Government

Which branch of the government is responsible for making laws?

• executive

• legislature

• judicial

• federal

The U.S. government is also called the ________________ government.

• local

• state

• federal

• country

What is the document called that sets up the basic rules of the U.S. government?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Peace Treaty

What kind of government is in charge of a small community, like a town or city?

• state

• local

• federal

• executive

A governor is part of which type of government?

• local

• state

• federal

• all of them

Where do government workers meet in a community?

• local park

• department store

• city hall

• fire station

What is the most important job of the mayor and city council?

• to hire police officers

• to collect taxes from schools

• to plan community events

• to make laws for the city

Whose job is it to make sure the decisions of the mayor and the city council are carried out?

• voters

• city manager

• city clerk

• the police chief

A city's budget is a plan for how to do what?

• start a new business

• fix the city's broken roads

• spend the city's money

• choose books for the library

Who keeps records for the community?

• the mayor

• the governor

• the city manager

• the city clerk