FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What does the constitution do? Answer: ▪ 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? Answer: ▪ We the people
◉ What is an amendment? Answer: ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: ▪ The Bill of Rights
◉ What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
Answer: ▪ Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
,▪Press
▪ Petition the government
◉ How many amendments does the Constitution have? Answer: ▪
twenty-seven (27)
◉ What did the Declaration of Independence do? Answer: ▪
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? Answer:
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
◉ What is freedom of religion? Answer: ▪ You can practice any
religion, or not practice a religion.
◉ What is the economic system in the United States?* Answer: ▪
capitalist economy
▪ market economy
, ◉ What is the "rule of law"? Answer: ▪ 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.* Answer: ▪
Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
◉ What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? Answer: ▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
◉ Who is in charge of the executive branch? Answer: ▪ the
President
◉ Who makes federal laws? Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What does the constitution do? Answer: ▪ 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? Answer: ▪ We the people
◉ What is an amendment? Answer: ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: ▪ The Bill of Rights
◉ What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
Answer: ▪ Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
,▪Press
▪ Petition the government
◉ How many amendments does the Constitution have? Answer: ▪
twenty-seven (27)
◉ What did the Declaration of Independence do? Answer: ▪
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? Answer:
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
◉ What is freedom of religion? Answer: ▪ You can practice any
religion, or not practice a religion.
◉ What is the economic system in the United States?* Answer: ▪
capitalist economy
▪ market economy
, ◉ What is the "rule of law"? Answer: ▪ 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.* Answer: ▪
Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
◉ What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? Answer: ▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
◉ Who is in charge of the executive branch? Answer: ▪ the
President
◉ Who makes federal laws? Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
