NW3 Social Studies Major 2

Whose job is it to provide public libraries?

• The citizens.

• The government.

• The laywers.

• The Supreme Court.

Which service is provided by the government?

• Restaurants

• Stores

• Shopping malls

• Public schools

Which of the following are ways that public officials are chosen? Choose THREE.

• Election

• Appointment

• Both election and appointment.

• They are picked by the Supreme Court.

What would be the BEST title for this list?

• “Private Property”

• “School Programs”

• C. “Government Provided Services”

• “Library Programs”

Read these clues and answer Who Am I?

·       I was elected to serve the citizens of Texas.

·       I work with other people in state government.

·       If I don’t do a good job of taking care of the people, I won’t be re-elected.

Who Am I?

• Fulshear mayor

• Houston mayor

• Governor of Texas

• President of the United States

How is a mayor like a president?

• They are both leaders of government.

• They both live in the Governor's Mansion.

• They are both in charge of the state of Texas.

• They both make laws for the whole world.

This is a picture of a woman in a voting booth. What do we call voting for a public official?

• Appointing

• Election

• Public meeting

• Public Schools

When might a person wear this button?

• When there is an election to choose local leaders like the mayor.

• When there is an election to choose state leaders like the governor

• When there is an election to choose national leaders like the president

• All the above choices

This man became the governor of Texas in January of 2015. What is his name?

• Greg Abbott

• Rick Perry

• George W. Bush

• Paul Revere

Who is the current president of the United States?

• Fulshear Mayor

• Greg Abbott

• Don McCoy

• Donald Trump