Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatQisQtheQsupremeQlawQofQtheQlandQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪TheQconstitution
WhatQdoesQtheQconstitutionQdo?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QsetsQupQtheQgovernment
▪QdefinesQtheQgovernment
▪QprotectsQbasicQrightsQofQAmericans
TheQideaQofQself-
governmentQisQinQtheQfirstQthreeQwordsQofQtheQConstitution.QWhatQareQtheseQwords?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QWeQtheQpeople
WhatQisQanQamendment?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QaQchangeQ(toQtheQConstitution)
▪QanQadditionQ(toQtheQConstitution)
WhatQdoQweQcallQtheQfirstQtenQamendmentsQtoQtheQConstitution?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QTheQBillQofQRights
WhatQisQoneQrightQorQfreedomQfromQtheQFirstQAmendment?*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QSpeech
▪QReligion
▪QAssembly
▪Press
▪QPetitionQtheQgovernment
HowQmanyQamendmentsQdoesQtheQConstitutionQhave?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪Qtwenty-sevenQ(27)
,WhatQdidQtheQDeclarationQofQIndependenceQdo?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QannouncedQourQindependenceQ(fromQGreatQBritain)
▪QdeclaredQourQindependenceQ(fromQGreatQBritain)
▪QsaidQthatQtheQUnitedQStatesQisQfreeQ(fromQGreatQBritain)
WhatQareQtwoQrightsQinQtheQDeclarationQofQIndependence?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪Qlife
▪Qliberty
▪QpursuitQofQhappiness
WhatQisQfreedomQofQreligion?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QYouQcanQpracticeQanyQreligion,QorQnotQpracticeQaQreligion.
WhatQisQtheQeconomicQsystemQinQtheQUnitedQStates?*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QcapitalistQeconomy
▪QmarketQeconomy
WhatQisQtheQ"ruleQofQlaw"?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QEveryoneQmustQfollowQtheQlaw
▪QLeadersQmustQobeyQtheQlaw
▪QGovernmentQmustQobeyQtheQlaw
▪QNoQoneQisQaboveQtheQlaw
NameQoneQbranchQorQpartQofQtheQgovernment.*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QCongress
▪Qlegislative
▪QPresident
▪Qexecutive
▪QtheQcourts
▪Qjudicial
, WhatQstopsQoneQbranchQofQgovernmentQfromQbecomingQtooQpowerful?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QchecksQandQbalances
▪QseparationQofQpowers
WhoQisQinQchargeQofQtheQexecutiveQbranch?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QtheQPresident
WhoQmakesQfederalQlaws?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QCongress
▪QSenateQandQHouseQ(ofQRepresentatives)
▪Q(U.S.QorQnational)Qlegislature
WhatQareQtheQtwoQpartsQofQtheQU.S.QCongress?*Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QtheQSenateQandQHouseQ(ofQRepresentatives)
HowQmanyQU.S.QSenatorsQareQthere?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪Q100
WeQelectQaQU.S.QSenatorQforQhowQmanyQyears?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QsixQ(6)
WhoQisQoneQofQyourQstate'sQU.S.QSenatorsQnow?*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QMarcoQRubio
TheQHouseQofQRepresentativesQhasQhowQmanyQvotingQmembers?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪435
WeQelectQaQU.S.QRepresentativeQforQhowQmanyQyears?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QtwoQ(2)
NameQyourU.S.QRepresentative.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪DonnaQShalala
WhoQdoesQaQU.S.QSenatorQrepresent?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QallQpeopleQofQtheQstate
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatQisQtheQsupremeQlawQofQtheQlandQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪TheQconstitution
WhatQdoesQtheQconstitutionQdo?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QsetsQupQtheQgovernment
▪QdefinesQtheQgovernment
▪QprotectsQbasicQrightsQofQAmericans
TheQideaQofQself-
governmentQisQinQtheQfirstQthreeQwordsQofQtheQConstitution.QWhatQareQtheseQwords?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QWeQtheQpeople
WhatQisQanQamendment?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QaQchangeQ(toQtheQConstitution)
▪QanQadditionQ(toQtheQConstitution)
WhatQdoQweQcallQtheQfirstQtenQamendmentsQtoQtheQConstitution?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QTheQBillQofQRights
WhatQisQoneQrightQorQfreedomQfromQtheQFirstQAmendment?*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QSpeech
▪QReligion
▪QAssembly
▪Press
▪QPetitionQtheQgovernment
HowQmanyQamendmentsQdoesQtheQConstitutionQhave?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪Qtwenty-sevenQ(27)
,WhatQdidQtheQDeclarationQofQIndependenceQdo?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QannouncedQourQindependenceQ(fromQGreatQBritain)
▪QdeclaredQourQindependenceQ(fromQGreatQBritain)
▪QsaidQthatQtheQUnitedQStatesQisQfreeQ(fromQGreatQBritain)
WhatQareQtwoQrightsQinQtheQDeclarationQofQIndependence?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪Qlife
▪Qliberty
▪QpursuitQofQhappiness
WhatQisQfreedomQofQreligion?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QYouQcanQpracticeQanyQreligion,QorQnotQpracticeQaQreligion.
WhatQisQtheQeconomicQsystemQinQtheQUnitedQStates?*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QcapitalistQeconomy
▪QmarketQeconomy
WhatQisQtheQ"ruleQofQlaw"?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QEveryoneQmustQfollowQtheQlaw
▪QLeadersQmustQobeyQtheQlaw
▪QGovernmentQmustQobeyQtheQlaw
▪QNoQoneQisQaboveQtheQlaw
NameQoneQbranchQorQpartQofQtheQgovernment.*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QCongress
▪Qlegislative
▪QPresident
▪Qexecutive
▪QtheQcourts
▪Qjudicial
, WhatQstopsQoneQbranchQofQgovernmentQfromQbecomingQtooQpowerful?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QchecksQandQbalances
▪QseparationQofQpowers
WhoQisQinQchargeQofQtheQexecutiveQbranch?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QtheQPresident
WhoQmakesQfederalQlaws?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QCongress
▪QSenateQandQHouseQ(ofQRepresentatives)
▪Q(U.S.QorQnational)Qlegislature
WhatQareQtheQtwoQpartsQofQtheQU.S.QCongress?*Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QtheQSenateQandQHouseQ(ofQRepresentatives)
HowQmanyQU.S.QSenatorsQareQthere?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪Q100
WeQelectQaQU.S.QSenatorQforQhowQmanyQyears?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QsixQ(6)
WhoQisQoneQofQyourQstate'sQU.S.QSenatorsQnow?*Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QMarcoQRubio
TheQHouseQofQRepresentativesQhasQhowQmanyQvotingQmembers?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪435
WeQelectQaQU.S.QRepresentativeQforQhowQmanyQyears?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QtwoQ(2)
NameQyourU.S.QRepresentative.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪DonnaQShalala
WhoQdoesQaQU.S.QSenatorQrepresent?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS▪QallQpeopleQofQtheQstate