FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM - 100-
QUESTION PRACTICE TEST
Whatlislthelsupremellawloflthelland?l-lans-ThelConstitution
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lThelU.S.lConstitutionlislthelhighestllegallauthority,loutlininglgovernmentlstructurelandl
protectinglcitizen'slrights.
WhatldoeslthelConstitutionldo?l-lans-DefineslthelGovernment
-lThelConstitutionlcreateslthelframeworklforlfederallgovernmentlandllimitslitslpowers.
ThelfirstltenlamendmentsltolthelConstitutionlarelknownlas:l-lans-ThelBillloflRights
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lTheselamendmentslguaranteelessentiallfreedomsllikelspeech,lreligion,landlduelproce
ss.
WhatlarelthelfirstlthreelwordsloflthelConstitution?l-lans-"Welthelpeople"
-lThislphraselestablisheslthelidealoflself-governmentlbylthelpeople.
WhatldidlthelDeclarationloflIndependenceldo?l-lans-
DeclaredlindependencelfromlGreatlBritain
-lItlformallylannouncedlthelAmericanlColonies'lseparationlfromlBritishlrulelinl1776.
Whatlarelthelthreelbranchesloflgovernment?l-lans-Executive,lLegislative,lJudicial
-
lThislsystemlensureslseparationloflpowerslandlpreventslanylonelbranchlfromlbecomin
gltoolpowerful.
Wholmakeslfederalllaws?l-lans-Congress
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lCongress,lconsistingloflthelHouseloflrepresentativeslandlSenate,lpassesllawslatlthelf
ederalllevel.
WhatlislthelhighestlcourtlinlthelUnitedlStates?l-lans-ThelSupremelCourt
-lThelSupremelCourtlislthelfinallauthoritylonlinterpretinglU.S.llawlandlthelConstitution.
Wholislinlchargeloflthelexecutivelbranch?l-lans-ThelPresident
-lThelPresidentlenforcesllawslandlactslaslCommander-in-Chiefloflthelmilitary.
, Whatlstopslonelbranchloflgovernmentlfromlbecomingltoolpowerful?l-lans-
CheckslandlBalances
-lThislsystemlallowsleachlbranchltollimitlthelpowerloflthelothers,lpreventingltyranny.
WhatlislonelrightlorlfreedomlfromlthelFirstlAmendment?l-lans-
ThelFirstlAmendmentlprotectslfreedomslsuchlaslspeech,lreligion,landlthelpress.
Wholcanlvetolbills?l(Wholhaslthelpowerltolrejectlalproposedllaw.)l-lans-ThelPresident
-
lThelPresidentlcanlrejectlbillslpassedlbylCongress,lbutlCongresslcanloverridelthelvetol
withlaltwo-thirdslvote.
WhatldolwelshowlloyaltyltolwhenlwelsaylthelPledgeloflAllegiance?l-lans-ThelU.S.lFlag
-lThelflaglrepresentslthelnationlandlthelvalueslofllibertylandljustice.
WhatlisltheleconomiclsystemlinlthelUnitedlStates?l-lans-Capitalism
-lThelU.S.leconomylislbasedlonlprivatelownershiplandlfreelmarkets.
Whatlislthel"rulelofllaw"?l-lans-Thelgovernmentlmustlfollowlthellaw
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lThelrulelofllawlensureslthatlalllpeople,lincludinglgovernmentlofficials,larelsubjectltolth
elsamellaws.
WholwrotelthelDeclarationloflIndependence?l-lans-ThomaslJefferson
-
lJeffersonlwaslthelprimarylauthor,loutlininglthelcolonies'lreasonslforlseparatinglfromlBri
tain.
WhatlareltwolrightslinlthelDeclarationloflIndependence?l-lans-
Lifelandlthelpursuitloflhappiness
-
lThelDeclarationlstateslthatlalllmenlhavelunalienablelrightsltol"life,lliberty,landlthelpurs
uitloflhappiness."
WhatltypeloflgovernmentldoeslthelUnitedlStateslhave?l-lans-Republic
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lThelU.S.lislalconstitutionallrepublic,lwherelofficialslarelelectedltolrepresentlthelpeople.
UnderlthelConstitution,lsomelpowerslbelongltolthelfederallgovernment.lWhatlislonelpo
werloflthelfederallgovernment?l-lans-Tolprintlmoney
-
lThelfederallgovernmentlcontrolslthelnationallcurrency,lwhilelstateslhandlellicensinglan
dlelections.
QUESTION PRACTICE TEST
Whatlislthelsupremellawloflthelland?l-lans-ThelConstitution
-
lThelU.S.lConstitutionlislthelhighestllegallauthority,loutlininglgovernmentlstructurelandl
protectinglcitizen'slrights.
WhatldoeslthelConstitutionldo?l-lans-DefineslthelGovernment
-lThelConstitutionlcreateslthelframeworklforlfederallgovernmentlandllimitslitslpowers.
ThelfirstltenlamendmentsltolthelConstitutionlarelknownlas:l-lans-ThelBillloflRights
-
lTheselamendmentslguaranteelessentiallfreedomsllikelspeech,lreligion,landlduelproce
ss.
WhatlarelthelfirstlthreelwordsloflthelConstitution?l-lans-"Welthelpeople"
-lThislphraselestablisheslthelidealoflself-governmentlbylthelpeople.
WhatldidlthelDeclarationloflIndependenceldo?l-lans-
DeclaredlindependencelfromlGreatlBritain
-lItlformallylannouncedlthelAmericanlColonies'lseparationlfromlBritishlrulelinl1776.
Whatlarelthelthreelbranchesloflgovernment?l-lans-Executive,lLegislative,lJudicial
-
lThislsystemlensureslseparationloflpowerslandlpreventslanylonelbranchlfromlbecomin
gltoolpowerful.
Wholmakeslfederalllaws?l-lans-Congress
-
lCongress,lconsistingloflthelHouseloflrepresentativeslandlSenate,lpassesllawslatlthelf
ederalllevel.
WhatlislthelhighestlcourtlinlthelUnitedlStates?l-lans-ThelSupremelCourt
-lThelSupremelCourtlislthelfinallauthoritylonlinterpretinglU.S.llawlandlthelConstitution.
Wholislinlchargeloflthelexecutivelbranch?l-lans-ThelPresident
-lThelPresidentlenforcesllawslandlactslaslCommander-in-Chiefloflthelmilitary.
, Whatlstopslonelbranchloflgovernmentlfromlbecomingltoolpowerful?l-lans-
CheckslandlBalances
-lThislsystemlallowsleachlbranchltollimitlthelpowerloflthelothers,lpreventingltyranny.
WhatlislonelrightlorlfreedomlfromlthelFirstlAmendment?l-lans-
ThelFirstlAmendmentlprotectslfreedomslsuchlaslspeech,lreligion,landlthelpress.
Wholcanlvetolbills?l(Wholhaslthelpowerltolrejectlalproposedllaw.)l-lans-ThelPresident
-
lThelPresidentlcanlrejectlbillslpassedlbylCongress,lbutlCongresslcanloverridelthelvetol
withlaltwo-thirdslvote.
WhatldolwelshowlloyaltyltolwhenlwelsaylthelPledgeloflAllegiance?l-lans-ThelU.S.lFlag
-lThelflaglrepresentslthelnationlandlthelvalueslofllibertylandljustice.
WhatlisltheleconomiclsystemlinlthelUnitedlStates?l-lans-Capitalism
-lThelU.S.leconomylislbasedlonlprivatelownershiplandlfreelmarkets.
Whatlislthel"rulelofllaw"?l-lans-Thelgovernmentlmustlfollowlthellaw
-
lThelrulelofllawlensureslthatlalllpeople,lincludinglgovernmentlofficials,larelsubjectltolth
elsamellaws.
WholwrotelthelDeclarationloflIndependence?l-lans-ThomaslJefferson
-
lJeffersonlwaslthelprimarylauthor,loutlininglthelcolonies'lreasonslforlseparatinglfromlBri
tain.
WhatlareltwolrightslinlthelDeclarationloflIndependence?l-lans-
Lifelandlthelpursuitloflhappiness
-
lThelDeclarationlstateslthatlalllmenlhavelunalienablelrightsltol"life,lliberty,landlthelpurs
uitloflhappiness."
WhatltypeloflgovernmentldoeslthelUnitedlStateslhave?l-lans-Republic
-
lThelU.S.lislalconstitutionallrepublic,lwherelofficialslarelelectedltolrepresentlthelpeople.
UnderlthelConstitution,lsomelpowerslbelongltolthelfederallgovernment.lWhatlislonelpo
werloflthelfederallgovernment?l-lans-Tolprintlmoney
-
lThelfederallgovernmentlcontrolslthelnationallcurrency,lwhilelstateslhandlellicensinglan
dlelections.