FCLE EXAM FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY [2026] | COMPLETE
ANSWER GUIDE | UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |
• What is the supreme law of the land? -✓✓ANSWER: the Constitution
• 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
• 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
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
ANSWER GUIDE | UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |
• What is the supreme law of the land? -✓✓ANSWER: the Constitution
• 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
• 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
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
