CLEP Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions AND CCCURATE QUALIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024

CLEP Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions AND CCCURATE QUALIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024 What is the supreme law of the land - correct answer ▪The constitution What does the constitution do? - correct 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? - correct answer ▪ We the people What is an amendment? - correct answer ▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct answer ▪ The Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* - correct answer ▪ Speech ▪ Religion ▪ Assembly ▪Press ▪ Petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - correct answer ▪ twenty-seven (27) 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) What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - correct answer ▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? - correct answer ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. What is the economic system in the United States?* - correct answer ▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy 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 Name one branch or part of the government.* - correct answer ▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct answer ▪ checks and balances ▪ separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct answer ▪ the President Who makes federal laws? - correct answer ▪ Congress ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives) ▪ (U.S. or national) legislature What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* - correct answer ▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives) How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answer ▪ 100 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answer ▪ six (6) Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* - correct answer ▪ Marco Rubio