Unit 1 Social Studies Review

Select 3 of the following statements

Why do people form communities?

• Grow similar crops

• Gain religious freedom

• Provide public security

• Provide material well being

"Today rules and laws create order and protect people's rights and property"

What is the mention of the word "laws" in this sentence?

• Commands made by the principal

• Expectations for behavior at home

• Formal rules that apply to everyone

• How to play a favorite game

How do communities work together to help everyone?

Pick 3 answers

• Follow rules and laws

• Respect others in the community

• Volunteer and help others

• Worry about yourself

Which government service is being provided in the photograph?

• Police

• Fire Department

• Sanitation

• Recreation

Which of the following does the government does NOT do?

• Protect Property

• Create laws

• Serve in Community

• Choose your job for you

Which of the following statements (democratic practice) is the government responsible for?

• All people are treated fairly under the law

• Only some families have different sets of laws

• Military can ignore laws to protect the country

• Political leaders do not need to follow common laws

Talia receives the most votes. She is the next leader of our country. What type of government is this?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Choose the term that best completes the sentence:

________means citizens and leaders have to obey the same laws

• Rule of Law

• Common Good

• Liberty for all

• Supreme Law

The United States Government is a ________

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Autocracy

Read the passage from the Declaration of Independence.

What right is listed in the passage?

• To vote for leaders

• To have religious freedom

• To seek happiness for life

• To Speak freely