FCLE EXAM REVIEW 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

FCLE EXAM REVIEW 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
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: ▪ twenty-seven (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


◉ Name one branch or part of the government.*.
Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial


◉ What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?.
Answer: ▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers


◉ Who is in charge of the executive branch?.
Answer: ▪ the President


◉ Who makes federal laws?.
Answer: ▪ Congress