Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions

Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions 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)