Wisconsin Auto Sales License Exam with absolutely correct answers to
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What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER no one is above the law
Name the three branches of gov't - ANSWER executive, legislative, and judicial
What stops branches of gov't from becoming too powerful? - ANSWER checks
and balances/separation of powers
What is freedom of religion? - ANSWER to practice or not practice any religion
What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWER capitalism/free
market
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER the President
Who makes federal laws? - ANSWER Congress/House of Reps and Senate
What are the two parts of Congress? - ANSWER House of Reps and Senate
How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSWER 100
,We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSWER 6
Who are the Senators for Wisconsin? - ANSWER Tammy Baldwin and Ron
Johnson
The House of Reps has how many voting members? - ANSWER 435
We elect a U.S. Rep for how many years? - ANSWER 2
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER the Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - ANSWER foundation of gov't and protects rights
The idea of self-gov't is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words? - ANSWER We The People
What is an amendment? - ANSWER Alteration of the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWER Bill of
Rights
What are the rights or freedoms from the First Amendment? - ANSWER Speech,
Assembly, Press, Religion, or Petition
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER 27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER declare independence
, What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who is the 8th Congressional District Rep for Wisconsin? - ANSWER Reid
Ribble
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSWER the people of the state
Why do some states have more Reps than other states? - ANSWER Population
We elect a President for how many years? - ANSWER 4
In what month so we vote for President? - ANSWER November
What is the name of the President of the United States now? - ANSWER Barack
Obama
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States right now? -
ANSWER Joe Biden
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ANSWER the Vice
President
If both the President and the VP can no longer serve, who becomes President? -
ANSWER Speaker of the House
, Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER the President
Who signs bills to become laws? - ANSWER the President
Who vetoes bills? - ANSWER the President
What does the President's Cabinet do? - ANSWER advise the President
What are the Cabinet-level positions? - ANSWER the Secretaries of Agriculture,
Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland
Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation,
Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
What does the judicial branch do? - ANSWER reviews laws
What is the highest court in the United States? - ANSWER Supreme Court
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - ANSWER 9
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - ANSWER John Roberts
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal gov't. What are the
powers of the federal gov't? - ANSWER declare war, make treaties, create an army,
make money
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What are some of those
powers? - ANSWER police, schools, social welfare, and pollution control
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What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER no one is above the law
Name the three branches of gov't - ANSWER executive, legislative, and judicial
What stops branches of gov't from becoming too powerful? - ANSWER checks
and balances/separation of powers
What is freedom of religion? - ANSWER to practice or not practice any religion
What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWER capitalism/free
market
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER the President
Who makes federal laws? - ANSWER Congress/House of Reps and Senate
What are the two parts of Congress? - ANSWER House of Reps and Senate
How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSWER 100
,We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSWER 6
Who are the Senators for Wisconsin? - ANSWER Tammy Baldwin and Ron
Johnson
The House of Reps has how many voting members? - ANSWER 435
We elect a U.S. Rep for how many years? - ANSWER 2
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER the Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - ANSWER foundation of gov't and protects rights
The idea of self-gov't is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words? - ANSWER We The People
What is an amendment? - ANSWER Alteration of the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWER Bill of
Rights
What are the rights or freedoms from the First Amendment? - ANSWER Speech,
Assembly, Press, Religion, or Petition
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER 27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER declare independence
, What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who is the 8th Congressional District Rep for Wisconsin? - ANSWER Reid
Ribble
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSWER the people of the state
Why do some states have more Reps than other states? - ANSWER Population
We elect a President for how many years? - ANSWER 4
In what month so we vote for President? - ANSWER November
What is the name of the President of the United States now? - ANSWER Barack
Obama
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States right now? -
ANSWER Joe Biden
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ANSWER the Vice
President
If both the President and the VP can no longer serve, who becomes President? -
ANSWER Speaker of the House
, Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER the President
Who signs bills to become laws? - ANSWER the President
Who vetoes bills? - ANSWER the President
What does the President's Cabinet do? - ANSWER advise the President
What are the Cabinet-level positions? - ANSWER the Secretaries of Agriculture,
Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland
Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation,
Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
What does the judicial branch do? - ANSWER reviews laws
What is the highest court in the United States? - ANSWER Supreme Court
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - ANSWER 9
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - ANSWER John Roberts
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal gov't. What are the
powers of the federal gov't? - ANSWER declare war, make treaties, create an army,
make money
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What are some of those
powers? - ANSWER police, schools, social welfare, and pollution control
