FLORIDA CIVICS LITERACY 2026 EXAM PAPER UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A) the residents of a single congressional district
B) the residents of a single state
C) the residents of several states
D) the residents of Washington, D.C. - ✔✔B) the residents of a single state
✔✔Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment?
A) The Senate may ratify treaties negotiated by the House of Representatives.
B) Senators may serve no more than two terms.
C) The President may sign bills passed by both houses of Congress.
D) The President may serve no more than two elected terms. - ✔✔D) The President
may serve no more than two elected terms.
✔✔What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term?
A) four years
B) eight years
C) two years
,D) six years - ✔✔C) two years
✔✔Which government officials are elected by the people?
A) federal court judges
B) bureaucrats
C) federal congressional staffers
D) mayors - ✔✔D) mayors
✔✔Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of that
document?
A) Declaration of Independence/Formed a state-centered government
B) Magna Carta/Established the principle of the rule of law
C) U.S. Constitution/Formed a unitary government
D) Articles of Confederation/Established the principle of consent of the governed -
✔✔B) Magna Carta/Established the principle of the rule of law
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Free Exercise
Clause?
A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
B) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ✔✔A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
✔✔How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact state's rights?
A) It expanded the ability of states to create "free speech zones" that limited First
Amendment rights
B) It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights
C) It expanded the ability of states to implement the death penalty under the Eighth
Amendment
, D) It reduced the ability of states to seize "illegal proceeds of a crime before trial" under
the Fourth Amendment - ✔✔B) It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on
Second Amendment rights
✔✔What is the highest federal court in the United States?
A) the Court of Appeals
B) the Circuit Court
C) the District Court
D) the Supreme Court - ✔✔D) the Supreme Court
✔✔Which phrase from a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802 reflects a
freedom in the Bill of Rights?
A) "my duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents"
B) "the legitimate powers of government reach actions only"
C) "Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation"
D) "building a wall of separation between Church and State" - ✔✔D) "building a wall of
separation between Church and State"
✔✔What are the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence called?
A) the Article
B) the Sections
C) the Amendments
D) the Preamble - ✔✔D) the Preamble
✔✔How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution currently have?
A) 17
B) 22
C) 27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A) the residents of a single congressional district
B) the residents of a single state
C) the residents of several states
D) the residents of Washington, D.C. - ✔✔B) the residents of a single state
✔✔Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment?
A) The Senate may ratify treaties negotiated by the House of Representatives.
B) Senators may serve no more than two terms.
C) The President may sign bills passed by both houses of Congress.
D) The President may serve no more than two elected terms. - ✔✔D) The President
may serve no more than two elected terms.
✔✔What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term?
A) four years
B) eight years
C) two years
,D) six years - ✔✔C) two years
✔✔Which government officials are elected by the people?
A) federal court judges
B) bureaucrats
C) federal congressional staffers
D) mayors - ✔✔D) mayors
✔✔Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of that
document?
A) Declaration of Independence/Formed a state-centered government
B) Magna Carta/Established the principle of the rule of law
C) U.S. Constitution/Formed a unitary government
D) Articles of Confederation/Established the principle of consent of the governed -
✔✔B) Magna Carta/Established the principle of the rule of law
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Free Exercise
Clause?
A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
B) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ✔✔A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
✔✔How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact state's rights?
A) It expanded the ability of states to create "free speech zones" that limited First
Amendment rights
B) It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights
C) It expanded the ability of states to implement the death penalty under the Eighth
Amendment
, D) It reduced the ability of states to seize "illegal proceeds of a crime before trial" under
the Fourth Amendment - ✔✔B) It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on
Second Amendment rights
✔✔What is the highest federal court in the United States?
A) the Court of Appeals
B) the Circuit Court
C) the District Court
D) the Supreme Court - ✔✔D) the Supreme Court
✔✔Which phrase from a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802 reflects a
freedom in the Bill of Rights?
A) "my duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents"
B) "the legitimate powers of government reach actions only"
C) "Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation"
D) "building a wall of separation between Church and State" - ✔✔D) "building a wall of
separation between Church and State"
✔✔What are the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence called?
A) the Article
B) the Sections
C) the Amendments
D) the Preamble - ✔✔D) the Preamble
✔✔How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution currently have?
A) 17
B) 22
C) 27
