Levels of Government

_____________________ serve cities and towns. p. 100

• The local governments

• The state governments

• The national governments

What are the levels of government? - p. 100

• local, state, and national

• first, second, and third

• legislative, executive, and judicial

Who is the mayor? - p. 100

• a group of people that make laws

• the president of a company

• a leader of a community

What are two services that the local government provides? - p. 101

• puts up signs and decides the rules for voting

• keeps up state highways and prints paper money

• collects trash and provides libraries

Who is the head of a state's executive branch? - p. 102

• the president

• the mayor

• the governor

What are two services the state government provides? - p.102

• collects trash and decides the rules for voting

• keeps up state highways and decides the rules for voting

• runs the USPS and hires park rangers

What are two services that the national government provides? - p.103

• prints paper money and runs the USPS

• decides the rules for voting and sets up schools

• organizes an army and keeps up state highways

What is a census? - p. 103

• A census is a count of the population

• A census is common sense

• A census is a count of money