BrainPop Jr. Local and State Governments

Who is an elected leader of a state government?

• a principal

• a governor

• a mayor

• a city councilmember

What is a tax?

• a fee paid to the government to help pay for services

• a service that helps keep people safe

• a person who leads a community

• a school where people learn about the government

Which happens LAST?

• There are too many students in the old school.

• A new school is built in the community.

• Community members discuss the need for a new school.

• There is a vote to decide if money should be spent on a new school.

Which is the responsibility of the local government?

• Build roads that connect different states.

• Run a fire department for the town.

• Build hospitals and universities for the state.

• Protect state land and water.

Who leads a local government?

• teachers and students

• the governor and the people he or she appoints

• lawyers and doctors

• the mayor and the city council

Which is the responsibility of the state government?

• Set laws to keep people safe.

• Protect state lands, water, and animals.

• Build roads to connect communities across the state.

Moby wants his town to build a skate park. What should he write in his letter to the mayor?

• Skate parks are more important than fire stations.

• A skate park would give kids a place to play after school.

• Skate parks are expensive and take years to build.

• Soccer is a popular outdoor activity.

How do state and local governments get money to build schools and hospitals?

• by collecting taxes from people

• by holding bake sales

• by printing their own money

• by working jobs to earn money

What does the word Government mean?

• a group of fish that sets rules and runs a community

• a group of people that sets rules and runs a community

• a group of monkeys that sets rules and runs a community

• a group of people that sets fun and walks a community

What does the word Mayor mean?

• an elected leader of a town or city

• a town or city

• an elected leader of a school or classroom

• an elected leader of a zoo or city