Our America: pages 144 - 149

Pick 2:

What does government protect?

• the rights of individuals

• the pets in our houses

• the property of individuals

• the food in the cafeteria

Pick 3 levels of government.

• home

• local

• state

• earth

• national

Which are places where people live, work and play?

• government

• lawmakers

• communities

• the military

What is a group of people who make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken?

• Washington

• government

• Greeks

• parents

What are laws?

• Important rules written and carried out by government

• a nice thing to do for someone

• a rule your teacher or parents make

• a game people play to make money

From which 2 ancient cultures did America get ideas for the government we have?

Pick 2 answers.

• ancient China

• ancient Rome

• ancient Africa

• ancient Greece

Pick 3:

Americans are united by the right to

• money

• life

• liberty

• the pursuit of happiness

• vacation

How do Americans have a voice in the way our country is run?

• by watching TV

• by reading the newspaper

• by voting

• by talking to their friends

The United States of America, our great nation, was born with a promise of _______________.

• school

• money

• freedom

• love

Today, America has two main political parties who run against each other in elections. Pick the names of those 2 parties.

• Republicans

• Whigs

• Nazis

• Democrats