FLORIDA CIVICS LITERACY EXAM U.S. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTIONS: CONSTITUTION, BRANCHES, AND ELECTIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
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
Who makes federal laws?
-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
FUNCTIONS: CONSTITUTION, BRANCHES, AND ELECTIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
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
Who makes federal laws?
-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
