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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A+GRADE
Name one branch or part of
the government. - ......ANSWER........-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. - ......ANSWER........Missouri
Mississippi
Name one problem that led to the Civil War. - ......ANSWER........-slavery
-economic reasons
-states' rights
Name one right only for United States citizens. - ......ANSWER........-vote in a federal
election
-run for federal office
Name one state that borders Canada .....ANSWER........Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
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Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Alaska
Name one state that borders Mexico - ......ANSWER........California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Name one U.S. territory. - ......ANSWER........Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. - ......ANSWER........-War of 1812
-Mexican American War Civil War
-Spanish-American War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. - ......ANSWER........-World War I
-World War II
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-Korean War
-Vietnam War
-(Persian) Gulf War
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. - ......ANSWER........-the Civil War
-the War between the States
Name your
U.S. Representative. - ......ANSWER........Matt Gaetz
Natural Rights - ......ANSWER........the idea that all humans are born with rights, which
include the right to life, liberty, and property
New York Times v. US (1971) - ......ANSWER........Ruled that to exercise prior restraint, the
Government must show sufficient evidence that the publication would cause a "grave and
irreparable" danger.
Northwest Ordinance - ......ANSWER........a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified
how western lands would be governed
Participatory democracy - ......ANSWER........a system of government where rank-and-file
citizens rule themselves rather than electing representatives to govern on their behalf
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ......ANSWER........Legalized segregation in publicly owned
facilities based on "separate but equal."
Popular Sovereignty - ......ANSWER........A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A+GRADE
Name one branch or part of
the government. - ......ANSWER........-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. - ......ANSWER........Missouri
Mississippi
Name one problem that led to the Civil War. - ......ANSWER........-slavery
-economic reasons
-states' rights
Name one right only for United States citizens. - ......ANSWER........-vote in a federal
election
-run for federal office
Name one state that borders Canada .....ANSWER........Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
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Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Alaska
Name one state that borders Mexico - ......ANSWER........California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Name one U.S. territory. - ......ANSWER........Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. - ......ANSWER........-War of 1812
-Mexican American War Civil War
-Spanish-American War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. - ......ANSWER........-World War I
-World War II
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-Korean War
-Vietnam War
-(Persian) Gulf War
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. - ......ANSWER........-the Civil War
-the War between the States
Name your
U.S. Representative. - ......ANSWER........Matt Gaetz
Natural Rights - ......ANSWER........the idea that all humans are born with rights, which
include the right to life, liberty, and property
New York Times v. US (1971) - ......ANSWER........Ruled that to exercise prior restraint, the
Government must show sufficient evidence that the publication would cause a "grave and
irreparable" danger.
Northwest Ordinance - ......ANSWER........a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified
how western lands would be governed
Participatory democracy - ......ANSWER........a system of government where rank-and-file
citizens rule themselves rather than electing representatives to govern on their behalf
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ......ANSWER........Legalized segregation in publicly owned
facilities based on "separate but equal."
Popular Sovereignty - ......ANSWER........A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
