Local and State Governments (Based on Brain Pop)

A government is a group of people that

• sets laws

• runs the community

• provides services

• all of the above

Local refers to a certain area like a town or city.

• True

• False

Who passes laws to help keep people safe?

• the local government

• the state government

• neither of them

• both of them

A tax is a fee paid to the government.

• True

• False

The mayor is an elected leader of

• a county

• a state

• the nation

• a town or city

The governor is a an elected leader of

• a county

• the state government

• the national government

• a town or city

The governor’s job is to decide what state laws to approve.

• True

• False

State judges decide if laws agree with

• the state constitution only

• the the national constitution only

• both the state and national constitutions

Which government decides how to spend the state budget or money for the year.

• county

• city

• state

• national

Different states have the same laws.

• True

• False