FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST
FINAL PREPARATION 2026
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS INCLUDED
◉ 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 or an addition to the constitution
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: the bill of rights
◉ what is one right or freedom from the first amendment
Answer: speech, religion, assembly, press or petition
◉ how many amendments does the constitution have?
Answer: 27
,◉ what did the declaration of independence do?
Answer: announced our independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
◉ what are two rights in the declaration of independence?
Answer: life, 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: cabalist and market economy
◉ What is the "rule of law"?
Answer: Everyone must follow the law,
Leaders must obey the law,
Government must obey the law,
No one is above the law.
◉ name a 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, and separation of powers
◉ who is in charge of the executive branch?
Answer: president
◉ who makes federal laws
Answer: Congress,
Senate and House (of Representatives),
(U.S. or national) legislature
◉ How many U.S. Senators are there?
Answer: 100
◉ What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Answer: Senate and House of Representatives
FINAL PREPARATION 2026
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS INCLUDED
◉ 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 or an addition to the constitution
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: the bill of rights
◉ what is one right or freedom from the first amendment
Answer: speech, religion, assembly, press or petition
◉ how many amendments does the constitution have?
Answer: 27
,◉ what did the declaration of independence do?
Answer: announced our independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
◉ what are two rights in the declaration of independence?
Answer: life, 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: cabalist and market economy
◉ What is the "rule of law"?
Answer: Everyone must follow the law,
Leaders must obey the law,
Government must obey the law,
No one is above the law.
◉ name a 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, and separation of powers
◉ who is in charge of the executive branch?
Answer: president
◉ who makes federal laws
Answer: Congress,
Senate and House (of Representatives),
(U.S. or national) legislature
◉ How many U.S. Senators are there?
Answer: 100
◉ What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Answer: Senate and House of Representatives
