Florida Civic Literacy Test (FAU)
1. Who is the Governor of your state now?: ron desantis
2. what is the capital of your state?: Tallahassee
3. What are the two major political parties in the United States?: republicanand democratic
4. What is the political party of the President now?: Democratic
5. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?: -
Kevin McCarthy
6. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. De-scribe one of
them.: citizens 18 and older can vote
7. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?: serve ona jury
8. Name one right only for United States citizens.: vote in a federal election
9. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?: freedom ofexpression and
speech
10. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?: theunites states and
the flag
11. How old do you have to be to vote?: 18
12. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?-
: give up loyalty to other countries
13. what are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy: voteand run for
office
14. What is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?: April 15
15. When must all men register for the Selective Service?: 18
16. What is one reason colonists came to America?: freedom
17. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?: africans
18. who lived in America before the europeans arrived: native americans
19. Why did the colonists fight the British?: taxation without representation,boarding,
quartering,
no self government
20. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?: Thomas Jefferson
21. there were 13 original states name three: virginia, New York and Pennsylvania
, 22. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?: July 4, 1776
23. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?: The Constitution waswritten
24. When was the Constitution written?: 1787
25. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.Name one of the
writers.: James Madison
26. What is the supreme law of the land?: Constitution
27. What does the Constitution do?: sets up the government,defines the government,
protects basic rights of Americans
28. the idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution.what are these
words?: we the people
29. What is an amendment?: A change to the Constitution or an addition to theconstitution
30. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: the bill ofrights
31. what is one right or freedom from the first amendment: speech, religion,assembly, press
or petition
32. how many amendments does the constitution have?: 27
33. what did the declaration of independence do?: announced our independence,declared our
independence,
said that the United States is free
34. what are two rights in the declaration of independence?: life, liberty, pursuitof happiness
35. What is freedom of religion?: you can practice any religion, or not practice areligion
36. what is the economic system in the United States?: cabalist and marketeconomy
37. 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.
38. name a branch or part of the government?: Congresslegislative
Presidentexecutivethe courtsjudicial
39. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?: -
checks and balances, and separation of powers
40. who is in charge of the executive branch?: president
41. who makes federal laws: Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives), (U.S. or
national) legislature
42. How many U.S. Senators are there?: 100
1. Who is the Governor of your state now?: ron desantis
2. what is the capital of your state?: Tallahassee
3. What are the two major political parties in the United States?: republicanand democratic
4. What is the political party of the President now?: Democratic
5. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?: -
Kevin McCarthy
6. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. De-scribe one of
them.: citizens 18 and older can vote
7. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?: serve ona jury
8. Name one right only for United States citizens.: vote in a federal election
9. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?: freedom ofexpression and
speech
10. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?: theunites states and
the flag
11. How old do you have to be to vote?: 18
12. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?-
: give up loyalty to other countries
13. what are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy: voteand run for
office
14. What is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?: April 15
15. When must all men register for the Selective Service?: 18
16. What is one reason colonists came to America?: freedom
17. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?: africans
18. who lived in America before the europeans arrived: native americans
19. Why did the colonists fight the British?: taxation without representation,boarding,
quartering,
no self government
20. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?: Thomas Jefferson
21. there were 13 original states name three: virginia, New York and Pennsylvania
, 22. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?: July 4, 1776
23. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?: The Constitution waswritten
24. When was the Constitution written?: 1787
25. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.Name one of the
writers.: James Madison
26. What is the supreme law of the land?: Constitution
27. What does the Constitution do?: sets up the government,defines the government,
protects basic rights of Americans
28. the idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution.what are these
words?: we the people
29. What is an amendment?: A change to the Constitution or an addition to theconstitution
30. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: the bill ofrights
31. what is one right or freedom from the first amendment: speech, religion,assembly, press
or petition
32. how many amendments does the constitution have?: 27
33. what did the declaration of independence do?: announced our independence,declared our
independence,
said that the United States is free
34. what are two rights in the declaration of independence?: life, liberty, pursuitof happiness
35. What is freedom of religion?: you can practice any religion, or not practice areligion
36. what is the economic system in the United States?: cabalist and marketeconomy
37. 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.
38. name a branch or part of the government?: Congresslegislative
Presidentexecutivethe courtsjudicial
39. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?: -
checks and balances, and separation of powers
40. who is in charge of the executive branch?: president
41. who makes federal laws: Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives), (U.S. or
national) legislature
42. How many U.S. Senators are there?: 100
