,mLegislative,mJudicial
, -
mThismsystemmensuresmseparationmofmpowersmandmpreventsmanymonembranchmfrommbecomingmtoom
powerful.
Whommakesmfederalmlaws?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCongress
-
mCongress,mconsistingmofmthemHousemofmrepresentativesmandmSenate,mpassesmlawsmatmthemfederalm
level.
WhatmismthemhighestmcourtminmthemUnitedmStates?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemSuprememCourt
-mThemSuprememCourtmismthemfinalmauthoritymonminterpretingmU.S.mlawmandmthemConstitution.
Whomisminmchargemofmthemexecutivembranch?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemPresident
-mThemPresidentmenforcesmlawsmandmactsmasmCommander-in-Chiefmofmthemmilitary.
Whatmstopsmonembranchmofmgovernmentmfrommbecomingmtoompowerful?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChecksmandmBalances
-mThismsystemmallowsmeachmbranchmtomlimitmthempowermofmthemothers,mpreventingmtyranny.
WhatmismonemrightmormfreedommfrommthemFirstmAmendment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemFirstmAmendmentmprotectsmfreedomsmsuchmasmspeech,mreligion,mandmth
empress.
Whomcanmvetombills?m(Whomhasmthempowermtomrejectmamproposedmlaw.)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemPresident
-
mThemPresidentmcanmrejectmbillsmpassedmbymCongress,mbutmCongressmcanmoverridemthemvetomwithm
amtwo-thirdsmvote.