Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions and
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 (27)
,Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions and
Answers
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
, Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions and
Answers
▪ 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✅✅▪ 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answers✅✅▪ six
(6)
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* - correct answers✅✅▪
Marco Rubio
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 (27)
,Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions and
Answers
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
, Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions and
Answers
▪ 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✅✅▪ 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answers✅✅▪ six
(6)
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* - correct answers✅✅▪
Marco Rubio
