Civics and Government Summative

The main reason governments are necessary is because they...

• go out and catch law breakers

• protect the rights and property of individuals

• make children go to school

• collect taxes

Who has the job of making laws, carrying out laws, and deciding if laws have been broken?

• Schools

• Government

• Businesses

• Community Organizations

Virgina's government has decided that wearing a seatbelt is the safest way for people to drive. This is an example of a...

• value

• goal

• law

• right

A place where people live, work, and play is called a ...

• community

• city

• state

• country

What are three privileges people are born with and cannot be taken away?

• food, shelter, clothing

• voting, working, equality

• education, jobs, businesses

• life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness

Equality under the law means...

• some people have more rights than others

• no one has to follow the rules and laws

• people have the right to ignore some rules

• all people are treated fairly

What people must or must not do is called a ..

• rule

• privilege

• right

• amendment

Laws are...

• written by police officers

• important rules written and carried out by the government

• voted on by every citizen in the US

• simple and unimportant rules

Pay your taxes is an example of a...

• rule

• law

You can find the capital of the United States in this city...

• Miami

• Los Angeles

• New York

• Washington DC