CIVIC LITERACY TEST FINAL EXAM 2026
BANK CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPERTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
power lies with the people - ....ANSWER...popular
sovereignty
the opening section of the Constitution; brief introductory
statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding
principles that the Constitution is meant to serve -
....ANSWER...Preamble to the Constitution
Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act
as chair in the absence of the Vice President who is the
President of the Senate - ....ANSWER...President pro
tempore of the Senate
the lower legislative house of Congress; number of
representatives from each state is based on population and
each representative is elected by a district in their state;
members serve 2 year terms - ....ANSWER...House of
Representatives
the leader of the majority party who serves as the
,presiding officer of the House of Representatives -
....ANSWER...Speaker of the House of Representatives
the upper house of the United States Congress with 100
members-2 from each state; Senators serve 6 year terms
and represent all of their state's citizens -
....ANSWER...Senate
part of the first amendment explaining that you have the
freedom to practice any religion of your choice -
....ANSWER...Free Exercise Clause
type of government where power is derived from the
people and the people elect representation -
....ANSWER...democracy
state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of
the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for
defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys. -
....ANSWER...Gideon Vs .Wainwright (1963)
the court decided that the First Amendment applied to
public schools, and that administrators would have to
demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific
regulation of speech in the classroom. -
,....ANSWER...Tinker Vs.Des Moines
(1968)
Document written by English Parliament in 1689,
designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs;
parts of the U.S. Bill of Rights have foundation in that
document - ....ANSWER...English Bill of Rights
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America.
It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony (Pilgrims). -
....ANSWER...Mayflower Compact
rights people have by the virture of being human beings;
both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
address the government's role in protecting these rights -
....ANSWER...natural rights
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and
adopted on July 4, 1776 establishing the 13 American
colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great
Britain. The preamble (first section) lists our unalienable
rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -
....ANSWER...Declaration of Independence
, "Supreme law of the land" Was written at a Constitutional
Convention in Phillidelphia in 1787. - ....ANSWER...U.S.
Constitution
No one is above the law; Everyone must follow the laws,
regardless of their position of power. This was established
by the Magna Carta in 1215. - ....ANSWER...Rule of law
fair treatment through the normal judicial system -
....ANSWER...due process of law
Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any
state to deny to any person equal protection of the laws.
This clause is the major constitutional restraint on the
power of governments to discriminate against persons
because of race, national origin, or sex. -
....ANSWER...Equal Protection Clause
pamphlet that advocated for the colonies declaring
independence from Britain; supported the need for a
democratic government where the people had
representation - ....ANSWER...Common Sense by Thomas
Paine
BANK CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPERTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
power lies with the people - ....ANSWER...popular
sovereignty
the opening section of the Constitution; brief introductory
statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding
principles that the Constitution is meant to serve -
....ANSWER...Preamble to the Constitution
Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act
as chair in the absence of the Vice President who is the
President of the Senate - ....ANSWER...President pro
tempore of the Senate
the lower legislative house of Congress; number of
representatives from each state is based on population and
each representative is elected by a district in their state;
members serve 2 year terms - ....ANSWER...House of
Representatives
the leader of the majority party who serves as the
,presiding officer of the House of Representatives -
....ANSWER...Speaker of the House of Representatives
the upper house of the United States Congress with 100
members-2 from each state; Senators serve 6 year terms
and represent all of their state's citizens -
....ANSWER...Senate
part of the first amendment explaining that you have the
freedom to practice any religion of your choice -
....ANSWER...Free Exercise Clause
type of government where power is derived from the
people and the people elect representation -
....ANSWER...democracy
state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of
the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for
defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys. -
....ANSWER...Gideon Vs .Wainwright (1963)
the court decided that the First Amendment applied to
public schools, and that administrators would have to
demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific
regulation of speech in the classroom. -
,....ANSWER...Tinker Vs.Des Moines
(1968)
Document written by English Parliament in 1689,
designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs;
parts of the U.S. Bill of Rights have foundation in that
document - ....ANSWER...English Bill of Rights
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America.
It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony (Pilgrims). -
....ANSWER...Mayflower Compact
rights people have by the virture of being human beings;
both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
address the government's role in protecting these rights -
....ANSWER...natural rights
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and
adopted on July 4, 1776 establishing the 13 American
colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great
Britain. The preamble (first section) lists our unalienable
rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -
....ANSWER...Declaration of Independence
, "Supreme law of the land" Was written at a Constitutional
Convention in Phillidelphia in 1787. - ....ANSWER...U.S.
Constitution
No one is above the law; Everyone must follow the laws,
regardless of their position of power. This was established
by the Magna Carta in 1215. - ....ANSWER...Rule of law
fair treatment through the normal judicial system -
....ANSWER...due process of law
Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any
state to deny to any person equal protection of the laws.
This clause is the major constitutional restraint on the
power of governments to discriminate against persons
because of race, national origin, or sex. -
....ANSWER...Equal Protection Clause
pamphlet that advocated for the colonies declaring
independence from Britain; supported the need for a
democratic government where the people had
representation - ....ANSWER...Common Sense by Thomas
Paine
