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Unit 1 Social Studies Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select 3 of the following statements

Why do people form communities?

a)

Grow similar crops

b)

Gain religious freedom

c)

Provide public security

d)

Provide material well being

2.

"Today rules and laws create order and protect people's rights and property"

What is the mention of the word "laws" in this sentence?

a)

Commands made by the principal

b)

Expectations for behavior at home

c)

Formal rules that apply to everyone

d)

How to play a favorite game

3.

How do communities work together to help everyone?

Pick 3 answers

a)

Follow rules and laws

b)

Respect others in the community

c)

Volunteer and help others

d)

Worry about yourself

4.

Which government service is being provided in the photograph?

a)

Police

b)

Fire Department

c)

Sanitation

d)

Recreation

5.

Which of the following does the government does NOT do?

a)

Protect Property

b)

Create laws

c)

Serve in Community

d)

Choose your job for you

6.

Which of the following statements (democratic practice) is the government responsible for?

a)

All people are treated fairly under the law

b)

Only some families have different sets of laws

c)

Military can ignore laws to protect the country

d)

Political leaders do not need to follow common laws

7.

Talia receives the most votes. She is the next leader of our country. What type of government is this?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Autocracy

8.

Choose the term that best completes the sentence:

________means citizens and leaders have to obey the same laws

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Common Good

c)

Liberty for all

d)

Supreme Law

9.

The United States Government is a ________

a)

Monarchy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Autocracy

10.

Read the passage from the Declaration of Independence.

What right is listed in the passage?

a)

To vote for leaders

b)

To have religious freedom

c)

To seek happiness for life

d)

To Speak freely

11.

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

a)

The Constitution was too short

b)

There was no rights in the Constitution

c)

There was no on in charge of the country

d)

The writers wanted specific rights added

12.

In the United States, what is the established voting age?

a)

16

b)

21

c)

27

d)

18

13.

Which are the branches of Government?

Pick 3!

a)

Judicial

b)

Personal

c)

Executive

d)

Legislative

14.

True or False:

The Constitution is the law of the land for the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Constitution says that representatives should be _______.

a)

Appointed by the leaders

b)

Chosen by lottery

c)

Picked by Judges

d)

Elected by the people

16.

What is the role of the Executive branch?

Pick 3

a)

Sign bills into law

b)

To appoint judges

c)

Give consequences for breaking the law

d)

Proposes the state budget

17.

True or False:

Government leaders at all levels are elected by the people who represnt them

a)

True

b)

False

18.

How does the government pay for schools and libraries?

a)

through elections

b)

by campaigning

c)

with military actions

d)

with tax money

19.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence:

Voting is a _________ of all citizens.

a)

Law

b)

Requirement

c)

Right

d)

Responsibility

20.

What is a volunteer

a)

Playing a sport

b)

Donate your time to help others without getting paid

c)

Going to school

d)

Someone who gets paid for a job