Florida Civics Literacy Exam Questions GRADED A+
What is the supreme law of the land?
the Constitution
What does the Constitution do?
-sets up the government
-defines the government
-protects basic rights of Americans
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GRADED A+
What is the supreme law of the land? - answerthe Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - answer-sets up the government
-defines the government
-protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - answerWe the People
What is an amendment? - answer-a change (to the Constitution)
-an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - answerthe Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - answer-speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - answertwenty-seven
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - answer-announced our independence
(from Great Britain)
-declared our independence (from Great Britain)
-said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
What are two rights in the
Declaration of Independence? - answer-life
-liberty
-pursuit of
happiness
What is freedom of religion? - answerYou can practice
any religion, or
not practice a
religion.
, What is the economic system
in the United States? - answer-capitalist economy
-market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - answer-Everyone must follow the law.
-Leaders must obey the law.
-Government must obey the law.
-No one is above the law.
Name one branch or part of
the government. - answer-Congress
-legislative
-President
-executive
-the courts
-judicial
What stops one branch of
government from becoming
too powerful? - answer-checks and
balances
-separation
of powers
Who is in charge of the
executive branch? - answerthe President
Who makes federal laws? - answer-Congress
-Senate and House
(of Representatives)
-(U.S. or national)
legislature
What are the two parts of the
U.S. Congress? - answerthe Senate
and House (of
Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators
are there? - answerone hundred (100)
We elect a U.S. Senator for
how many years? - answersix
Who is one of your state's
U.S. Senators now? - answerMarco Rubio
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