FL FTCE TEST BANK 2026 EXAM REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What does the Constitution do? 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? Answer: "We the People"
◉ What is an amendment? Answer: a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: the Bill of Rights
◉ What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Answer:
speech
religion
assembly
press
,petition the government
◉ How many amendments does the Constitution have? Answer: 27
◉ What did the Declaration of Independence do? 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? Answer: life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
◉ What is freedom of religion? Answer: You can practice any religion,
or not practice a religion.
◉ What is the economic system in the United States? Answer: capitalist
economy
market economy
◉ What is the "rule of law"? Answer: Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
,No one is above the law.
◉ branches and parts of the government. Answer: Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
◉ What stops one branch or part of the government? Answer: checks
and balances
separation of powers
◉ Who is in charge of the executive branch? Answer: the President
◉ Who makes federal laws? Answer: Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
◉ What are two parts of the U.S. Congress? Answer: the Senate and
House of Representatives
, ◉ How many U.S. Senators are there? Answer: 100
◉ We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? Answer: 6
◉ Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? Answer: Marco Rubio
and Rick Scott
◉ Who is a Senator of Washington D.C? Answer: There are no Senators
for that territory
◉ The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Answer: 435
◉ We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Answer: 2 years
◉ Name your U.S. Representative. Answer:
◉ Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Answer: all people of the state
◉ Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Answer: the state's population
they have more people
some states ave more people
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What does the Constitution do? 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? Answer: "We the People"
◉ What is an amendment? Answer: a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: the Bill of Rights
◉ What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Answer:
speech
religion
assembly
press
,petition the government
◉ How many amendments does the Constitution have? Answer: 27
◉ What did the Declaration of Independence do? 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? Answer: life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
◉ What is freedom of religion? Answer: You can practice any religion,
or not practice a religion.
◉ What is the economic system in the United States? Answer: capitalist
economy
market economy
◉ What is the "rule of law"? Answer: Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
,No one is above the law.
◉ branches and parts of the government. Answer: Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
◉ What stops one branch or part of the government? Answer: checks
and balances
separation of powers
◉ Who is in charge of the executive branch? Answer: the President
◉ Who makes federal laws? Answer: Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
◉ What are two parts of the U.S. Congress? Answer: the Senate and
House of Representatives
, ◉ How many U.S. Senators are there? Answer: 100
◉ We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? Answer: 6
◉ Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? Answer: Marco Rubio
and Rick Scott
◉ Who is a Senator of Washington D.C? Answer: There are no Senators
for that territory
◉ The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Answer: 435
◉ We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Answer: 2 years
◉ Name your U.S. Representative. Answer:
◉ Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Answer: all people of the state
◉ Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Answer: the state's population
they have more people
some states ave more people
