Civic Literacy Test FAU PASSED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
how many colonies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 13 - 1 V 3 New
why did the colonies come to America - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- religious freedom,
economic opportunity
revolutionary war - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1775- gain independence from Britain
mayflower compact - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- established self govt
why did colonists fight the British - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- high taxes, quartering , and
they wanted self govt
common sense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Thomas paine
encouraged colonies to separate from Britain
Declaration of independence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson
announced independence from Britain
rights in declaration of independence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness
articles of confederation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1st and original U.S. constitution --
didn't work
too weak of a national govt
U.S. constitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- supreme law of the land - 1787
representative democracy
, lists fundamental rights
protects basic rights
first 3 words of U.S. constitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- we the people
amendments and how many - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- changes or additions ; 27
how can an amendment be made - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2/3 vote in senate and house
1st amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- free speech, religion, press, petition of govt
2nd amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- right to bear arms
3rd amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No quartering of soldiers
4th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- prohibits unreasonable searches
5th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- double jeopardy, eminent domain, prohibits self
incrimination
6th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- fair and speedy trial
7th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- trial by jury
8th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No cruel or unusual punishment
10th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- federalism
federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- balance between state and national govts
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
how many colonies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 13 - 1 V 3 New
why did the colonies come to America - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- religious freedom,
economic opportunity
revolutionary war - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1775- gain independence from Britain
mayflower compact - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- established self govt
why did colonists fight the British - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- high taxes, quartering , and
they wanted self govt
common sense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Thomas paine
encouraged colonies to separate from Britain
Declaration of independence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson
announced independence from Britain
rights in declaration of independence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness
articles of confederation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1st and original U.S. constitution --
didn't work
too weak of a national govt
U.S. constitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- supreme law of the land - 1787
representative democracy
, lists fundamental rights
protects basic rights
first 3 words of U.S. constitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- we the people
amendments and how many - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- changes or additions ; 27
how can an amendment be made - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2/3 vote in senate and house
1st amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- free speech, religion, press, petition of govt
2nd amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- right to bear arms
3rd amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No quartering of soldiers
4th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- prohibits unreasonable searches
5th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- double jeopardy, eminent domain, prohibits self
incrimination
6th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- fair and speedy trial
7th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- trial by jury
8th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No cruel or unusual punishment
10th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- federalism
federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- balance between state and national govts
