FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM FCLE
STUDY GUIDE | 153 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
2026 | 2027 ASSURED SUCCESS
What does the Constitution do?
-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?
We the People
What is an amendment?
-a change (to the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
twenty-seven
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
,-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?
-life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice
any religion, or
not practice a
religion.
What is the economic system
in the United States?
-capitalist economy
-market economy
What is the "rule of law"?
-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.
-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
, -the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful?
-checks and
balances
-separation
of powers
Who is in charge of the
executive branch?
the President
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
Who makes federal laws?
-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
legislature
What are the two parts of the
U.S. Congress?
the Senate
and House (of
Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators
are there?
one hundred (100)
STUDY GUIDE | 153 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
2026 | 2027 ASSURED SUCCESS
What does the Constitution do?
-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?
We the People
What is an amendment?
-a change (to the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
twenty-seven
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
,-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?
-life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice
any religion, or
not practice a
religion.
What is the economic system
in the United States?
-capitalist economy
-market economy
What is the "rule of law"?
-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.
-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
, -the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful?
-checks and
balances
-separation
of powers
Who is in charge of the
executive branch?
the President
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
Who makes federal laws?
-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
legislature
What are the two parts of the
U.S. Congress?
the Senate
and House (of
Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators
are there?
one hundred (100)
