Government

What is a community?

• what people must do or must not do

• a place where people live, work, and play

• important rules written and carried out by the government

• a group of people who don't have rights

Virginia's government enforces that drivers must wear seat belts. This is an example of a ________

• rule

• value

• law

• goal

No running in the hallways at school is considered a _______

• law

• option

• liberty

• rule

Who has the job of making laws, carrying out the laws, and deciding if laws have been broken?

• president

• vice president

• government

• rules

What are the three Basic Principles that people are born with and cannot be taken away?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• liberty, pursuit of happiness, property

• life, liberty, property

• life, pursuit of happiness, property

What form of government does the United States have?

• monarchy (king or queen)

• direct democracy

• free democracy

• republican form of government

The United States government got the idea to form a "government by the people" from which ancient country?

• Egypt

• Greece

• Mexico

• China

The main reason why governments exist is because

• they catch people who break laws

• make everyone obey the President

• protect people's rights and property

• to make adults go to work and children go to school

Which is NOT a benefit of cultural diversity in America?

• food

• clothing

• animals

• music

Which of the following answers describes American people?

• we are all from different places around the world

• we all have to eat and do the same things

• we all have the same religion

• we all live the same way