Florida Civic Literacy Exam
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
TheFSocialFContractF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSAFtheoryFthatFindividualsFvoluntarilyFgiveFupFsomeFofFtheirFfreedomsFtoFformF
aFsocietyFandFcreateFaFgovernment.
LockeF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSRefersFtoFJohnFLocke,FaFphilosopherFwhoFdiscussedFideasFlikeFnaturalFrightsFan
dFtheFconsentFofFtheFgoverned.
ConsentFofFtheFGovernedF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSTheFideaFthatFaFgovernment'sFlegitimacyFandFauthorityFcomeFfromFtheFagree
mentFofFtheFpeopleFitFgoverns.
ChecksFandFBalancesF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSAFsystemFinFwhichFdifferentFbranchesFofFgovernmentFhaveFdistinctFpowersFan
dFcanFlimitFeachFother'sFactions.
SeparationFofFPowersF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSDividingFgovernmentalFauthorityFamongFseparateFbranchesFtoFpreventFanyFo
neFbranchFfromFbecomingFtooFpowerful.
MontesquieuF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSRefersFtoFCharlesFdeFMontesquieu,FaFphilosopherFwhoFadvocatedFforFtheFsep
arationFofFpowersFinFgovernment.
LimitedFGovernmentF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSAFgovernmentFwithFrestrictedFpowers,FensuringFthatFitFdoesn'tFinfringeFexces
sivelyFonFindividualFrights.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
TheFSocialFContractF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSAFtheoryFthatFindividualsFvoluntarilyFgiveFupFsomeFofFtheirFfreedomsFtoFformF
aFsocietyFandFcreateFaFgovernment.
LockeF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSRefersFtoFJohnFLocke,FaFphilosopherFwhoFdiscussedFideasFlikeFnaturalFrightsFan
dFtheFconsentFofFtheFgoverned.
ConsentFofFtheFGovernedF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSTheFideaFthatFaFgovernment'sFlegitimacyFandFauthorityFcomeFfromFtheFagree
mentFofFtheFpeopleFitFgoverns.
ChecksFandFBalancesF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSAFsystemFinFwhichFdifferentFbranchesFofFgovernmentFhaveFdistinctFpowersFan
dFcanFlimitFeachFother'sFactions.
SeparationFofFPowersF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSDividingFgovernmentalFauthorityFamongFseparateFbranchesFtoFpreventFanyFo
neFbranchFfromFbecomingFtooFpowerful.
MontesquieuF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSRefersFtoFCharlesFdeFMontesquieu,FaFphilosopherFwhoFadvocatedFforFtheFsep
arationFofFpowersFinFgovernment.
LimitedFGovernmentF-
FCORRECTFANSWERSAFgovernmentFwithFrestrictedFpowers,FensuringFthatFitFdoesn'tFinfringeFexces
sivelyFonFindividualFrights.