Citizenship and Government Review

What is a citizen?

• The person who leads the government.

• A person who lives in a community.

• The person who decides if a law is fair.

Right or responsibility: being treated fairly.

• Right

• Responsiblity

Right or responsiblity: keeping your room clean.

• Right

• Responsibility

Right or responsibility: raising your hand when you want to talk in class.

• Right

• Responsibility

Which of the following is NOT an example of a community?

• A School

• A City

• A kitchen

• A country

What do you call the group of people who are responsible for making decisions for a community?

• A government

• the Police Department

• the Parks Department

• The Supreme Court

What do you call the person who is the leader of a local government?

• Senate

• The President

• Congress

• Mayor

Which of the following is NOT a job for the local government?

• Enforcing the laws of a community, by giving consequences to people who break the laws.

• Providing services like clean water, clean parks, and picking up litter

• Making laws for the whole United States

Which branch of the government makes the laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of the government approves or vetoes laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial