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Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions Part 1

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This deck covers important questions and answers related to the U.S. Constitution, government structure, and civic rights, as part of the Florida Civic Literacy Test.

What is the supreme law of the land?

▪The constitution
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Definition
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
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
▪ We the people
What is an amendment?
▪ a change (to the Constitution), ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
▪ The Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
▪ Speech, ▪ Religion, ▪ Assembly, ▪Press ▪ Petition the government

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TermDefinition
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
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
▪ We the people
What is an amendment?
▪ a change (to the Constitution), ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
▪ The Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
▪ Speech, ▪ Religion, ▪ Assembly, ▪Press ▪ Petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
▪ twenty-seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
▪ 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?
▪ life, ▪ liberty, ▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion?
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States?*
▪ capitalist economy, ▪ market economy
What is the 'rule of law'?
▪ 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.*
▪ Congress, ▪ legislative, ▪ President, ▪ executive, ▪ the courts, ▪ judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
▪ checks and balances, ▪ separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
▪ the President
Who makes federal laws?
▪ Congress, ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives), ▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there?
▪ 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
▪ six (6)
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
▪ Marco Rubio
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
▪435
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
▪ two (2)
Name your U.S. Representative.
▪Donna Shalala
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
▪ all people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
▪(because of) the states population, ▪(because) they have more people, ▪(because) some states have more people