Unit 2-Government Weekly Studies

What is the best way to present arguments?

• being the loudest group

• having a civil discussion

• calling each other names

"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Match the leader with the correct level of government.

• Federal

• Mayor

• Tribal

• Supervisor

• State

• Govenor

• County

• President

• City

• Chief

What are laws?

• rules for a city

• rules at home

• rules at school

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. The ​ (a)   tells the government what to do.

• Gettysburg Address

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

What is a fair and democratic way to make a decision?

• vote

• wrestle

• talk loudly

Draw a picture and label your favorite patriotic holiday. Why is it important to you?

Match each document with its purpose:

• Declaration of Independence

• explains how the government should be run

• Constitution

• officially break ties with Great Britain

• Bill of Rights

• limits governmental control

What are the branches of government? Choose ALL (there is more than 1 answer!) that apply.

• judicial

• bureaucratic

• executive

• local

• legislative

Describe a time you were an active participant in the classroom community.