3rd Grade SS Benchmark

How did the Founding Fathers help change America?

• They discovered gold in the United States.

• They explored the New World for Great Britain.

• They wrote a constitution for the United States.

• They built railroads across the country.

All of the following are reasons people live in communities EXCEPT:

• safety

• laws

• helping each other

• doing things along

What is the MAIN reason schools and communities have rules?

• to keep order and safety

• to teach adults and children

• to keep prices low

• to provide shelter and protection

What is the correct term for a 10 year period?

• decade

• era

• century

• year

Which sentence tells about a free market?

• Business owners decide what to make or sell.

• Governments give the people goods and services.

• Governments decide the number of goods sold.

• Business owners agree to set the same price for goods.

Why do mittens cost LESS in the summer than in the winter?

• because people like to keep their hands warm in the summer

• because few people need them in the summer

• because everyone rides bikes in the summer

• because children play outside more in the summer

A shop owner sews beads on socks to make them more colorful. She pays $3.00 for each pair of socks and $1.00 for the beads for each pair. What will happen if she sells a pair of socks for $5.00.

• She will lose $3.

• She will earn $4.

• She will make a profit of $1.

• She will owe $5 for supplies.

*MAYOR. *GOVERNOR. *PRESIDENT.

What do ALL of the above offices have in common?

• They are all local offices.

• They are all appointed offices.

• They are all national offices.

• They are all elected offices.

The American colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Why did the colonists write this document?

• To create new laws

• To explain why the colonists wanted freedom from Great Britain

• To start a war with Great Britain

• To keep businesses from closing

CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED means that at all levels of government the people have agreed to

• work at the election polls

• volunteer for community service

• choose leaders to represent them

• use petitions to change things