Florida Civic Literacy Test 2024

Florida Civic Literacy Test 2024 Supreme law of the land... Constitution The constitution... Sets up the gov, defines the gov, & protects the basic rights of Americans Idea of self-gov is in first 3 words of the constitution... "We the people..." What is an amendment? Change or addition to the constitution the first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called... The Bill of Rights One right/ freedom guaranteed by the 1st Amendment... freedom of speech How many amendments does the Constitution have? 27 Declaration of Independence... declared independence from Great Britain The rights granted by Declaration of Independence... Life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness Freedom of religion is... right to practice/ not practice any religion The US economic system... Market economic system The rule of law is... Everyone must obey the law What is not a branch of gov? Presidential branch What prevents one branch of gov from getting too powerful? Checks and balances ____ is in charge of the executive branch President ____ makes federal laws Legislative branch/ Congress 2 parts of US Congress are... House of Representatives in Senate How many US Senators are there? 100 How many years is a US senator elected? 6 Name one of the FL state senators in 2019 Marco Rubio or Rick Scott How many voting members are in House of Representatives? 435 How many years is a US Representative elected? 2 Name one of FL US representatives Ramon Alexander or Loranne Ausley Who does a senator represent? all the people of the state Why do some states have more representatives than others? this number is based on population How many years is a US president elected? 4 What month do Americans vote for president? November Name of current US president Donald Trump Name of current vice president Mike Pence If president can no longer serve, who becomes the new president? Vice President If President & VP can no longer serve, then who becomes the new president? Speaker of the House Who is commander in chief of the military? President Who signs bills to become laws? President Who can veto bills? President What does president's cabinet do? advises the president What are 2 of 15 cabinet level positions in the US? Attorney general, secretary of education What does the judicial branch not do? sign bills into laws The highest court in the US is... Supreme Court How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 9 Current Chief Justice of the supreme court John Roberts Which is not a power belonging to the federal gov (under the constitution)? change state boundaries