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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM
(FCLE) (LATEST UPDATE) EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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Question 1: What is the supreme law of the land?
CORRECT ANSWER: The Constitution
Question 2: What does the Constitution do?
CORRECT ANSWER: It sets up the government,
defines the government, and protects the basic rights of Americans.
Question 3: The idea of self-government is in the first
three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
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CORRECT ANSWER: We the People
Question 4: What is an amendment?
CORRECT ANSWER: A change or addition to the
Constitution.
Question 5: What do we call the first ten amendments to
the Constitution?
CORRECT ANSWER: The Bill of Rights
Question 6: What is one right or freedom from the First
Amendment?
CORRECT ANSWER: Speech
Question 7: How many amendments does the Constitution
have?
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CORRECT ANSWER: 27
Question 8: What did the Declaration of Independence
do?
CORRECT ANSWER: Announced our independence
from Great Britain.
Question 9: What are two rights in the Declaration of
Independence?
CORRECT ANSWER: Life and liberty
Question 10: What is freedom of religion?
CORRECT ANSWER: You can practice any religion,
or not practice a religion.
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Question 11: What is the economic system in the United
States?
CORRECT ANSWER: Capitalist economy
Question 12: What is the "rule of law"?
CORRECT ANSWER: Everyone must follow the law,
including leaders and the government.
Question 13: Name one branch or part of the government.
CORRECT ANSWER: Legislative
Question 14: What stops one branch of government from
becoming too powerful?
