Test Resources

In accordance with Florida Statue 1007.25 and Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-10.02413, Tallahassee Community College will be offering the Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) for completion of an Associate of Arts Degree or Associate of Science Degree. 

The test consists of approximately 80 multiple-choice questions. In order, to pass one needs to get 60% of the questions correct.

The following link can help you schedule the test or learn more about testing center services.

• TCC Testing Center

The FCLE measures the following civic literacy competencies and outcomes:

• Understanding of the basic principles and practices of American democracy and how they are applied in our republican form of government
• Understanding of the United States Constitution and its application
• Knowledge of the founding documents and how they have shaped the nature and functions of our institutions of self-government
• Understanding of landmark Supreme Court cases, landmark legislation, and landmark executive actions and their impact on law and society

The Learning Commons offer workshops in the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters to help you prepare. MyTCC provides information on upcoming workshops. In the meantime, you can view recordings of these videos using the links below.  These are on the Learning Commons youtube channel.

• Principles of Democracy
• The U.S. Constitution
• Founding Documents
• Landmark Decisions

Students wanted quizlet cards to help study key ideas.  Here are some flashcards.  Let us know what you think.

Here is the link for Competency One - Basic Principles and Practices of American Democracy:  https://quizlet.com/817092367/florida-civic-literacy-competency-one-flash-cards/?new

Here is the link for Competency Two - Understanding the Constitution:  https://quizlet.com/817094592/florida-civic-literacy-competency-two-flash-cards/?new

Here is the link for Competency Three - Founding Documents: https://quizlet.com/817314698/florida-civic-literacy-competency-three-flash-cards/?new

Recommended FCLE Resources are listed below.

• Supplemental Guide for the Florida Civic Literacy Examination - This resource is provided by FDOE. There are many links for further study based on the competency.
• Florida Civic Literacy Examination Sample Items - This resource is provided by FDOE. There are many links for further study based on the competency.
• Florida Department of Education Resource Page

The links in this section take you to the Work Force Development section of our website and offer general information about this test.

• GED Prep Information

The Learning Commons offers one-on-one tutoring to students enrolled in GED Prep at Tallahassee Community College. At this time, all the handouts listed in the GED Mathematical Reasoning session are in pdf format.

Absolute value

• Opposites and Absolute Value

Decimals

• Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers
• Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Numbers
• Operations on Rational Numbers (decimals)
• Order Relations in Fractions and Decimal Numbers
• Reading and Writing Decimal Numbers

Exponents

• Basic Exponents
• Exponents and Fractions
• Integer Exponents and Dividing Monomials
• Law of Exponents
• Scientific Notation
• Simplifying Rational Exponents

Factoring

• Factoring by Grouping
• Factoring Summary
• Factoring Trinomials in the Form Xsq Plus BX plus C
• Factoring Trinomials in the form AXsq Plus BX plus C
• Factoring Trinomials in the Form AXsq Plus BX plus C by Grouping
• Greatest Common Factor
• Least Common Multiple
• Monomial Factors
• Prime Factorization
• Special Factoring

Fractions

• Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers
• Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers
• Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
• Introduction to Fractions
• Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
• Operations on Rational Numbers (Fractions)
• Simplifying Algebraic Fractions
• Simplifying Rational Expressions
• Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
• The Order Relation Between Two Fractions
• Writing Equivalent Fractions

Geometry

• Area of Basic Geometric Figures
• Geometry Formulas and Shapes
• Geometry Exercises - Perimeter
• Perimeter of Basic Geometric Figures
• Volume of Basic Geometric Figures

Graphing

• Finding x and y Intercepts
• Graphing Linear Equations
• Systems of Linear Inequalities
• The Rectangular Coordinate System

Inequalities

• Solving General Inequalities
• Solving Inequalities in the Form x +a less than b and ax less than b
• Solving Linear Inequalities and Compound Inequalities

Linear equations

• Slope-Intercept Form and Point-Slope Form
• Solutions of Linear Equations in Two Variables
• Solving Equations in the Form ax=b
• Solving Equations in the Form x+a=b
• Solving Equations in the Form ax+b=c
• Solving Equations in the Form ax+b=cx+d
• Solving Equations With Fractions
• Solving Equations With Parentheses

Literal equations

• Solving Literal Equations

Number sense

• Adding Integers
• BLANK Multiplication Table
• Multiplication Table Filled-in
• Order of Operations Agreement
• Order Relations Between Signed Numbers
• Properties of Real Numbers
• Rules of Divisibility
• Subtracting Integers
• The Set of Real Numbers

Percents, ratios, rates, and proportions

• Applications of Percents
• Converting Among Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
• Percent Problems The Proportion Method
• Proportions
• Rates
• Ratio
• The Basic Percent Equation
• Writing Decimals and Fractions as Percents
• Writing Percents and Decimals as Fractions

Polynomials

• Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
• Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial
• Evaluating Variable Expressions
• Multiplying Binomials With Special Products
• Multiplying Monomials
• Multiplying Polynomials
• Multiplying Two Binomials Using the FOIL Method
• Simplifying Variable Expressions By Combining Like Terms
• Simplifying Variable Expressions Using Properties of Multiplication
• Simplifying Variable Expressions Using the Distributive Property

Quadratic equations

• Solving Quadratic Equations
• The Quadratic Formula

Radicals

• Adding and Subtracting Square Roots
• Evaluating and Simplifying nth roots
• Multiplying Square Roots
• Simplifying Square Roots (extended version)
• Simplifying Square Roots (short version)
• Solving Radical Equations

Translating words into algebra

• Applications of Translating to Equations
• Expressions Written in Terms of One Variable
• Translating Sentences Into Equations
• Translating Verbal Expressions Into Variable Expressions

Whole numbers

• Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers - Applications
• Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers - Applications
• Estimating Whole Number Answers
• Whole Numbers - Place Value

Word problems and applications

• Consecutive Integers
• Markup and Discount