Government Test Study Guide

All the people who run a community, state, or country make up a...

• government

• services

• citizens

• law

Firefighters and police officers provide __________ to their community.

• citizens

• taxes

• laws

• services

Stopping at a red light is an example of a _________.

• representative democracy

• law

• citizens

• taxes

All citizens must pay the government ________ for services or goods.

• taxes

• laws

• services

• government

Our government is an example of a _________ where the people vote for a group of leaders to represent them.

• dictatorship

• representative democracy

• government

• legislative

Which branch of government is responsible for making sure that laws are carried out?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Federal

• Judicial

Who wrote the constitution?

• Benjamin Franklin

• The president

• Our Founding Fathers

• Thomas Edison

What document was written by our Founding Fathers to protect the people from a government that was too powerful.

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Convention

• Constitution

Which branch of government is responsible for making the laws.

• Federal

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Which elected official has the job of making sure that the best interest of the state is taken care of?

• Mayor

• City Council

• President

• Governor