FCLE EXAM 2024-2025 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 200 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS / FLORIDA CIVICS
LITERACY EXAM LATEST 2024 (BRAND NEW!!)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWER-the bill of rights
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER-U.S. Constitution
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANSWER- checks and balance/ Separation of powers
How does the Magna Carta provide a foundation for the English perspective of participatory governance? - ANSWER-It establishes a basis for individual rights.
What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English Bill of Rights") in 1689? - ANSWER-Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people
Who is considered to have been the most influential Enlightenment philosopher on the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER-John Locke
What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact? - ANSWER-It is the first attempt by Europeans of self-government in the colonies.
What aspect of the U.S. Constitution was influenced by Montesquieu? - ANSWER-Separation of powers 1 / 3
For what purpose were the Federalist Papers written? - ANSWER-To support ratification of the Constitution and explain its commitment to limited government.
What did the anti-Federalist want the Constitution to include? - ANSWER-A bill of rights
What rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER-Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
For what purpose did Thomas Paine write Common Sense? - ANSWER-To encourage the colonists to demand independence from Great Britain
Which of the following were thought to be weaknesses of the government laid out by the Articles of Confederation? - ANSWER-no power to tax and no executive or judiciary
A state that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies is practicing a
form of: - ANSWER-direct democracy
An individual's belief that ordinary citizens can affect what government does is: - ANSWER-political efficacy
The principle that authority of the government rests in the hands of the people is: - ANSWER-popular sovereignty
The "rule of law" is best described as: - ANSWER-citizens are governed by laws; no one is above the law
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In the U.S., voters chose representatives from the state to represent them in the
U.S. Congress. This is known as: - ANSWER-indirect democracy
Which of the following are reserved for U.S. citizens only? - ANSWER-voting, serving on a jury, and holding federal office
Which of the following best are the two dominant political parties in the U.S. - ANSWER-Democrats and Republicans
In general, the Republican party is ideologically - ANSWER-conservative
Who is responsible for registering voters in the state of Florida? - ANSWER-a county supervisor of elections
Who is the chief executive in a state? - ANSWER-the governor
Congress creates laws, but those laws can be vetoed by the president or overturned by the Supreme Court. This is an example of a Constitutional principle known as: - ANSWER-Checks and Balances
Articles one, two, and three in the Constitution reflect which constitutional
principle: - ANSWER-separation of powers
Which part of the U.S. Constitution declares it to be the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER-Article VI
The concept of self-government can be found in: - ANSWER-the preamble
beginning with "we the people"
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