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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2025-2026
STUDY GUIDE
1. The United States is an example of which type of government?
constitutional monarchy
a constitutional republic
a direct democracy a
parliamentary monarchy
2. Which is an example of federalism?
the Congress declaring war
power being separated among branches of government
the President nominating an ambassador
power being shared between state and national governments
3. The list below includes holidays observed in the United States.
Memorial Day Veterans Day What do these holidays established by the U.S.
government honor? volunteering to improve communities thanks to the agricultural
community the contributions of laborers the sacrifices of military personnel
4. Which part of the U.S. government was created to reflect the position that governments
derive theirpowers from the consent of the governed?
the
bureaucracy
the executive
the judiciary
the legislature
5. Which document represents the supreme law of the land?the Mayflower Compact the
Magna Carta
pg. 1
, 2
the Declaration of Independence
the U.S. Constitution
6. Which government official is elected by the people?
a congressional staffer
a governor a
lobbyist a
federal judge
7. Which right is reserved for U.S. citizens?
earning an income
running for federal
office buying a home
serving in the military
8. Which executive power can the U.S. President exercise to check legislative power?
appoint
ambassadors veto
tax judicial review
9. The excerpt below is from the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."nor shall
private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." Which
government power is described by this excerpt?
bill of attainder writ
of habeas corpus
eminent domain
territorial acquisition
10. Which U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
pg. 2
, 3
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Korematsu v. United States (1944)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
11. How does the outcome in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) affect the rights of the accused?
It established that the accused has the right to the assistance of counsel.
It established that the accused is protected by freedom of speech.
It established that the accused has the right to a speedy trial.
It established that the accused is protected against self-incrimination.
12. Which is an example of the rule of law?
the exemption of government officials from the
law the declaration of war by military
authorities the direct participation of citizens in
lawmaking the equality of all citizens before
the law
13. Which principle was included in the U.S. Constitution as a response to a concern
expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
limited monarchy
universal suffrage
unitary government
separation of powers
14. Which constitutional principle prevents one branch of the government from becoming
more powerful than another branch?
equal protection
implied powers
checks and balances
judicial review
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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2025-2026
STUDY GUIDE
1. The United States is an example of which type of government?
constitutional monarchy
a constitutional republic
a direct democracy a
parliamentary monarchy
2. Which is an example of federalism?
the Congress declaring war
power being separated among branches of government
the President nominating an ambassador
power being shared between state and national governments
3. The list below includes holidays observed in the United States.
Memorial Day Veterans Day What do these holidays established by the U.S.
government honor? volunteering to improve communities thanks to the agricultural
community the contributions of laborers the sacrifices of military personnel
4. Which part of the U.S. government was created to reflect the position that governments
derive theirpowers from the consent of the governed?
the
bureaucracy
the executive
the judiciary
the legislature
5. Which document represents the supreme law of the land?the Mayflower Compact the
Magna Carta
pg. 1
, 2
the Declaration of Independence
the U.S. Constitution
6. Which government official is elected by the people?
a congressional staffer
a governor a
lobbyist a
federal judge
7. Which right is reserved for U.S. citizens?
earning an income
running for federal
office buying a home
serving in the military
8. Which executive power can the U.S. President exercise to check legislative power?
appoint
ambassadors veto
tax judicial review
9. The excerpt below is from the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."nor shall
private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." Which
government power is described by this excerpt?
bill of attainder writ
of habeas corpus
eminent domain
territorial acquisition
10. Which U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
pg. 2
, 3
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Korematsu v. United States (1944)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
11. How does the outcome in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) affect the rights of the accused?
It established that the accused has the right to the assistance of counsel.
It established that the accused is protected by freedom of speech.
It established that the accused has the right to a speedy trial.
It established that the accused is protected against self-incrimination.
12. Which is an example of the rule of law?
the exemption of government officials from the
law the declaration of war by military
authorities the direct participation of citizens in
lawmaking the equality of all citizens before
the law
13. Which principle was included in the U.S. Constitution as a response to a concern
expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
limited monarchy
universal suffrage
unitary government
separation of powers
14. Which constitutional principle prevents one branch of the government from becoming
more powerful than another branch?
equal protection
implied powers
checks and balances
judicial review
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