Florida Civic Literacy Test
What is the supreme law of the land - Correct Answer-▪The constitution
What does the constitution do? - Correct
... [Show More] 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
Rick Scott
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Correct Answer-▪435
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Correct Answer-▪ two (2)
Name yourU.S. Representative. - Correct Answer-▪Bill Posey
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Correct Answer-▪ all people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Correct Answer-▪Representation in the House of Representatives is based on the population of the state with each state guaranteed at least 1 representative.
We elect a President for how many years? - Correct Answer-▪ four (4)
In what month do we vote for President?* - Correct Answer-▪ November
What is the name of the President of theUnited States now?* - Correct Answer-▪ Joe Biden
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - Correct Answer-▪ Kamala Harris
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - Correct Answer-▪ The Vice President
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - Correct Answer-▪ The speaker of the House
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - Correct Answer-▪ the President
Who signs bills to become laws? - Correct Answer-▪ the President
Who vetoes bills? - Correct Answer-▪The President
What does the President's Cabinet do? - Correct Answer-▪advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - Correct Answer-▪ Secretary of Agriculture
▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
What does the judicial branch do? - Correct Answer-▪ reviews laws
▪ explains laws
▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
What is the highest court in the United States? - Correct Answer-▪ the Supreme Court
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - Correct Answer-▪ nine (9)
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - Correct Answer-▪ John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? - Correct Answer-▪To print money
▪To declare war
▪To create an army
▪To make treaties
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? - Correct Answer-▪Providing schooling and education
▪Provide protection (police)
▪Provide safety (fire departments)
▪Give a driver's license
▪Approve zoning and land use
Who is the Governor of your state now? - Correct Answer-▪Ron DeSantis
What is the capital of your state?* - Correct Answer-▪Tallahassee
What are the two major political parties in the United States?* - Correct Answer-▪Democratic and Republican
What is the political party of the President now? - Correct Answer-▪Democratic Party
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? - Correct Answer-▪ Nancy Pelosi
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. - Correct Answer-▪Citizen 18 and older
▪ You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
▪Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote)
▪A male citizen of any race (can vote)
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* - Correct Answer-▪Serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election
Name one right only for United States citizens. - Correct Answer-▪ vote in a federal election
▪ run for federal office
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? - Correct Answer-▪Freedom of expression
▪Freedom of speech
▪Freedom of assembly
▪Freedom to petition the government
▪Freedom of religion
▪ The right to bear arms
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? - Correct Answer-▪The United States
▪The flag
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - Correct Answer-▪give up loyalty to other countries
▪defend the constitution and laws of the United States
▪Obey the laws of the United States
▪Serve in the U.S military( if needed)
▪Serve (do important work for) the nation
▪ be loyal to the United States
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* - Correct Answer-▪18 and older
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? - Correct Answer-▪vote
▪join a political party
▪help with a campaign
▪join a community group
▪join a civic group
▪run for office
▪write to a newspaper
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?* - Correct Answer-▪April 15
When must all men register for the Selective Service? - Correct Answer-▪at age 18
▪btw 18 and 26
What is one reason colonists came to America? - Correct Answer-▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - Correct Answer-▪ American Indians
▪ Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? - Correct Answer-▪Africans
▪people from Africa
Why did the colonists fight the British? - Correct Answer-▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn't have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - Correct Answer-▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? - Correct Answer-▪ July 4, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name three. - Correct Answer-▪ New Hampshire
▪ Massachusetts
▪ Rhode Island
▪ Connecticut
▪ New York
▪ New Jersey
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Delaware
▪ Maryland
▪ Virginia
▪ North Carolina
▪ South Carolina
▪ Georgia
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? - Correct Answer-▪ The Constitution was written.
▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
When was the Constitution written? - Correct Answer-▪ 1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. - Correct Answer-▪ James Madison
▪ Alexander Hamilton
▪ John Jay
▪ Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? - Correct Answer-▪ U.S. diplomat
▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
▪ first Postmaster General of the United States
▪ writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
▪ started the first free libraries
Who is the "Father of Our Country"? - Correct Answer-▪George Washington
Who was the first President? - Correct Answer-▪ (George) Washington
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? - Correct Answer-▪Louisiana
▪The Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. - Correct Answer-▪Civil war
▪War of 1812
▪Mexican-American war
▪Spanish-American war [Show Less]