Florida Civic Literacy EXAM Test Questions WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.

What is the supreme law of the land - correct answer️️▪The constitution What does the constitution do? - correct answer️️▪ 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? - correct answer️️▪ We the people What is an amendment? - correct answer️️▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct answer️️▪ The Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? * - correct answer️️▪ Speech ▪ Religion ▪ Assembly ▪Press ▪ Petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - correct answer️️▪ twenty-seven (27) What did the Declaration of Independence do? - correct answer️️▪ 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? - correct answer️️▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? - correct answer️️▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. What is the economic system in the United States? * - correct answer️️▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy What is the "rule of law"? - correct answer️️▪ 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. * - correct answer️️▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct answer️️▪ checks and balances ▪ separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct answer️️▪ the President Who makes federal laws? - correct answer️️▪ Congress ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives) ▪ (U.S. or national) legislature What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? * - correct answer️️▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives) How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answer️️▪ 100 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answer️️▪ six (6) Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? * - correct answer️️▪ Marco Rubio The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - correct answer️️▪435 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - correct answer️️▪ two (2) Name yourU.S. Representative. - correct answer️️▪Donna Shalala Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - correct answer️️▪ all people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - correct answer️️▪(because of) the state’s population ▪(because) they have more people ▪(because) some states have more people We elect a President for how many years? - correct answer️️▪ four (4) In what month do we vote for President? * - correct answer️️▪ November