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2nd social studies

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a person who belongs to a country?

a)

citizen

b)

naturalization

c)

introduction

d)

volunteer

2.

What is the right that citizens have to choose their leaders?

a)

right to vote

b)

right to speech

c)

right to freedom

d)

right to volunteer

3.
What is a community?
a)
a place where people live work and have fun together 
b)
a place where you find natural resources
c)
city hall
d)
bodies of water 
4.

In the classroom community, you can show you are responsible by...

a)

following rules

b)

completing assignments

c)

following rules AND completing assignments

5.

Why do people form communities?

a)

To have fun.

b)

To have a place to live.

c)

To have all their needs met.

6.

To make money/salary

a)

saving

b)

budget

c)

earning

7.

income not spent

a)

earning

b)

spending

c)

saving

8.

a plan with how you use your income

a)

budget

b)

producer

c)

saving

9.

purchases goods and services for personal use

a)

donating

b)

producer

c)

consumer

10.

a government fee added to the cost of goods and services

a)

tax

b)

profit

c)

product

11.

help people that do not have enough money, food, shelter, or clothing

a)

tax

b)

supply

c)

community

12.

make something available to someone

a)

community

b)

supply

c)

profit

13.

economic idea referring to consumers who want to buy a product

a)

goods

b)

demand

c)

production

14.

items that are physical objects such as pens, apples, a hat

a)

goods

b)

services

c)

distribution

15.

pay for goods and services

a)

earning

b)

spending

c)

saving

16.

give time, money, or goods to a cause

a)

donating

b)

saving

c)

spending

17.

Legislative, Executive, and.....

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

House of Represenatives

d)

Judicial

18.

Who is a leader of the state government?

a)

Mayor

b)

Governor

c)

Senate

d)

The President

19.

The Executive Branch enforces laws

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Who was most helpful in finding a way to use electricity to send a message in code?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Mrs. Sekimoto

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

John Baird

21.

Henry Ford is an American entrepreneur who started a company to produce

a)

cookies

b)

computers

c)

automobiles

d)

all of the above

22.

If Sarah buys a pair of shoes for $10.00 and sells them for $18.00 she will make a —

a)

service

b)

donation

c)

sale

d)

profit

23.

- Opened First Public Library in America

- Started First Volunteer Fire Station in America

- Newspaper Publisher

- Member of Constitutional Convention

Who am I?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Juan de Onate

d)

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

24.

Who was Pierre Charles L'Enfant?

a)

the person who explored the Louisiana Purchase

b)

the man who started the government

c)

the person who planned Washington, D.C.

d)

the man who discovered America

25.

Who was the doctor that developed a vaccine for polio?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Maria Mitchell

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Jonas Salk

26.

Where is the Alamo?

a)

Michigan

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

Austin ,TX

d)

San Antonio, TX