Levels and Local Government

The word democracy means:

• rule of one
• rule by few
• rule by the people
• rule by the wealthy

What is a citizen?

• A leader in a democracy 
• A soldier
• A president
• A person in a democracy 

A ____ is a freedom that you have that is protected

• responsibility 
• right 

A ______ is something that you SHOULD do. 

• right
• responsibility

What document describes the USA government's organization and includes the Bill of Rights?

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Magna Carta
• Federal Tax Code

What are the 3 levels of government?

• national, city, and capital
• local, state, and national
• state, city, and nation

Who elects the mayor of a city?

• governor
• president
• government
• people who live in the city

Who decides who will be governor?

• police officer
• people who live in the state
• president
• people who live in the U.S.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three levels of government in the United States?

• judicial
• state
• national
• local

In the state government, the name of the legislative branch is

• Congress
• the State Legislature
• the city commission
• the city council