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Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions
1. What is the supreme law of the land: The constitution
2. What does the constitution do?: sets up the government defines the
government protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words?: We the people
4. What is an amendment?: a change (to the Constitution) an addition
(to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*: Speech Religion
Assembly Press Petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?: twenty-seven (27)
8. 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)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: life liberty
pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?*: capitalist economy market economy
12. 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
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*: Congress legislative
President executive the courts judicial
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?: the President
33. Who signs bills to become laws?: the President
34. Who vetoes bills?: The President
35. What does the President's Cabinet do?: advises the President
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?: 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 Vice President
37. What does the judicial branch do?: reviews laws explains
laws resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution
38. What is the highest court in the United States?: the Supreme Court
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?: nine (9)
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?: John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of
the federal government?: To print money
To declare war To create an army To make treaties
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?:
Providing schooling and education Provide protection (police) Provide safety (fire departments) Give a driver's license Approve zoning and land use
43. Who is the Governor of your state now?: Ron DeSantis
44. What is the capital of your state?*: Tallahassee
45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*: Democratic and Republican
46. What is the political party of the President now?: Republican Party
47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?:
Nancy Pelosi
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. De- scribe one of them.:
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)
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*: Serve on a jury
vote in a federal election
50. Name one right only for United States citizens.: vote in a federal election run for federal
office
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?: Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech Freedom of assembly Freedom to petition the government Freedom of religion
61. Why did the colonists fight the British?: because of high taxes (taxation without
representation) because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) because they didn't have self-government
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?: (Thomas) Jefferson
63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?: July 4, 1776
64. There were 13 original states. Name three.: New Hampshire Massachusetts
Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?: The Constitution was written.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
66. When was the Constitution written?: 1787
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the
writers.: James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay Publius
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?: 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
69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?: George Washington
70. Who was the first President?: (George) Washington
71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?: Louisiana The Louisiana
Territory
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.: Civil war War of 1812
Mexican-American war Spanish-American war
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.: the Civil War the War between
the States
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.: slavery economic
reasons states' rights
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*: Freed the slaves (Emancipation
Proclamation) saved (or preserved) the union led the United States during Civil war
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?: freed the slaves freed slaves in
the Confederacy freed slaves in the Confederate states freed slaves in most Southern states
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?: fought for women's rights fought for
civil rights
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*: World War 1 World War 2
Korean war Vietnam war (Persian) Gulf war
79. Who was President during World War I?: (Woodrow) Wilson
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?: -
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?: Atlantic (ocean)
91. Name one U.S. territory.: Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Guam
92. Name one state that borders Canada.: Maine New
Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Alaska
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.: California Arizona
New Mexico Texas
94. What is the capital of the United States?: Washington, D.C.
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?: New York (Harbor)
Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?: because there were 13 original colonies because the
stripes represent the original colonies
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?: because there is one star for each state because each
star represents a state because there are 50 states
98. What is the name of the national anthem?: The Star-Spangled Banner
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?: July 4
100. Name two national U.S. holidays.: New Year's Day Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day Presidents' Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Christmas
101. Brown v. Board of Education: 1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard
of discrimination in education. Her family believed that the segregated school system violated the 14th Amendment and took their case to court.
102. Dred Scott v. Sanford: The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue
Violated the 5th amendment helped bring on the civil war
103. Gibbons v. Ogden: Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal
government
104. Gideon v. Wainwright: a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In
the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys.
105. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: School newspapers can be censored by teachers and
administrators The journalism students felt that this censorship was a direct violation of their First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court decided that Principal Reynolds had the right to such editorial decisions, as he had "legitimate pedagogical concerns."
114. Roe v. Wade: (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to privacy implicitly guaran- teed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and 14th Amendments
115. Texas v. Johnson: A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law
banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.
116. Tinker v. Des Moines: Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long
as it is not disruptive, protected but he 1st amendment
117. United States v. Nixon: U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privi- lege
