Assessment: Providing Public Services

Select the word to complete each sentence. A(n) _________ is money that people pay to a government.

• Tax
• Fee

• Fine

• Tariff

A community that grows up on the edge of a city is called a(n) _________.

• suburb
• private service

• public service

• tax

Something that is offered by a community to everyone is called a(n) ________ .

• Public Good
• Private Good

• Club Good

• Common Resource

Where does most of the money come from to pay for public services?

• gifts

• loans

• sales

• taxes

What is the most important thing police do for the community?

• A. ride motorcycles

• B. fix broken roads

• C. keep the peace

• D. raise donation money

Health care is a private service when

• A. taxes pay for most of the cost of treating people.

• B. doctors and nurses have to pay for the cost of treating people.

• C. hospitals have to pay for the cost of treating people.

• D. people have to pay for the cost of their own treatment.

Before 1850, most students in the United States were

• A. boys from poor families.

• B. boys from families with money.

• C. girls from poor families.

• D. girls from families with money.

Fire fighting is a public service when

• A. communities hire firefighters.

• B. everyone helps to put out the fire.

• C. homeowners hire their own firefighters.

• D. the firefighters are volunteers.

Public transportation between cities and suburbs includes

• bikes and motorcycles

• trains and buses

• camels and horses

• ships and airplanes

Which picture shows a public service? Circle the letter.

• A

• B