FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of
them. - Answer-▪Citizen 18 and older
▪ You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
▪Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote)
▪A male citizen of any race (can vote)
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* - Answer-▪Serve on a
jury
▪ vote in a federal election
Name one right only for United States citizens. - Answer-▪ vote in a federal election
▪ run for federal office
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? - Answer-▪Freedom of
expression
▪Freedom of speech
▪Freedom of assembly
▪Freedom to petition the government
▪Freedom of religion
▪ The right to bear arms
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? - Answer-▪The
United States
▪The flag
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - Answer-
▪give up loyalty to other countries
▪defend the constitution and laws of the United States
▪Obey the laws of the United States
▪Serve in the U.S military( if needed)
▪Serve (do important work for) the nation
▪ be loyal to the United States
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* - Answer-▪18 and older
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? - Answer-▪vote
▪join a political party
▪help with a campaign
▪join a community group
▪join a civic group
▪run for office
, ▪write to a newspaper
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?* - Answer-▪April 15
When must all men register for the Selective Service? - Answer-▪at age 18
▪btw 18 and 26
What is one reason colonists came to America? - Answer-▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - Answer-▪ American Indians
▪ Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? - Answer-▪Africans
▪people from Africa
Why did the colonists fight the British? - Answer-▪ because of high taxes (taxation
without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn't have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - Answer-▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? - Answer-▪ July 4, 1776
What does the President's Cabinet do? - Answer-▪advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - Answer-▪ Secretary of Agriculture
▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of
them. - Answer-▪Citizen 18 and older
▪ You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
▪Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote)
▪A male citizen of any race (can vote)
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* - Answer-▪Serve on a
jury
▪ vote in a federal election
Name one right only for United States citizens. - Answer-▪ vote in a federal election
▪ run for federal office
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? - Answer-▪Freedom of
expression
▪Freedom of speech
▪Freedom of assembly
▪Freedom to petition the government
▪Freedom of religion
▪ The right to bear arms
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? - Answer-▪The
United States
▪The flag
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - Answer-
▪give up loyalty to other countries
▪defend the constitution and laws of the United States
▪Obey the laws of the United States
▪Serve in the U.S military( if needed)
▪Serve (do important work for) the nation
▪ be loyal to the United States
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* - Answer-▪18 and older
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? - Answer-▪vote
▪join a political party
▪help with a campaign
▪join a community group
▪join a civic group
▪run for office
, ▪write to a newspaper
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?* - Answer-▪April 15
When must all men register for the Selective Service? - Answer-▪at age 18
▪btw 18 and 26
What is one reason colonists came to America? - Answer-▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - Answer-▪ American Indians
▪ Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? - Answer-▪Africans
▪people from Africa
Why did the colonists fight the British? - Answer-▪ because of high taxes (taxation
without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn't have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - Answer-▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? - Answer-▪ July 4, 1776
What does the President's Cabinet do? - Answer-▪advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - Answer-▪ Secretary of Agriculture
▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
