Community and Government Test

What is the main purpose of an election?

• To choose leaders for a community or government

• To award prizes to citizens

• To make new rules for schools only

• To decide what games to play

Which of the following is a responsibility of citizens in a community?

• Making unfair laws

• Choosing friends for leaders

• Helping keep the community clean

• Ignoring safety rules

How do laws help people in a community?

• They allow leaders to ignore citizens

• They only help teachers

• They protect people's rights and keep them safe

• They let people do anything they want

Which of the following is a difference between rules and laws?

• Rules are made by the government; laws are suggestions

• Laws and rules are the same

• Laws are made by the government; rules can be made by schools or families

• Rules are only for adults; laws are for children

What does the state governor control?

• Schools and highways

• Local parks and sidewalks

• Federal taxes

• National parks

What does the mayor (local government) control?

• Federal laws

• State highways and schools

• Local parks and sidewalks

• The military and national trade

What does the President control?

• Military and national trade

• Local fire departments

• Schools and highways

• Local parks and sidewalks

How many branches of government are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which of these is an example of a citizen right?

• Voting in elections

• Speaking freely

• Attending school

• All of the above

Why is diversity important in a community?

• It allows leaders to ignore rules

• It creates arguments and confusion

• It brings new ideas and makes the community stronger

• It makes everyone the same