Florida Civics Literacy Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct answer-the 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)
-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
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,-press
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Correct answer-twenty-
seven
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Correct 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? - Correct answer--life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion? - Correct answer-You can practice
any religion, or
not practice a
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, religion.
What is the economic system
in the United States? - Correct answer--capitalist economy
-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 one branch or part of
the government. - Correct answer--Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of
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Questions and Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct answer-the 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)
-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
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,-press
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Correct answer-twenty-
seven
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Correct 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? - Correct answer--life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion? - Correct answer-You can practice
any religion, or
not practice a
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, religion.
What is the economic system
in the United States? - Correct answer--capitalist economy
-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 one branch or part of
the government. - Correct answer--Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of
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