Government Services and Civics

To set rules and use authority over something or someone else is to?

• Govern

• follow

• manage

The goal of many government services is to keep the public _______ and ____.

• uninformed and endangered
• confused and secure
• healthy and safe

• misinformed and at risk

_________ is making it much easier for citizens to learn about public policy, check on elected officials, request services, and participate in government directly.

• E-government

• Manual government
• Traditional government
• Digital government

The use of a ____ comes from one of America’s most fundamental values: that everyone has a right to a fair trial if accused of a crime.

• defendant
• judge
• jury
• prosecutor

Provide four of the purposes governments serve. Governments help keep order, settle conflicts, and protect the community. They guide the community and plan for its future by setting policies, making budgets, and interacting with other communities

• Governments help keep order

• settle conflicts

• protect the community

• They guide the community and plan for its future by setting policies

• making budgets,

  interacting with other communities

List the three levels of government.

• national, regional, municipal
• federal, provincial, city
• central, district, community
• federal, state, local

List three countries that require all young men to serve in the military for a year or two.

• South Korea

• Germany
• Russia
• Mexico

• Israel

What are four privileges we can exercise today because others in the past have dedicated much?

• voting

• joining the military

• serving on a jury

• volunteering

• dropping out of school

Which of these are some government services?

• public schools

• restaurants

• movie theaters

• public libraries

• the US Postal Service

An income qualification program that determines whether one is eligible for benefits under government programs reserved for lower-income groups.

• Limited Government

• Party Platform

• Polarization

• Means Test