Government (OH Studies Weekly, Week 28)

Choose the term that best completes the sentence. ________ means working to create laws and rules that benefit everyone.

• Common good

• Personal interest

• Majority rule

• Individual rights

What does the government use to provide services?

• donations

• tax money

• public laws

• school surplus

What type of laws are represented by this picture?

• traffic laws

• voting laws

• equality laws

• property laws

Why is it important for the government to create laws and rules that benefit everyone?

• To help only a few people

• To make life fair and safe for all

• To collect more money

• To make people unhappy

Which of the following is an example of something the government might use tax money for?

• Building parks

• Making toys

• Selling candy

• Writing stories

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. The government has the power to ________ laws to make sure people follow them.

• enforce

• engage

• guarantee

• invent

What is not something the government does?

• create laws

• provide jobs

• provide services

• protect property

What should laws provide? Pick three.

• order, safety, security

• money, housing, holidays

• order, money, holidays

• safety, housing, holidays

Match each government service with its purpose. Which pair is correct?

• Fire department - provides books and research services

• Military - protects the security of the country

• Public library - clean and maintain roads, trash pick-up

• Public sanitation - protects lives, property, and the environment

Choose the term that best completes the sentence. __________ are a government service.

• Grocery stores

• Haircuts

• Public pools

• Teeth cleanings