Wisconsin Civics Graduation Requirement Questions and Answers *Last edit 10262023

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1	20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*	Ron Johnson/Tammy Baldwin			Current Events	Political Science
2	23. Name your U.S. Representative.	This is a fill in the blank - districts will need to review their own area of the state.	Find your representatives here: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative		Current Events	Political Science
3	28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*	Joe Biden			Current Events	Political Science
4	29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?	Kamala Harris			Current Events	Political Science
5	40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?	John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)			Current Events	Political Science
6	43. Who is the Governor of your state now?	Tony Evers			Current Events	Political Science
7	46. What is the political party of the President now?	Democratic (Party)			Current Events	Political Science
8	47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?	Mike Johnson			Current Events	Political Science
9	11. What is the economic system in the United States?*	capitalist or market economy			Economics	Economics
10	44. What is the capital of your state?*	Madison			Geography	Maps
11	88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.	Missouri River, Mississippi River			Geography	Maps
12	89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?	Pacific (Ocean)			Geography	Maps
13	90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?	Atlantic (Ocean)			Geography	Maps
14	91. Name one U.S. territory.	Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa	Northern Mariana Islands, Guam		Geography	Maps
15	92. Name one state that borders Canada.	Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan	Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska		Geography	Maps
16	93. Name one state that borders Mexico.	California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas			Geography	Maps
17	94. What is the capital of the United States?*	Washington, D.C.			Geography	Maps
18	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).]		Geography	Maps
19	1. What is the supreme law of the land?	the Constitution			Gov't	Constitution
20	10. What is freedom of religion?	You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.	The government cannot force you to be a certain religion, nor can they stop you from pracitcing your religion		Gov't	Constitution
21	12. What is the “rule of law”?	Everyone must follow the law. Government must obey the law.	Leaders must obey the law. No one is above the law.		Gov't	Law
22	13. Name one branch or part of the government.*	Congress/Legislative, President/Executive, The Courts/Judicial			Gov't	Constitution
23	14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?	separation of powers	checks and balances		Gov't	Constitution
24	15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?	the President			Gov't	Constitution
25	16. Who makes federal laws?	Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives), (U.S. or national) legislature			Gov't	Constitution
26	17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*	the Senate and House (of Representatives)			Gov't	Constitution
27	18. How many U.S. Senators are there?	one hundred (100)			Gov't	Political Science
28	19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?	six (6)			Gov't	Constitution
29	2. What does the Constitution do?	sets up the government	defines the government	protects basic rights of Americans	Gov't	Constitution
30	21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?	four hundred thirty-five (435)			Gov't	Political Science
31	22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?	two (2)			Gov't	Constitution
32	24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?	all people of the state			Gov't	Political Science
33	25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?	(because of) the state’s population	(because) they have more people	(because) some states have more people	Gov't	Political Science
34	26. We elect a President for how many years?	four (4)			Gov't	Constitution
35	27. In what month do we vote for President?*	November			Gov't	Constitution
36	3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?	We the People			Gov't	Constitution
37	30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?	the Vice President			Gov't	Constitution
38	31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?	the Speaker of the House			Gov't	Constitution
39	32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?	the President			Gov't	Political Science
40	33. Who signs bills to become laws?	the President			Gov't	Political Science
41	34. Who vetoes bills?	the President			Gov't	Political Science
42	35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?	advises the President			Gov't	Political Science
43	36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?	Vice President, Attorney General, Secs of: Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services	Secs of: Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs		Gov't	Political Science
44	37. What does the judicial branch do?	reviews/explains laws	resolves disputes (disagreements)	decides if a law goes against the Constitution	Gov't	Constitution
45	38. What is the highest court in the United States?	the Supreme Court			Gov't	Constitution
46	39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?	nine (9)			Gov't	Political Science
47	4. What is an amendment?	a change (to the Constitution)	an addition (to the Constitution)		Gov't	Constitution
48	41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?	print money, declare war, create an army, make treaties			Gov't	Constitution
49	42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?	provide schooling and education, provide protection (police)	provide safety (fire departments), give a driver’s license	approve zoning and land use	Gov't	Constitution
50	45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*	Democratic and Republican			Gov't	Political Science
51	5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?	the Bill of Rights			Gov't	Constitution
52	6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*	Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition the government			Gov't	Constitution
53	7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?	twenty-seven (27)			Gov't	Constitution
54	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)	Gov't	Constitution
55	9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?	life, liberty, pursuit of happiness			Gov't	Constitution
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57	48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.	Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.	Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) You cannot be stopped from voting based on skin color or ethnicity.		Govt	Constitution
58	49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*	serve on a jury	vote in a federal election		Govt	Political Science
59	50. Name one right only for United States citizens.	vote in a federal election	run for federal office		Govt	Constitution
60	51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?	the right to bear arms, freedom of: expression, speech, assembly, petition the government, worships			Govt	Constitution
61	52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?	The United States, The Flag			Govt	Political Science
62	53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?	give up loyalty to other countries, defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, obey the laws of the United States	serve in the U.S. military (if needed), serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed), be loyal to the United States		Govt	Political Science
63	54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*	eighteen (18) and older			Govt	Constitution
64	55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?	vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join a community group	give an elected official your opinion on an issue, call Senators/Representatives, publicly support or oppose an issue or policy, run for office, write to a newspaper		Govt	Political Science
65	56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*	April 15th			Govt	Political Science
66	57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?	at age eighteen (18)	between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)		Govt	Political Science
67				35	U.S History
68	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		U.S. History	Culture
69	58. What is one reason colonists came to America?	freedom, political liberty, religious freedom	economic opportunity, practice their religion, escape persecution		U.S. History	Colonial Times
70	59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?	American Indians	Native Americans		U.S. History	Colonial Times
71	60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?	Africans	people from Africa		U.S. History	Colonial Times
72	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	U.S. History	Colonial Times
73	62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?	(Thomas) Jefferson			U.S. History	Dec. of Ind
74	63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?	July 4th, 1776			U.S. History	Dec. of Ind
75	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		U.S. History	Colonial Times
76	65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?	The Constitution was written.	The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.		U.S. History	Constitution
77	66. When was the Constitution written?	1787			U.S. History	Constitution
78	67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.	James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Publius			U.S. History	Constitution
79	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	U.S. History	Colonial Times
80	69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?	(George) Washington			U.S. History	Colonial Times
81	70. Who was the first President?*	(George) Washington			U.S. History	Colonial Times
82	71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?	the Louisiana Territory	Louisiana		U.S. History	Expansion
83	72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.	War of 1812, Mexican-American War	Civil War, Spanish-American War		U.S. History	War
84	73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.	the Civil War	the War between the States		U.S. History	Civil War
85	74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.	slavery, economic reasons, states' rights			U.S. History	Civil War
86	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 the Civil War	U.S. History	Civil War
87	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		U.S. History	Civil War
88	77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?	fought for women’s rights	fought for civil rights		U.S. History	Voting
89	78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*	WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, (Persian) Gulf War			U.S. History	War
90	79. Who was President during World War I?	(Woodrow) Wilson			U.S. History	WWI
91	80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?	(Franklin) Roosevelt			U.S. History	WWII
92	81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?	Japan, Germany, and Italy			U.S. History	WWII
93	82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?	World War II			U.S. History	WWII
94	83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?	Communism			U.S. History	Cold War
95	84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?	civil rights (movement)			U.S. History	Civil Rights
96	85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*	fought for civil rights	worked for equality for all Americans		U.S. History	Civil Rights
97	86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?	Terrorists attacked the United States.			U.S. History	Terrorism
98	87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.	WI tribes - Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Ho-Chunk Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin, Oneida Nation, Forest County Potawatomi, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, St. Croix Chippewa, Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake), and Stockbridge-Munsee	Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole	Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit	U.S. History	Native Americans
99	96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?	because there were 13 original colonies	because the stripes represent the original colonies		U.S. History	Culture
100	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	U.S. History	Culture