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Government & Citizenship Test Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ________________ is an organization that makes laws and keeps order.

a)

governor

b)

government

c)

election

d)

Congress

2.

Which if the following is a service that would be provided by a LOCAL government?

a)

firefighters

b)

building national highways

c)

delivering mail

d)

paying the governor

3.

Which if the following would be a part of Mississippi's STATE government?

a)

governor

b)

U.S. Congress

c)

City Council

d)

President

4.

Which if the following places is NOT lead by a local government?

a)

city

b)

county

c)

state

d)

town

5.

Who is the leader of our STATE government?

a)

president

b)

congress

c)

mayor

d)

governor

6.

Which of the following is a service provided by our STATE government?

a)

U.S. Post Office

b)

schools

c)

firefighters

d)

cutting hair

7.

Which of the following works to help run a city government?

a)

Congress

b)

governor

c)

city council

d)

legislature

8.

Most counties in Mississippi are run by a _____________________________________.

a)

board of supervisors

b)

governor

c)

president

d)

congress

9.

A ______________________ is a group of officials that make rules and laws at the LOCAL level of government.

a)

mayor

b)

legislature

c)

Congress

d)

Board of Aldermen

10.

The ______________________ is the leader of a community's government.

a)

governor

b)

president

c)

mayor

d)

court

11.

During a(n) ____________________ citizens vote for people they want to represent them.

a)

election

b)

democracy

c)

campaign

d)

tax

12.

To pay for state and local services, our government collects ________________.

a)

votes

b)

cans

c)

taxes

d)

coins

13.

The judicial branch at the STATE level is made up of the ______________________.

a)

State Supreme Court

b)

governor

c)

Board of Supervisors

d)

Board of Aldermen

14.

Who makes up the Mississippi legislature?

a)

Senate

b)

aldermen

c)

House of Representatives

d)

both A & C

15.

Which if the following is a service provided by our LOCAL government?

a)

police protection

b)

fixing state highways

c)

paying teachers

d)

organizing state elections

16.

State laws must obey both the state AND national __________________________.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

constitution

c)

code of ethics

d)

commission of laws

17.

Who creates laws for the STATE of Mississippi?

a)

city council

b)

mayors

c)

state legislature

d)

U.S. Congress

18.

If you are running for office at the LOCAL level, and want to be the leader of the executive branch, what position are you running for?

a)

president of the United States

b)

governor

c)

mayor

d)

speaker of the house

19.

In Mississippi you must be 15 years old to apply for a drivers license. Who made this law?

a)

state legislature

b)

the Governor

c)

board of aldermen

d)

U.S. Congress

20.

The judicial branch of government at the LOCAL level is made up of _______________________.

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

board of aldermen

c)

city courts

d)

Mississippi Supreme Court

21.

Which of the following is a responsibility of the STATE government?

a)

protect state lands, animals, and waters

b)

set laws to keep people safe

c)

build state roads

d)

all of the above

22.

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a good citizen?

a)

obeying the law

b)

not littering

c)

voting in elections

d)

not paying your taxes

23.

What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

a)

Laws to Follow

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Boston Tea Party

24.

Which of the following are rights guaranteed to citizens in the U.S. Constitution?

a)

freedom of speech

b)

right to vote

c)

freedom of religion

d)

all of the above

25.

What is a citizen?

a)

a symbol that stands for something

b)

a leader of government

c)

a person who starts a business

d)

a person who lives and belongs to a community

26.

What does responsibility mean?

a)

work that is done by the government

b)

to rely on for help

c)

something a person should do because it is necessary and important

d)

a way to solve a problem

27.

What is a consequence?

a)

something that happens because of what a person does

b)

a feeling of pride

c)

a quality a person shows

d)

something built to honor and remember a person