FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY TEST FINAL
EXAM 2026 BANK CURRENTLY TESTING
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
powers Congress has that are not specifically stated in the
Constitution - ....ANSWER...implied powers
the branch of government that interprets the law; made
up the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts -
....ANSWER...Judicial Branch
the branch that makes the laws; This is the branch the
founders gave the most powers to because it is made up of
many representatives elected directly by the people. -
....ANSWER...Legislative Branch (Congress)
power lies with the people - ....ANSWER...popular
sovereignty
,the opening section of the Constitution; brief introductory
statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding
principles that the Constitution is meant to serve -
....ANSWER...Preamble to the Constitution
Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act
as chair in the absence of the Vice President who is the
President of the Senate - ....ANSWER...President pro
tempore of the Senate
the lower legislative house of Congress; number of
representatives from each state is based on population and
each representative is elected by a district in their state;
members serve 2 year terms - ....ANSWER...House of
Representatives
the leader of the majority party who serves as the
presiding officer of the House of Representatives -
....ANSWER...Speaker of the House of Representatives
the upper house of the United States Congress with 100
members-2 from each state; Senators serve 6 year terms
,and represent all of their state's citizens -
....ANSWER...Senate
part of the first amendment explaining that you have the
freedom to practice any religion of your choice -
....ANSWER...Free Exercise Clause
type of government where power is derived from the
people and the people elect representation -
....ANSWER...democracy
state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of
the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for
defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys. -
....ANSWER...Gideon Vs .Wainwright (1963)
the court decided that the First Amendment applied to
public schools, and that administrators would have to
demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific
regulation of speech in the classroom. -
....ANSWER...Tinker Vs.Des Moines
(1968)
, Document written by English Parliament in 1689,
designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs;
parts of the U.S. Bill of Rights have foundation in that
document - ....ANSWER...English Bill of Rights
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America.
It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony (Pilgrims). -
....ANSWER...Mayflower Compact
rights people have by the virture of being human beings;
both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
address the government's role in protecting these rights -
....ANSWER...natural rights
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and
adopted on July 4, 1776 establishing the 13 American
colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great
Britain. The preamble (first section) lists our unalienable
rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -
....ANSWER...Declaration of Independence
EXAM 2026 BANK CURRENTLY TESTING
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
powers Congress has that are not specifically stated in the
Constitution - ....ANSWER...implied powers
the branch of government that interprets the law; made
up the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts -
....ANSWER...Judicial Branch
the branch that makes the laws; This is the branch the
founders gave the most powers to because it is made up of
many representatives elected directly by the people. -
....ANSWER...Legislative Branch (Congress)
power lies with the people - ....ANSWER...popular
sovereignty
,the opening section of the Constitution; brief introductory
statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding
principles that the Constitution is meant to serve -
....ANSWER...Preamble to the Constitution
Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act
as chair in the absence of the Vice President who is the
President of the Senate - ....ANSWER...President pro
tempore of the Senate
the lower legislative house of Congress; number of
representatives from each state is based on population and
each representative is elected by a district in their state;
members serve 2 year terms - ....ANSWER...House of
Representatives
the leader of the majority party who serves as the
presiding officer of the House of Representatives -
....ANSWER...Speaker of the House of Representatives
the upper house of the United States Congress with 100
members-2 from each state; Senators serve 6 year terms
,and represent all of their state's citizens -
....ANSWER...Senate
part of the first amendment explaining that you have the
freedom to practice any religion of your choice -
....ANSWER...Free Exercise Clause
type of government where power is derived from the
people and the people elect representation -
....ANSWER...democracy
state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of
the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for
defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys. -
....ANSWER...Gideon Vs .Wainwright (1963)
the court decided that the First Amendment applied to
public schools, and that administrators would have to
demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific
regulation of speech in the classroom. -
....ANSWER...Tinker Vs.Des Moines
(1968)
, Document written by English Parliament in 1689,
designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs;
parts of the U.S. Bill of Rights have foundation in that
document - ....ANSWER...English Bill of Rights
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America.
It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony (Pilgrims). -
....ANSWER...Mayflower Compact
rights people have by the virture of being human beings;
both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
address the government's role in protecting these rights -
....ANSWER...natural rights
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and
adopted on July 4, 1776 establishing the 13 American
colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great
Britain. The preamble (first section) lists our unalienable
rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -
....ANSWER...Declaration of Independence
