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4th Grade Chapter 2: We the People

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the United States capitol?

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Annapolis, Maryland

d)

Hartford, Connecticut

2.

the way of life of a group of people

a)

immigrate

b)

patriotism

c)

culture

d)

rural

3.

love of country

a)

culture

b)

patriotism

c)

population

d)

environment

4.

to enter a country to live there

a)

population

b)

patriotism

c)

culture

d)

immigrate

5.

the total number of people who live in place

a)

rural

b)

suburb

c)

urban

d)

population

6.

the countryside

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburb

7.

cities

a)

urban

b)

suburb

c)

rural

8.

a town or small city near a large city

a)

urban

b)

suburb

c)

rural

9.

Which of the following is not something that Americans share?

a)

patriotism

b)

holidays

c)

religion

d)

monuments

10.

What is the nation's motto?

a)

De Scholar Exiet

b)

A Mari Jusque Ad Mare

c)

Carpe Diem

d)

E Pluribus Unum

11.

Who were the first people to live in the United States?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Mexicans

c)

Europeans

d)

Russians

12.

a system of leaders and laws for making decisions for a community, state, or nation

a)

constitution

b)

government

c)

republic

d)

democracy

13.

a plan of government

a)

constitution

b)

republic

c)

government

d)

democracy

14.

a form of government in which people select their leaders

a)

democracy

b)

constitution

c)

government

d)

republic

15.

a form of government in which the people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing people to make decisions for them

a)

constitution

b)

government

c)

republic

d)

democracy

16.

makes the laws: main body is Congress

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

17.

carries out the laws that Congress makes: president is the leader

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

18.

makes sure that the laws agree with the Constitution: made up of the Supreme Court

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

19.

a system that provides ways for each branch to limit, or check, the power of the other branches

a)

check and balances

b)

Supreme Court

c)

veto power

20.

a way of deciding something in which whoever or whatever gets the most votes wins

a)

checks and balances

b)

democracy

c)

majority rule

d)

government

21.

Which of the following is not a symbol of patriotism?

a)

Bald Eagle

b)

Liberty Bell

c)

mailbox

d)

Statue of Liberty

22.

the way people in a place or region use resources to meet their needs

a)

agriculture

b)

production

c)

free market

d)

economy

23.

an economy in which people can start almost any kind of business and run it however they choose

a)

production

b)

free market

c)

economy

d)

agriculture

24.

The human, natural, and capital resources that a business needs to produce goods or services

a)

factors of production

b)

economy

c)

free market

d)

demand

25.

the money that a business has left after it pays all its bills

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

profit

d)

agriculture

26.

the amount of a product or service that is available

a)

agriculture

b)

supply

c)

demand

d)

profit

27.

the amount of a product or service that people want and are willing to pay for

a)

agriculture

b)

supply

c)

profit

d)

demand

28.

If demand for a product or service goes up, what effect is this likely to have on the price?

a)

it would go up

b)

it would go down

29.

What could cause the price of a product or service to go down?

a)

a spike in demand or a decrease in supply

b)

a drop in demand or an increase in supply

30.

the making of products

a)

industry

b)

service

c)

manufacturing

d)

agriculture

31.

a business in which people are paid to do things for other people

a)

agriculture

b)

manufacturing

c)

production

d)

service industry

32.

Which of the following makes up the largest part of the United States economy today?

a)

agriculture

b)

manufacturing

c)

service industries

33.

giving up one thing to get something else

a)

profit

b)

opportunity cost

c)

trade-off

d)

industry

34.

the thing that is given up to get something else

a)

opportunity cost

b)

trade-off

c)

industry

d)

economy

35.

Which of the following is not a reason it it important to vote?

a)

it is our constitutional right

b)

help make decisions

c)

to be heard

d)

you vote won't matter

36.

In the early 1500's, who began to settle in North America?

a)

Spaniards

b)

Europeans

c)

French

d)

Germans

37.

What important event happened in 1787?

a)

we went to the moon

b)

the Founding Fathers were formed

c)

George Washington died

d)

the United States leaders wrote the Constitution

38.

Which of the following activities do not make up an economy?

a)

producing

b)

buying

c)

selling

d)

raking leaves

39.

Which of the following is not a way the US population has changed?

a)

from more rural to more urban to more suburban

b)

decreased in numbers

c)

increased in numbers

d)

more diverse

40.

What are you describing when you talk about a group's language, religion, arts, foods, or clothing?

a)

culture

b)

demands

c)

mottoes

d)

patriotism

41.

What is the main job of the legislative branch of government?

a)

to make laws

b)

to carry out laws

c)

to enforce laws

d)

to interpret laws

42.

Which of the following is an example of a manufacturing business?

a)

coal mine

b)

dairy farm

c)

shoe factory

d)

bookstore

43.

Which of the following is not a way that immigration has affected life in the United States?

a)

increased the nation's population

b)

made the population more diverse

c)

made the stock market crash

44.

Which of the following is not a reason that a democracy depends on active citizens?

a)

people have to vote

b)

people have to elect leaders to govern them

c)

people have to perform jury duty

d)

for television ratings

45.

Which of the following is not a way in which you take part in the global economy?

a)

buying computer games that are made in countries other than the United States

b)

working for a French company while living in the United States

c)

buying only products made in the United States

d)

using steel made in China to build a