FCLE EXAM FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY [2026] | A+ VERIFIED
ANSWERS | UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS | DETAILED STUDY
GUIDE AND FINAL REVIEW
• What is the supreme law of the land -✓✓ANSWER: ▪The constitution
• 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)
▪ 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
▪ Petition the government
,• How many amendments does the Constitution have? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ twenty-
seven (27)
• What did the Declaration of Independence do? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ 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? -✓✓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: ▪ capitalist
economy
▪ 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 one 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
▪ separation of powers
• Who is in charge of the executive branch? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ the President
• Who makes federal laws? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
• What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ the Senate and
House (of Representatives)
• How many U.S. Senators are there? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ 100
• We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ six (6)
• Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ Marco Rubio
ANSWERS | UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS | DETAILED STUDY
GUIDE AND FINAL REVIEW
• What is the supreme law of the land -✓✓ANSWER: ▪The constitution
• 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)
▪ 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
▪ Petition the government
,• How many amendments does the Constitution have? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ twenty-
seven (27)
• What did the Declaration of Independence do? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ 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? -✓✓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: ▪ capitalist
economy
▪ 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 one 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
▪ separation of powers
• Who is in charge of the executive branch? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ the President
• Who makes federal laws? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
• What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ the Senate and
House (of Representatives)
• How many U.S. Senators are there? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ 100
• We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ six (6)
• Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* -✓✓ANSWER: ▪ Marco Rubio
