Florida Civic Literacy Exam - Study
Guide IRSC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
WhatThistoricTdocumentT(17thTcentury)TcreatedTaT"civilTbodyTpolitic"?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSMayflowerTCompact
WhatTwasTtheTMagnaTCarta?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSdocumentTthatTstartedTtoTlimitTtheTpowerTofTtheTking,TestablishThabeasTcorpu
sTandTlimitTtaxation
WhatTdocumentTdidTAmericanTcolonists,TprotestingTtheTStampTActTinT1766,TclaimTgaveTthemTright
sTsuchTasT"noTtaxationTwithoutTrepresentation"?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSBritishTConstitution
Americans,TespeciallyTbyTtheT19thTandT20thTcenturies,TclaimedTwhatTaboutTtheTMagnaTCarta?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERStheTpeople'sTreassertionTofTrightsTagainstTanToppressiveTruler
WhatTwasTThomasTPaine'sTCommonTSense?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSaT47-
pageTpamphletTwrittenTbyTThomasTPaineTinT1775-
1776TadvocatingTindependenceTfromTGreatTBritainTtoTpeopleTinTtheTThirteenTColonies
WhatTwasTtheTinfluenceTofTCommonTSense?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSinspiredTAmericanTcolonistsTtoTdeclareTindependenceTfromTEngland.
WhatTisTtheTDeclarationTofTIndependence?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSItTisTaTdocumentTthatTdeclaredTindependenceTfromTBritainTandTtheTformation
TofTaTnewTcountry,TtheTUSA.
WhatTareTtheTthreeTrightsTmentionedTinTtheTDeclarationTofTIndependence?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSLife,TLiberty,TandTPursuitTofTHappiness
,WhichTofTtheTfollowingTwasTaTweaknessTofTtheTArticlesTofTConfederation?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSCongressTdidTnotThaveTtheTpowerTtoTregulateTforeignTandTinterstateTcommerc
e.
WhatTdidTShay'sTRebellionTandTanTeconomicTcrisisTleadTto?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERStheTPhiladelphiaTConventionTofT1787.TTheTConventionTelectedTWashingtonTas
TitsTpresidentTandTultimatelyTproducedTtheTConstitution TofTtheTUnitedTStates.
TheTideaTofTself-
governmentTisTinTtheTfirstTthreeTwordsTofTtheTConstitution.TWhatTareTtheseTwords?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSWeTtheTpeople
WhatTisTtheTSupremeTLawTofTtheTLand?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSTheTconstitution
WhatTwereTtheT88TessaysTpublishedTinTnewspaperTtoTsupportTratificationTofTtheTConstitutionTareTk
nownTas?TWhoTwroteTthoseTessays?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSTheTFederalistTPapers,TwrittenTbyTAlexanderTHamilton,TJohnTJay,TandTJamesT
Madison
WhatTtypeTofTgovernmentTdoesTtheTUSThave?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSrepresentativeTdemocracy
WhatTisTfederalism?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSsharingTofTpowersTbetweenTfederalTandTstateTgovernments.
WhatTtypeTofTeconomicTsystemTdoesTtheTU.S.Thave?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERScapitalismTandTaTmixedTmarketTsystem
InTaTrepresentativeTdemocracyT(republic),TwhoTisTsovereign?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSTheTpeople
, UnderTtheTU.S.TConstitution,TwhatThasTtheTpowerTtoTdeclareTwar,TconductTforeignTpolicy,TandTcoinT
currency?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSCongress
UnderTtheTU.S.TConstitution,TwhatTusuallyThasTtheTpowerTtoTregulateTlocalTsafety,Tschools,TandTgra
ntTdrivingTlicenses?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSStates
WhatTisTtheThighestTcourtTinTtheTUS?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSSupremeTCourt
WhatTdoesTtheTjudicialTbranchTdo?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSreviewsTlaws
explainsTlaws
resolvesTdisputesT(disagreements)
decidesTifTaTlawTgoesTagainstTtheTConstitution
WhatTareTtheTtwoThousesTofTCongress?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSSenateTandTHouseTofTRepresentatives
HowTisTrepresentationTinTtheTSenateTdecided?THowTmanyTyearsTisTtheTtermTforTaTsenator?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSTwoTSenatorsTperTstate,T100TsenatorsTtotal;TTermsTareT6Tyears
HowTisTrepresentationTinTtheTHouseTofTRepresentativesTdecided?THowTmanyTyearsTisTtheTtermTforT
aTrepresentative?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSapportionedTamongTtheTstatesTbyTpopulation,TeveryTstateTgetsTatTleastTone;TT
ermsTareTtwoTyears.
HowTmanyTvotingTmembersTdoesTtheTHouseTcurrentlyThave?T-TCORRECTTANSWERS435
Guide IRSC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
WhatThistoricTdocumentT(17thTcentury)TcreatedTaT"civilTbodyTpolitic"?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSMayflowerTCompact
WhatTwasTtheTMagnaTCarta?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSdocumentTthatTstartedTtoTlimitTtheTpowerTofTtheTking,TestablishThabeasTcorpu
sTandTlimitTtaxation
WhatTdocumentTdidTAmericanTcolonists,TprotestingTtheTStampTActTinT1766,TclaimTgaveTthemTright
sTsuchTasT"noTtaxationTwithoutTrepresentation"?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSBritishTConstitution
Americans,TespeciallyTbyTtheT19thTandT20thTcenturies,TclaimedTwhatTaboutTtheTMagnaTCarta?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERStheTpeople'sTreassertionTofTrightsTagainstTanToppressiveTruler
WhatTwasTThomasTPaine'sTCommonTSense?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSaT47-
pageTpamphletTwrittenTbyTThomasTPaineTinT1775-
1776TadvocatingTindependenceTfromTGreatTBritainTtoTpeopleTinTtheTThirteenTColonies
WhatTwasTtheTinfluenceTofTCommonTSense?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSinspiredTAmericanTcolonistsTtoTdeclareTindependenceTfromTEngland.
WhatTisTtheTDeclarationTofTIndependence?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSItTisTaTdocumentTthatTdeclaredTindependenceTfromTBritainTandTtheTformation
TofTaTnewTcountry,TtheTUSA.
WhatTareTtheTthreeTrightsTmentionedTinTtheTDeclarationTofTIndependence?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSLife,TLiberty,TandTPursuitTofTHappiness
,WhichTofTtheTfollowingTwasTaTweaknessTofTtheTArticlesTofTConfederation?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSCongressTdidTnotThaveTtheTpowerTtoTregulateTforeignTandTinterstateTcommerc
e.
WhatTdidTShay'sTRebellionTandTanTeconomicTcrisisTleadTto?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERStheTPhiladelphiaTConventionTofT1787.TTheTConventionTelectedTWashingtonTas
TitsTpresidentTandTultimatelyTproducedTtheTConstitution TofTtheTUnitedTStates.
TheTideaTofTself-
governmentTisTinTtheTfirstTthreeTwordsTofTtheTConstitution.TWhatTareTtheseTwords?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSWeTtheTpeople
WhatTisTtheTSupremeTLawTofTtheTLand?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSTheTconstitution
WhatTwereTtheT88TessaysTpublishedTinTnewspaperTtoTsupportTratificationTofTtheTConstitutionTareTk
nownTas?TWhoTwroteTthoseTessays?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSTheTFederalistTPapers,TwrittenTbyTAlexanderTHamilton,TJohnTJay,TandTJamesT
Madison
WhatTtypeTofTgovernmentTdoesTtheTUSThave?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSrepresentativeTdemocracy
WhatTisTfederalism?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSsharingTofTpowersTbetweenTfederalTandTstateTgovernments.
WhatTtypeTofTeconomicTsystemTdoesTtheTU.S.Thave?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERScapitalismTandTaTmixedTmarketTsystem
InTaTrepresentativeTdemocracyT(republic),TwhoTisTsovereign?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSTheTpeople
, UnderTtheTU.S.TConstitution,TwhatThasTtheTpowerTtoTdeclareTwar,TconductTforeignTpolicy,TandTcoinT
currency?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSCongress
UnderTtheTU.S.TConstitution,TwhatTusuallyThasTtheTpowerTtoTregulateTlocalTsafety,Tschools,TandTgra
ntTdrivingTlicenses?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSStates
WhatTisTtheThighestTcourtTinTtheTUS?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSSupremeTCourt
WhatTdoesTtheTjudicialTbranchTdo?T-TCORRECTTANSWERSreviewsTlaws
explainsTlaws
resolvesTdisputesT(disagreements)
decidesTifTaTlawTgoesTagainstTtheTConstitution
WhatTareTtheTtwoThousesTofTCongress?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSSenateTandTHouseTofTRepresentatives
HowTisTrepresentationTinTtheTSenateTdecided?THowTmanyTyearsTisTtheTtermTforTaTsenator?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSTwoTSenatorsTperTstate,T100TsenatorsTtotal;TTermsTareT6Tyears
HowTisTrepresentationTinTtheTHouseTofTRepresentativesTdecided?THowTmanyTyearsTisTtheTtermTforT
aTrepresentative?T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSapportionedTamongTtheTstatesTbyTpopulation,TeveryTstateTgetsTatTleastTone;TT
ermsTareTtwoTyears.
HowTmanyTvotingTmembersTdoesTtheTHouseTcurrentlyThave?T-TCORRECTTANSWERS435