Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions and Answers (Latest Update) Verified Answers
Question : What is the supreme law of the land
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪The constitution
Question : What does the constitution do?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ sets up the government▪ defines
the government▪ protects basic rights of Americans
Question : The idea of self-government is in the first three
words of the Constitution. What are these words?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ We the people
Question : What is an amendment?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ a change (to the Constitution)▪ an
addition (to the Constitution)
Question : What do we call the first ten amendments to the
Constitution?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ The Bill of Rights
Question : What is one right or freedom from the First
Amendment?*
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ Speech▪ Religion▪
Assembly▪Press▪ Petition the government
Question : How many amendments does the Constitution
have?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ twenty-seven (27)
Question : What did the Declaration of Independence do?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ announced our independence (from
Great Britain)▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
Question : What are two rights in the Declaration of
Independence?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ life▪ liberty▪ pursuit of happiness
Question : What is freedom of religion?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ You can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion.
Question : What is the economic system in the United
States?*
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ capitalist economy▪ market
economy
Question : What is the "rule of law"?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ Everyone must follow the law▪
Leaders must obey the law▪ Government must obey the law▪ No one is above the law
Question : Name one branch or part of the government.*
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ Congress▪ legislative▪ President▪
executive▪ the courts▪ judicial
Question : What stops one branch of government from
becoming too powerful?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ checks and balances▪ separation of
powers
Question : Who is in charge of the executive branch?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ the President
Question : Who makes federal laws?
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ Congress▪ Senate and House (of
Representatives)▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
Question : What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
CORRECT ANSWER : ▪ the Senate and House (of
Representatives)
