FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY 2025
LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
Which part of government was created to reflect the
colonists' position that governments derive their powers
from the consent of the governed? Correct Answer the
legislature
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on
how states count popular votes for president and vice
president? Correct Answer Bush v. Gore (2000)
Which two steps are required in order for someone to
become Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? Correct
Answer nomination by the President, confirmation by the
Senate
Which structure found in the U.S. Constitution was
included as a response to a concern expressed in the
Declaration of Independence? Correct Answer separation
of powers
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based
on the Equal Protection Clause? Correct Answer Plessy v.
Ferguson (1896)
Who has the power to veto bills? Correct Answer the
President
,Why does Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution
require that tax bills be introduced in the House of
Representatives? Correct Answer because the original
English colonists were taxed without their consent
Which is a shared power in the federal system? Correct
Answer collecting taxes
Which part of the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of
religion? Correct Answer the Bill of Rights
The U.S. Constitution requires that the President be
elected by whom? Correct Answer the Electoral College
Which United States Supreme Court case established the
power of judicial review? Correct Answer Marbury v.
Madison (1803)
Which of the following pairs of United States Supreme
Court cases resulted in limiting the power for local
governments? Correct Answer Brown v. Board of
Education (1954) and District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body
politic"? Correct Answer the Mayflower Compact
Which government officials are elected by the people?
Correct Answer mayors
,Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the
power to seize property? Correct Answer eminent domain
What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?
Correct Answer to promote democratic participation
Which document represents the supreme law of the land?
Correct Answer the U.S. Constitution
Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers? Correct
Answer The proposed Constitution should be ratified.
Which document was adopted by the newly independent
United States to organize the national government after
declaring independence? Correct Answer the Articles of
Confederation
Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?
Correct Answer Government should support enumerated
individual rights.
If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are
unable to serve, who acts as president? Correct Answer
the Speaker of the House
Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in
the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment? Correct Answer
"to petition the king"
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? Correct
Answer the President
, What is one power of the U.S. Senate? Correct Answer
ratify international treaties
What is popular sovereignty? Correct Answer rule by the
people
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Correct
Answer declared independence from Great Britain
What is the "rule of law"? Correct Answer No one is above
the law.
Which of the following pairs of cases impacted First
Amendment rights? Correct Answer Texas v. Johnson
(1989) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between
slave and free states over representation? Correct Answer
Three-Fifths Compromise
What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected
term? Correct Answer two years
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the
Declaration of Independence? Correct Answer pursuit of
happiness
Which United States Supreme Court case focused on
executive privilege? Correct Answer U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
Which part of government was created to reflect the
colonists' position that governments derive their powers
from the consent of the governed? Correct Answer the
legislature
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on
how states count popular votes for president and vice
president? Correct Answer Bush v. Gore (2000)
Which two steps are required in order for someone to
become Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? Correct
Answer nomination by the President, confirmation by the
Senate
Which structure found in the U.S. Constitution was
included as a response to a concern expressed in the
Declaration of Independence? Correct Answer separation
of powers
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based
on the Equal Protection Clause? Correct Answer Plessy v.
Ferguson (1896)
Who has the power to veto bills? Correct Answer the
President
,Why does Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution
require that tax bills be introduced in the House of
Representatives? Correct Answer because the original
English colonists were taxed without their consent
Which is a shared power in the federal system? Correct
Answer collecting taxes
Which part of the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of
religion? Correct Answer the Bill of Rights
The U.S. Constitution requires that the President be
elected by whom? Correct Answer the Electoral College
Which United States Supreme Court case established the
power of judicial review? Correct Answer Marbury v.
Madison (1803)
Which of the following pairs of United States Supreme
Court cases resulted in limiting the power for local
governments? Correct Answer Brown v. Board of
Education (1954) and District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body
politic"? Correct Answer the Mayflower Compact
Which government officials are elected by the people?
Correct Answer mayors
,Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the
power to seize property? Correct Answer eminent domain
What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?
Correct Answer to promote democratic participation
Which document represents the supreme law of the land?
Correct Answer the U.S. Constitution
Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers? Correct
Answer The proposed Constitution should be ratified.
Which document was adopted by the newly independent
United States to organize the national government after
declaring independence? Correct Answer the Articles of
Confederation
Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?
Correct Answer Government should support enumerated
individual rights.
If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are
unable to serve, who acts as president? Correct Answer
the Speaker of the House
Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in
the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment? Correct Answer
"to petition the king"
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? Correct
Answer the President
, What is one power of the U.S. Senate? Correct Answer
ratify international treaties
What is popular sovereignty? Correct Answer rule by the
people
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Correct
Answer declared independence from Great Britain
What is the "rule of law"? Correct Answer No one is above
the law.
Which of the following pairs of cases impacted First
Amendment rights? Correct Answer Texas v. Johnson
(1989) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between
slave and free states over representation? Correct Answer
Three-Fifths Compromise
What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected
term? Correct Answer two years
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the
Declaration of Independence? Correct Answer pursuit of
happiness
Which United States Supreme Court case focused on
executive privilege? Correct Answer U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
