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MS History Chapter 11

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who is born in a country or who has earned the right to become a member of that country is a _____________.

a)

council

b)

statesmen

c)

citizen

d)

none of these

2.

Government of a village, town, county, or city

a)

municipal

b)

Mayor

c)

Governor

d)

none of these

3.

An area in which a particular service is provided for the people who live there

a)

Municipal

b)

city

c)

special district

4.

One of the sections into which a state is divided

a)

county

b)

town

c)

city

5.

The person in charge of law enforcement for a county

a)

police

b)

highway patrol

c)

sheriff

6.

Three levels of government are

a)

city, town, state

b)

local, state, national

c)

country, special district, municipal

7.

Our local government is called

a)

Madison

b)

Jackson

c)

Mississippi

d)

Flora

8.

Our local county government is called

a)

Hinds

b)

Madison

c)

Rankin

d)

Jackson

9.

Citizens have ...

a)

Laws and rules

b)

Rights, responsibilities, and duties

10.

What are two examples of rights and responsibilities of Americans?

a)

Cleaning

b)

doing homework

c)

paying taxes

d)

voting

11.

Municipality =

a)

State

b)

Country

c)

city

12.

A ____________, _____________, and sometimes a ________ ___________ usually run a municipal government.

a)

Mayor, council, city manager

b)

president, vice president, secretary

c)

governor, president, vice president

13.

There are ________________ counties in Mississippi.

a)

44

b)

28

c)

49

d)

82

14.

A ______________ has a population between 301 and 2,000 people.

a)

city

b)

county

c)

town

d)

village

15.

Which one has a population greater than 2,000 people?

a)

city

b)

village

c)

town

16.

Which one has a population between 50-300 people?

a)

city

b)

village

c)

town

17.

Name departments of our local government

a)

Congress

b)

Police

c)

Fire Department

d)

senate

18.

Our NATION's capital is ________________________________.

a)

Jackson

b)

Madison

c)

Washington DC

d)

None of these

19.

The _________________________ is the head of the state of Mississippi.

a)

President

b)

governor

c)

Mayor

d)

state manager

20.

The ______________________ is responsible for carrying out the laws of the state.

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

21.

The __________________ Branch is responsible for interpreting and explaining our state's laws.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

22.

________________________ is the Mayor of Madison, Mississippi.

a)

Phil Bryant

b)

Mary Bryant

c)

Mary Hawkins Butler

d)

Phil Butler

23.

Who is the President of our country?

a)

Tate Reeves

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Joe Biden

24.

The capital of the state of Mississippi is...

a)

Madison

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Washington DC

d)

Jackson

25.

The president of the United States is elected once every ____ years.

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

26.

What is it called when each branch of government watches over and checks the other two branches?

a)

Veto

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

budget

d)

veto

27.

The person hired by the mayor and council to run daily business of the city is the ...

a)

Mayor

b)

president

c)

aldermen

d)

city manager

28.

An area in which a particular service is provided for the people who live there is called

a)

checks and balances

b)

citizens

c)

special district

d)

U S Supreme Court

29.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

U S SUPREME CLUB

b)

U S Supreme Court

c)

Super Court

d)

Judge Judy's COurt

30.

A ___________________ ________________________ is a government in which citizens elect representatives to run the government.

a)

judicial branch

b)

executive branch

c)

Democratic Republic

d)

Municipal Government

31.

People running for office in an election are called

a)

voters

b)

bill

c)

candidates

d)

executives

32.

What is a written idea for a law?

a)

veto

b)

bill

c)

contract

d)

rule

33.

A plan for using a certain amount of money for a specific purpose is called _________________________

a)

veto

b)

budget

c)

government

d)

plan