Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU) Questions And Answers Graded A+

Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU) Questions And Answers Graded A+ 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 o r 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 S tates? 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 What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Correct Answer: Senate and House of Representatives we elect a us senator for how many years? Correct Answer: 6 Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? Correct Answer: Rick Scott The House of Representa tives has how many voting members? Correct Answer: 435 Name your U.S. Representative. Correct Answer: Brian mast Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Correct Answer: all people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? C orrect Answer: states population We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Correct Answer: 2 We elect a President for how many years? Correct Answer: 4 In what month do we vote for President? Correct Answer: November What is the name of the Pr esident of the United States now? Correct Answer: Joe Biden If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? Correct Answer: Vice President What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? Correct Answer: Kamala Harris