Civic Literacy Test FAU UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- we the people
What is an amendment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A change to the Constitution or an
addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
the bill of rights
what is one right or freedom from the first amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- speech,
religion, assembly, press or petition
how many amendments does the constitution have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 27
what did the declaration of independence do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- announced our
independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
what are two rights in the declaration of independence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- life,
liberty, pursuit of happiness
, What is freedom of religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- you can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion
what is the economic system in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cabalist and
market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- checks and balances, and separation of powers
who is in charge of the executive branch? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- president
who makes federal laws - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Congress,
Senate and House (of Representatives),
(U.S. or national) legislature
How many U.S. Senators are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 100
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- we the people
What is an amendment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A change to the Constitution or an
addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
the bill of rights
what is one right or freedom from the first amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- speech,
religion, assembly, press or petition
how many amendments does the constitution have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 27
what did the declaration of independence do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- announced our
independence,
declared our independence,
said that the United States is free
what are two rights in the declaration of independence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- life,
liberty, pursuit of happiness
, What is freedom of religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- you can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion
what is the economic system in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cabalist and
market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- checks and balances, and separation of powers
who is in charge of the executive branch? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- president
who makes federal laws - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Congress,
Senate and House (of Representatives),
(U.S. or national) legislature
How many U.S. Senators are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 100
