Civics test answers by state
Pennsylvania
Four questions on the test have a different answer depending on where you live. These are the answers for Pennsylvania.
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
- John Fetterman
- David McCormick
Every state elects two, and either name answers the question. The Senate lists them at senate.gov.
Name your U.S. representative.
Pennsylvania has 17 representatives, one for each congressional district. Yours depends on your address: look up your district by ZIP code at house.gov, then find it here.
- District 1 Brian Fitzpatrick
- District 2 Brendan Boyle
- District 3 Dwight Evans
- District 4 Madeleine Dean
- District 5 Mary Gay Scanlon
- District 6 Chrissy Houlahan
- District 7 Ryan Mackenzie
- District 8 Robert Bresnahan
- District 9 Daniel Meuser
- District 10 Scott Perry
- District 11 Lloyd Smucker
- District 12 Summer Lee
- District 13 John Joyce
- District 14 Guy Reschenthaler
- District 15 Glenn Thompson
- District 16 Mike Kelly
- District 17 Christopher Deluzio
Who is the governor of your state now?
Josh Shapiro
The governor leads the executive branch of Pennsylvania, the way the President does for the country. USAGov keeps the current name at usa.gov.
What is the capital of your state?
Harrisburg
It is the seat of government of Pennsylvania, named in the state's own law (210 Pa. Code Rule 3702 (Office of the Prothonotary), Commonwealth Court).
Practice with the rest of the test
The other questions have the same answer for everyone. Practice them in the civics test practice, and read Pennsylvania's official website at www.pa.gov.