Wisconsin Civics: How Your State Government Works

by bam

A practical, non-partisan guide to how the state of Wisconsin governs itself, and how you take part where you live. Wisconsin was a Progressive-Era 'laboratory of democracy', home of the 'Wisconsin Idea' that state government and its university should serve everyone. You'll learn Wisconsin's Constitution of 1848, its plural executive, its Legislature of 33 senators and 99 Assembly members, its unusually powerful gubernatorial PARTIAL VETO, its nonpartisan spring elections for a high-profile Supreme Court, its strong recall power, and its 72 counties. It also notes Wisconsin has no statewide citizen initiative. Time-sensitive facts are flagged, pointing to elections.wi.gov. Cited to Wisconsin's own official sources (legis.wisconsin.gov, elections.wi.gov, wicourts.gov).