FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What wwis wwthe wwsupreme wwlaw wwof wwthe wwland ww- wwAnswer ww▪The wwconstitution
What wwdoes wwthe wwconstitution wwdo? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwsets wwup wwthe wwgovernment
▪ wwdefines wwthe wwgovernment
▪ wwprotects wwbasic wwrights wwof wwAmericans
The wwidea wwof wwself-government wwis wwin wwthe wwfirst wwthree wwwords wwof wwthe
wwConstitution. wwWhat wware wwthese wwwords? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwWe wwthe wwpeople
What wwis wwan wwamendment? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwa wwchange ww(to wwthe wwConstitution)
▪ wwan wwaddition ww(to wwthe wwConstitution)
What wwdo wwwe wwcall wwthe wwfirst wwten wwamendments wwto wwthe wwConstitution? ww-
wwAnswer ww▪ wwThe wwBill wwof wwRights
What wwis wwone wwright wwor wwfreedom wwfrom wwthe wwFirst wwAmendment?* ww-
wwAnswer ww▪ wwSpeech
▪ wwReligion
▪ wwAssembly
▪Press
▪ wwPetition wwthe wwgovernment
How wwmany wwamendments wwdoes wwthe wwConstitution wwhave? ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwtwenty-seven ww(27)
What wwdid wwthe wwDeclaration wwof wwIndependence wwdo? ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwannounced wwour wwindependence ww(from wwGreat wwBritain)
▪ wwdeclared wwour wwindependence ww(from wwGreat wwBritain)
▪ wwsaid wwthat wwthe wwUnited wwStates wwis wwfree ww(from wwGreat wwBritain)
What wware wwtwo wwrights wwin wwthe wwDeclaration wwof wwIndependence? ww- wwAnswer
ww▪ wwlife
▪ wwliberty
▪ wwpursuit wwof wwhappiness
, What wwis wwfreedom wwof wwreligion? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwYou wwcan wwpractice wwany
wwreligion, wwor wwnot wwpractice wwa wwreligion.
What wwis wwthe wweconomic wwsystem wwin wwthe wwUnited wwStates?* ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwcapitalist wweconomy
▪ wwmarket wweconomy
What wwis wwthe ww"rule wwof wwlaw"? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwEveryone wwmust wwfollow wwthe
wwlaw
▪ wwLeaders wwmust wwobey wwthe wwlaw
▪ wwGovernment wwmust wwobey wwthe wwlaw
▪ wwNo wwone wwis wwabove wwthe wwlaw
Name wwone wwbranch wwor wwpart wwof wwthe wwgovernment.* ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwCongress
▪ wwlegislative
▪ wwPresident
▪ wwexecutive
▪ wwthe wwcourts
▪ wwjudicial
What wwstops wwone wwbranch wwof wwgovernment wwfrom wwbecoming wwtoo wwpowerful?
ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwchecks wwand wwbalances
▪ wwseparation wwof wwpowers
Who wwis wwin wwcharge wwof wwthe wwexecutive wwbranch? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwthe
wwPresident
Who wwmakes wwfederal wwlaws? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwCongress
▪ wwSenate wwand wwHouse ww(of wwRepresentatives)
▪ ww(U.S. wwor wwnational) wwlegislature
What wware wwthe wwtwo wwparts wwof wwthe wwU.S. wwCongress?* ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwthe
wwSenate wwand wwHouse ww(of wwRepresentatives)
How wwmany wwU.S. wwSenators wware wwthere? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ ww100
We wwelect wwa wwU.S. wwSenator wwfor wwhow wwmany wwyears? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwsix
ww(6)
Who wwis wwone wwof wwyour wwstate's wwU.S. wwSenators wwnow?* ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwMarco wwRubio
The wwHouse wwof wwRepresentatives wwhas wwhow wwmany wwvoting wwmembers? ww-
wwAnswer ww▪435
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What wwis wwthe wwsupreme wwlaw wwof wwthe wwland ww- wwAnswer ww▪The wwconstitution
What wwdoes wwthe wwconstitution wwdo? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwsets wwup wwthe wwgovernment
▪ wwdefines wwthe wwgovernment
▪ wwprotects wwbasic wwrights wwof wwAmericans
The wwidea wwof wwself-government wwis wwin wwthe wwfirst wwthree wwwords wwof wwthe
wwConstitution. wwWhat wware wwthese wwwords? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwWe wwthe wwpeople
What wwis wwan wwamendment? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwa wwchange ww(to wwthe wwConstitution)
▪ wwan wwaddition ww(to wwthe wwConstitution)
What wwdo wwwe wwcall wwthe wwfirst wwten wwamendments wwto wwthe wwConstitution? ww-
wwAnswer ww▪ wwThe wwBill wwof wwRights
What wwis wwone wwright wwor wwfreedom wwfrom wwthe wwFirst wwAmendment?* ww-
wwAnswer ww▪ wwSpeech
▪ wwReligion
▪ wwAssembly
▪Press
▪ wwPetition wwthe wwgovernment
How wwmany wwamendments wwdoes wwthe wwConstitution wwhave? ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwtwenty-seven ww(27)
What wwdid wwthe wwDeclaration wwof wwIndependence wwdo? ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwannounced wwour wwindependence ww(from wwGreat wwBritain)
▪ wwdeclared wwour wwindependence ww(from wwGreat wwBritain)
▪ wwsaid wwthat wwthe wwUnited wwStates wwis wwfree ww(from wwGreat wwBritain)
What wware wwtwo wwrights wwin wwthe wwDeclaration wwof wwIndependence? ww- wwAnswer
ww▪ wwlife
▪ wwliberty
▪ wwpursuit wwof wwhappiness
, What wwis wwfreedom wwof wwreligion? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwYou wwcan wwpractice wwany
wwreligion, wwor wwnot wwpractice wwa wwreligion.
What wwis wwthe wweconomic wwsystem wwin wwthe wwUnited wwStates?* ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwcapitalist wweconomy
▪ wwmarket wweconomy
What wwis wwthe ww"rule wwof wwlaw"? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwEveryone wwmust wwfollow wwthe
wwlaw
▪ wwLeaders wwmust wwobey wwthe wwlaw
▪ wwGovernment wwmust wwobey wwthe wwlaw
▪ wwNo wwone wwis wwabove wwthe wwlaw
Name wwone wwbranch wwor wwpart wwof wwthe wwgovernment.* ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwCongress
▪ wwlegislative
▪ wwPresident
▪ wwexecutive
▪ wwthe wwcourts
▪ wwjudicial
What wwstops wwone wwbranch wwof wwgovernment wwfrom wwbecoming wwtoo wwpowerful?
ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwchecks wwand wwbalances
▪ wwseparation wwof wwpowers
Who wwis wwin wwcharge wwof wwthe wwexecutive wwbranch? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwthe
wwPresident
Who wwmakes wwfederal wwlaws? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwCongress
▪ wwSenate wwand wwHouse ww(of wwRepresentatives)
▪ ww(U.S. wwor wwnational) wwlegislature
What wware wwthe wwtwo wwparts wwof wwthe wwU.S. wwCongress?* ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwthe
wwSenate wwand wwHouse ww(of wwRepresentatives)
How wwmany wwU.S. wwSenators wware wwthere? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ ww100
We wwelect wwa wwU.S. wwSenator wwfor wwhow wwmany wwyears? ww- wwAnswer ww▪ wwsix
ww(6)
Who wwis wwone wwof wwyour wwstate's wwU.S. wwSenators wwnow?* ww- wwAnswer ww▪
wwMarco wwRubio
The wwHouse wwof wwRepresentatives wwhas wwhow wwmany wwvoting wwmembers? ww-
wwAnswer ww▪435
