Government

_____________ is a group of people that make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken

• A team

• Government

• A club

The purpose of government is _____________________.

• to protect the rights of citizens

• to make citizens do whatever that want

• to make citizens happy

Money citizens pay to the government are called _____________.

• bills

• taxes

• laws

How does the government pay for the services it provides, like firefighters, police, teachers, roads, libraries?

• the government doesn't have to pay

• citizens pay taxes to the government

• the government gets it from a bank

TRUE or FALSE: All states have the exact same laws.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: City and state laws must not go against national laws.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do we call the leader of our NATIONAL government?

• mayor

• governor

• president

In what city does our STATE government meet?

• Johns Creek, Georgia

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Washington D.C.

How do our government leaders get picked?

• They are elected by votes.

• They pay money to be our leader.

• They are the son or daughter of a king

Which statement is true?

• Our government leaders have groups of people they work with to determine what is best for the citizens.

• Our government leaders work all by themselves to determine what is best for the citizens