FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is the Supreme Law of the Land? Accurate Answer - U.S.
Constitution
What does the Constitution do? Accurate Answer - Sets up the
government
Defines the government
Protects basic rights of Americans
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Accurate Answer - The Bill of Rights
How many amendments does the Constitution have? Accurate
Answer - 27
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What are these words? Accurate Answer - We the People
What are the three branches of government? Accurate Answer -
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Responsibilities that are only for US citizens Accurate Answer -
Serve on a jury and voted in federal elections
Rule of law Accurate Answer - Principle that the law applies to
everyone, even those who govern
No one is above the law
Who makes federal laws? Accurate Answer - Congress (Legislative
Branch)
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South Accurate
Answer - The Civil War
, What is an amendment? Accurate Answer - A change/addition to
the Constitution
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Accurate Answer - State population
When was the Constitution written? Accurate Answer - 1787
What rights are granted by the First Amendment? Accurate Answer
- speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition the government
Judicial Review Accurate Answer - The power of the courts to
declare laws unconstitutional
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Accurate Answer - Checks and balances
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Accurate Answer - 435
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who
becomes President? Accurate Answer - The Speaker of the House
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? Accurate Answer -
President of the United States
What does the President's Cabinet do? Accurate Answer - Advises
the President
What does the judicial branch do? Accurate Answer - Interprets the
law!
Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a
law goes against the Constitution
Who signs bills to become laws? Accurate Answer - President of the
United States
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? Accurate Answer - 9
ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is the Supreme Law of the Land? Accurate Answer - U.S.
Constitution
What does the Constitution do? Accurate Answer - Sets up the
government
Defines the government
Protects basic rights of Americans
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Accurate Answer - The Bill of Rights
How many amendments does the Constitution have? Accurate
Answer - 27
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What are these words? Accurate Answer - We the People
What are the three branches of government? Accurate Answer -
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Responsibilities that are only for US citizens Accurate Answer -
Serve on a jury and voted in federal elections
Rule of law Accurate Answer - Principle that the law applies to
everyone, even those who govern
No one is above the law
Who makes federal laws? Accurate Answer - Congress (Legislative
Branch)
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South Accurate
Answer - The Civil War
, What is an amendment? Accurate Answer - A change/addition to
the Constitution
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Accurate Answer - State population
When was the Constitution written? Accurate Answer - 1787
What rights are granted by the First Amendment? Accurate Answer
- speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition the government
Judicial Review Accurate Answer - The power of the courts to
declare laws unconstitutional
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Accurate Answer - Checks and balances
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Accurate Answer - 435
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who
becomes President? Accurate Answer - The Speaker of the House
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? Accurate Answer -
President of the United States
What does the President's Cabinet do? Accurate Answer - Advises
the President
What does the judicial branch do? Accurate Answer - Interprets the
law!
Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a
law goes against the Constitution
Who signs bills to become laws? Accurate Answer - President of the
United States
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? Accurate Answer - 9
