Civics and Government Review

Citizens have rights, freedoms, and ________.

• relatives
• refreshments
• responsibilities
• local

What is a citizen?

• a person in a new country
• a person who lives in a country and has rights
• a person that travels
• a person from Italy

Why do people live in communities?

• They want to disobey laws.
• They want to go to concerts.
• They want to live and work where they feel safe.
• They want to work for the government.

Why do we have laws in our community?

• To go to school
• to make the community unsafe
• to make the community safe
• to get a better job

What are the 3 branches of government?

• local, state, county
• legislative, judicial, executive
• local, state, country
• mayor, governor, president

What are the 3 levels of government?

• local, state, national
• legislative, executive, judicial
• town, state, county
• mayor, governor, president

How can you show good citizenship in the classroom?

• Talk out without raising your hand
• Helping a friend clean up his or her desk
• Putting trash on the floor
• Arguing with your partner

Political contributions are ways that we communicate with officials. What is an example of a political contribution?

• following laws
• working
• paying taxes
• speaking at a town council meeting

Social contributions are ways that citizens make their community a better place to live. What is an example of a social contribution?

• following laws
• writing a letter
• paying taxes
• speaking at a council meeting

Economic contributions are how we earn and spend money in the community. What is an example of an economic contribution?

• working
• volunteering
• following laws
• writing a letter