Government Unit Test

A group of people with power who make laws, carry out laws, enforce, laws, and solve problems about laws is called -

• government

• school

• police department

• church

Virginia's children are safer in a car when they are wearing a seatbelt. All children must wear seatbelts. This is an example of a -

• value

• goal

• law

• right

The purpose of rules is to let people know -

• where they should go

• what they should believe

• how they should vote

• how they should act or behave

One school rule might tell students -

• how much they will earn

• how to behave while they are at school

• what color shirt to wear

• where they must live

Why do we need rules and laws?

• to help communities grow

• to make fun of people

• to show people how democracy works

• to keep people safe

Choose THREE things that governments do.

• break the laws

• carry out the laws

• decide if the laws have been broken

• make the laws

Policemen are important people in our community. Why is their job important?

• to keep us safe

• to ride around

• to go to court

• to tell the government what to do

At school, everyone knows to walk quietly in the hallway. This is an example of -

• a rule

• a law

• government

• diversity

Choose THREE basic principles held by Americans.

• liberty

• love

• fun

• happiness

• equality under the law

Every American citizen over the age of 18 can vote for our leaders. What kind of government is this?

• equal government

• a President's government

• king and queen government

• republican government