2025 FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM (FCLE) |
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS |
RECOMMENDED
What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment? - ANSWER-to promote
democratic participation
Which document represents the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER-the U.S.
Constitution
Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers? - ANSWER-The proposed
Constitution should be ratified.
Which document was adopted by the newly independent United States to
organize the national government after declaring independence? - ANSWER-the
Articles of Confederation
,Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers? - ANSWER-Government
should support enumerated individual rights.
If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve, who
acts as president? - ANSWER-the Speaker of the House
Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's
First Amendment? - ANSWER-"to petition the king"
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER-the President
What is one power of the U.S. Senate? - ANSWER-ratify international treaties
What is popular sovereignty? - ANSWER-rule by the people
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER-declared independence
from Great Britain
, What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER-No one is above the law.
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called? - ANSWER-the
Bill of Rights
Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment? -
ANSWER-The President may serve no more than two elected terms.
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v.
Wainwright (1963) impact criminal defendants? - ANSWER-It established that
defendants had the right to counsel.
What is the length of a U.S. Senator's elected term? - ANSWER-six years
Which United States Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the
constitutional amendment on which it focused? - ANSWER-Citizens United v.
Federal Election Commission (2010) - First Amendment
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS |
RECOMMENDED
What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment? - ANSWER-to promote
democratic participation
Which document represents the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER-the U.S.
Constitution
Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers? - ANSWER-The proposed
Constitution should be ratified.
Which document was adopted by the newly independent United States to
organize the national government after declaring independence? - ANSWER-the
Articles of Confederation
,Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers? - ANSWER-Government
should support enumerated individual rights.
If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve, who
acts as president? - ANSWER-the Speaker of the House
Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's
First Amendment? - ANSWER-"to petition the king"
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER-the President
What is one power of the U.S. Senate? - ANSWER-ratify international treaties
What is popular sovereignty? - ANSWER-rule by the people
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER-declared independence
from Great Britain
, What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER-No one is above the law.
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called? - ANSWER-the
Bill of Rights
Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment? -
ANSWER-The President may serve no more than two elected terms.
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v.
Wainwright (1963) impact criminal defendants? - ANSWER-It established that
defendants had the right to counsel.
What is the length of a U.S. Senator's elected term? - ANSWER-six years
Which United States Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the
constitutional amendment on which it focused? - ANSWER-Citizens United v.
Federal Election Commission (2010) - First Amendment
