Florida Civics Literacy Exam Study Guide
Questions Answered 2025/2026
What is the supreme law of the land? - ✔✔✔the Constitution
✔What does the Constitution do? - ✔✔✔-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?
- ✔✔✔We the People
✔What is an amendment? - ✔✔✔-a change (to the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
✔What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ✔✔✔the Bill of Rights
✔What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ✔✔✔-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
✔How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ✔✔✔twenty-seven
,✔What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔✔✔-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? - ✔✔✔-life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
✔What is freedom of religion? - ✔✔✔You can practice
any religion, or
not practice a
religion.
✔What is the economic system
in the United States? - ✔✔✔-capitalist economy
-market economy
✔What is the "rule of law"? - ✔✔✔-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. - ✔✔✔-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
✔What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful? - ✔✔✔-checks and
balances
-separation
of powers
✔Who is in charge of the
executive branch? - ✔✔✔the President
✔Who makes federal laws? - ✔✔✔-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
legislature
Questions Answered 2025/2026
What is the supreme law of the land? - ✔✔✔the Constitution
✔What does the Constitution do? - ✔✔✔-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?
- ✔✔✔We the People
✔What is an amendment? - ✔✔✔-a change (to the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
✔What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ✔✔✔the Bill of Rights
✔What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ✔✔✔-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
✔How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ✔✔✔twenty-seven
,✔What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔✔✔-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? - ✔✔✔-life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
✔What is freedom of religion? - ✔✔✔You can practice
any religion, or
not practice a
religion.
✔What is the economic system
in the United States? - ✔✔✔-capitalist economy
-market economy
✔What is the "rule of law"? - ✔✔✔-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. - ✔✔✔-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
✔What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful? - ✔✔✔-checks and
balances
-separation
of powers
✔Who is in charge of the
executive branch? - ✔✔✔the President
✔Who makes federal laws? - ✔✔✔-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
legislature
