Government Review

What is an important responsibility of a good citizen?

• to vote
• clean their yard
• take out the garbage

Many urban communities provide transportation to their citizens by 

• buying tractors
• paying for taxis
• providing city buses

In rural areas most government services are provided by 

• volunteers
• school districts
• county officials

The president is the leader of our country at the national level. Who is the leader at the state level? 

• governor
• mayor
• senator

Which of these people serves with the mayor and city manager of a city government?

• a farmer
• a senator
• a council member

Community governments provide services to citizens. What are some of the services? 

• street lights, roads and schools
• first responders, shopping malls, schools
• movie theaters, shopping malls, roads
• street lights, shopping malls, schools

Which of these is a service most likely provided by a local government?

• recruiting for the military
• providing free meals to local school children
• sending an ambulance to accidents

Which of these is an example of a tax?

• A person pays $5 for breakfast and leaves a $1 tip.
• A person pays $75 for a traffic fine.
• A person pays $1.15 for a toy and an additional nine cents that goes to the city for bus services.
• A person pays $1 for cupcakes at a bake sale. All money goes to help buy new books for the library.

Citizens in a community want the government to provide recycling services. They can raise money to pay for these services by

• charging tolls on the roads
• requiring citizens to pay extra fees for the services
• Give the city workers a raise for providing these services.

Consent of the governed means that citizens choose the leaders in the U.S. What phrase in the U.S. Constitution BEST shows this idea?

• "We the people..."
• "...life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..."
• "I pledge allegiance to the flag..."