CIVIC LITERACY FINAL STUDY SHEET
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
◍ What did the Declaration of Independence do? Ans: ▪ 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? Ans: ▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
◍ What is freedom of religion? Ans: ▪ You can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion.
◍ What is the economic system in the United States?*. Ans: ▪ capitalist
economy
▪ market economy
◍ What is the "rule of law"? Ans: ▪ Everyone must follow the law
▪ Leaders must obey the law
,▪ Government must obey the law
▪ No one is above the law
◍ Name one branch or part of the government.*. Ans: ▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
◍ What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Ans: ▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
◍ Who is in charge of the executive branch? Ans: ▪ the President
◍ Who makes federal laws? Ans: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
◍ What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*. Ans: ▪ the Senate and
House (of Representatives)
, ◍ How many U.S. Senators are there? Ans: ▪ 100
◍ We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? Ans: ▪ six (6)
◍ Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*. Ans: ▪ Marco Rubio
◍ The House of Representatives has how many voting members? Ans:
▪435
◍ We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Ans: ▪ two (2)
◍ Name yourU.S. Representative.. Ans: ▪Donna Shalala
◍ Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Ans: ▪ all people of the state
◍ Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Ans: ▪(because of) the states population
▪(because) they have more people
▪(because) some states have more people
◍ We elect a President for how many years? Ans: ▪ four (4)
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
◍ What did the Declaration of Independence do? Ans: ▪ 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? Ans: ▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
◍ What is freedom of religion? Ans: ▪ You can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion.
◍ What is the economic system in the United States?*. Ans: ▪ capitalist
economy
▪ market economy
◍ What is the "rule of law"? Ans: ▪ Everyone must follow the law
▪ Leaders must obey the law
,▪ Government must obey the law
▪ No one is above the law
◍ Name one branch or part of the government.*. Ans: ▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
◍ What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Ans: ▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
◍ Who is in charge of the executive branch? Ans: ▪ the President
◍ Who makes federal laws? Ans: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
◍ What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*. Ans: ▪ the Senate and
House (of Representatives)
, ◍ How many U.S. Senators are there? Ans: ▪ 100
◍ We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? Ans: ▪ six (6)
◍ Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*. Ans: ▪ Marco Rubio
◍ The House of Representatives has how many voting members? Ans:
▪435
◍ We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Ans: ▪ two (2)
◍ Name yourU.S. Representative.. Ans: ▪Donna Shalala
◍ Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Ans: ▪ all people of the state
◍ Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Ans: ▪(because of) the states population
▪(because) they have more people
▪(because) some states have more people
◍ We elect a President for how many years? Ans: ▪ four (4)
