Wonders 4.1/4.2

Who named the month of July after himself?

• July Cedar

• Julius Ceasar

• Ceasar Salad

How does the Kids voting USA program encourage people to vote?

• Parents bug their kids to vote for them.

• Their votes don't count.

• Kids in the program get so excited and involved in the program that they encourage their parents to vote.

What text evidence helps the reader to understand that kids are becoming leaders?

• The pumpkin is a fruit, not a vegetable.

• Kids like to dress up in insect costumes.

• Kids worked hard to have a law signed for the ladybug to be Massachusetts's state insect.

Why will our country need kids to get more involved with working at the polls?

• Kids know computers better than many adult voters.

• Kids work for free.

• Kids can skip school.

Kids can make theri voices heard about community issues if they:

• Make a survey about a problem and send it to their best friend .

• Write a letter or e-mail that identifies a problem.

• Go to a town meeting and sit quietly.

In 1971 the voting age was changed from 21 to

• 19

• 17

• 18

• 20

The men who wrote the Declaration of Independence were referred to as

• The Founding Fathers

• The Rulers of the US

• Cool Guys

Who was the first president of the United States?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

According to the selection, all of the following are ways you can respond to a community problem or voice a suggestion EXCEPT

• Write a letter or e-mail to a public official.

• Invite a public official to speak at your class.

• Begin a petition.

• Take notes in your journal.

In a alternate world, list one example of something that would happen if we did not have the government.