Our State Government

Who is the leader at the state level of government?

• president

• governor

• mayor

• three commissioners

What is the name of Pennsylvania's current governor?

• Ross Vernon

• Joe Biden

• Scott Boyd

• Tom Wolf

Who are the group of people that make state laws?

• governor

• government

• leaders

• legislature

What is a border?

• a special law for a state

• a state police officer

• the line where one state ends and another begins

• a restaurant where foods from one state are served

Which of these is NOT a difference between states?

• different state flags

• different presidents

• different speed laws

• different state flowers

What does state government do?

• meet in Washington DC

• plans county fairs help people have fun

• build new businesses and shopping malls

• make laws, help people, and collect taxes

What is a governor?

• a person who pays taxes

• someone who teaches students about safety

• the person chosen by voters to be the head of state government

• the organization that keeps the states in order

States have different....

• flowers

• laws

• governors

• all of these

What is the legislature?

• all the laws a state must obey

• a law that says citizens should vote

• money raised by the state

• the group of people who make state laws

We live in the state of...

• Mercer

• United States

• Pennsylvania

• Mercer County