Florida Civics Literacy Law Exam Series 2025 Questions and Correct Answers

Florida Civics Literacy Law
Exam Series 2025 Questions
and Correct Answers

What is the supreme law of the land? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS--------the Constitution



What does the Constitution do? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS---------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 ANSWERS--------We the People


What is an amendment? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS---------a change (to the
Constitution)

-an addition (to the Constitution)



What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? ------------CORRECT
ANSWERS--------the Bill of Rights


What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS----
-----speech
-religion

-assembly

-press

-petition the government

,How many amendments does the Constitution have? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS--------
twenty-seven



What did the Declaration of Independence do? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS---------
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 ANSWERS---------life

-liberty

-pursuit of

happiness



What is freedom of religion? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS--------You can practice

any religion, or

not practice a

religion.



What is the economic system

in the United States? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS---------capitalist economy

-market economy



What is the "rule of law"? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS---------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 ANSWERS---------Congress

-legislative

, -President

-executive

-the courts

-judicial



What stops one branch of

government from becoming

too powerful? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS---------checks and

balances

-separation

of powers



Who is in charge of the

executive branch? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS--------the President



Who makes federal laws? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS---------Congress

-Senate and House

(of Representatives)

-(U.S. or national)

legislature



What are the two parts of the

U.S. Congress? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS--------the Senate

and House (of

Representatives)



How many U.S. Senators

are there? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS--------one hundred (100)



We elect a U.S. Senator for

how many years? ------------CORRECT ANSWERS--------six