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33 questions regarding the Wisconsin Civic Test

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What do we show allegiance to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance

The United States

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

Defend the constitution, Obey the laws of the United States, Give up loyalty to other countries

How old do citizens need to be to vote for President?

18 and older

What are 2 ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

Vote, join a Civic group, join a political party, run for office, write to a newspaper, contact an elected official

When is the last day you can send in your federal income tax forms?

April 15.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

18 years old

Why did colonists come to America?

Religious Freedom and Economic opportunity

Who lived in America before the Europeans came?

American Indians (Native Americans)

What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?

Africans

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Colonists did not have self government, British army stayed in colonists homes, high taxes

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

There were 13 original states. Name 3.

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, NC, Georgia, SC

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Constitution was written

When was the constitution written?

1787

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one the writers.

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison