Florida Civic Literacy Practice Exam (2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct
Florida Civic Literacy Practice Exam (2023/
2024 Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct
QUESTION
If President & VP can no longer serve, then who becomes the new president?
Answer:
Speaker of the House
QUESTION
Who is commander in chief of the military?
Answer:
President
QUESTION
Who signs bills to become laws?
Answer:
President
QUESTION
Who can veto bills?
Answer:
President
QUESTION
What does president’s cabinet do?
Answer:
advises the president
QUESTION
What are 2 of 15 cabinet level positions in the US?
Answer:
Attorney general, secretary of education
QUESTION
What does the judicial branch not do?
Answer:
sign bills into laws
QUESTION
The highest court in the US is…
Answer:
Supreme Court
QUESTION
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Answer:
9
QUESTION
Current Chief Justice of the supreme court
Answer:
John Roberts
QUESTION
Which is not a power belonging to the federal gov (under the constitution)?
Answer:
change state boundaries
QUESTION
Which is not a STATE power (under the constitution)?
Answer:
power to make their own currency
QUESTION
Governor of FL 2019
Answer:
Ron DeSantis
QUESTION
Capital of FL
Answer:
Tallahassee
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what is the supreme law of the land?
constitution
what does the constitution do?
sets up our gov’t
idea of self gov’t → first 3 words of constitution?
“we the people”
what is an amendment?
change/ addition
what do we call the first 10 amendments?
bill of rights
one right/ freedom from the 1st amendment?
freedom of:
speech
religion
press
assembly
to petition the gov’t
how many amendments does the constitution have?
27
what did the declaration of independence do?
declared independence from GB
2 rights in the declaration of independence?
life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
what is freedom of religion?
freedom to practice or not practice any religion
what is the economic system in the US?
capitalist/ market economy
what is the “rule of law”?
everyone must follow the law
1 branch/ part of the gov’t?
legislative
executive
judicial
what stops one branch from becoming too powerful?
checks + balances/ separation of powers
who is in charge of executive branch?
president
who makes federal laws?
congress
2 parts of the US congress?
senate + house of representatives
how many US senators are there?
100
we elect a US senator for how many years?
6
who is 1 of alabama’s US senators now?
katie britt
tommy tuberville
house of representatives has how many members?
435
we elect a US representative for how many years?
2
who does a US senator represent?
all people of the state
why do some states have more representatives than others
population
we elect a president for how many years?
4
what month do we vote for president?
november
current president?
joe biden
current VP?
kamala harris
if president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
VP
if both president and VP can not longer serve, who becomes president?
speaker of the house
who is commander in chief of military?
president
who signs bills to become laws?
president
who vetoes bills?
president
what does the president’s cabinet do?
advises the president
2 cabinet level positions?
secretary of agriculture
attorney general
what does judicial branch do?
reviews laws
what is highest court in US?
supreme court
how many justices on supreme court?
9
who is chief justice?
john roberts
1 power of federal gov’t?
print money
1 power of the state?
police dept
governor of AL?
kay ivey
capital of AL?
montgomery
2 major political parties in US?
republican + democrat
what is political party of president?
democrat
who is speaker of house of representatives?
kevin mccarthy
1 amendment to constitution about who can vote?
must be 18 y/o
1 responsibility only for US citizens?
vote in federal election
1 right only for US citizens?
vote in federal election
2 rights of everyone living in US?
freedom of religion
right to bear arms
what do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?
US
1 promise you make when you become a US citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries
how old must US citizens be to vote for president?
18
2 ways americans can participate in their democracy?
vote
run for office
last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
april 15
when must all men register for the selective service?
at age 18
1 reason colonists came to america?
freedom
who lived in america before europeans arrived?
native americans
what group of people was taken to america + sold as slaves?
africans
why did the colonists fight the british?
high taxes
who wrote the declaration of independence?
thomas jefferson
when was the declaration of independence adopted?
july 4, 1776
3/13 og states (colonies)?
georgia
maryland
pennsylvania
what happened @ constitutional convention?
constitution was signed
when was constitution written?
1787
1 writer of the federalist papers?
james madison
1 thing benjamin franklin is famous for?
US diplomat
who is “father of our country”?
george washington
who was first president?
george washington
what territory did US buy from france in 1803?
louisiana territory
1 war fought by US in 1800s?
war of 1812
US war between north and south
civil war
1 problem that led to civil war?
slavery
1 important thing abraham lincoln did?
freed the slaves
what did emancipation proclamation do?
freed the slaves
what did susan b anthony do?
fought for women’s rights
1 war fought by US in 1900s?
WWI; WWII
president during WWI
woodrow wilson
president during great depression and WWII
franklin roosevelt
who did US fight in WWII?
germany, japan, italy
what war was eisenhower in?
WWII
main concern of US during cold war?
communism
what movement tried to end racial discrimination?
civil rights
what did MLKJ do?
fought for civil rights
september 11, 2001?
terrorist attacks on world trade center (twin towers); pentagon
1 american indian tribe?
navajo
1 longest river in US
missouri or mississippi
ocean on west coast of US?
pacific
ocean on east coast of US?
atlantic
1 US territory?
guam
1 state that borders canada?
ohio
1 state that borders mexico?
new mexico
capital of US?
washington dc
where is statue of liberty?
new york harbor / liberty island
why does flag have 13 stripes?
13 og colonies
why does flag have 50 stars?
50 states
name of national anthem?
the star spangled banner
when do we celebrate independence day?
july 4
2 national US holidays?
thanksgiving and christmas