Chapter 8 Social Studies

I am the ____________________________ of Canada, and I head the executive branch.

• Prime Minister

• Mayor

• President

• Senate

As a senator, I work in the part of Congress called the _________________.

• President

• Senate

• governor

• mayor

Part of my job as _________________________ is suggesting laws that are good for the state.

• President

• mayor

• prime minister

• governor

My country is called a __________________________ because it has a king or queen and a government elected by the people.

• Prime minister

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Senate

• governor

My job as __________________ of the United States includes suggesting laws and working with the leaders of other nations.

• President

• mayor

• Prime Minister

• governor

What do citizens give to leaders when they vote?

• tax money

• a pledge to always obey

• freedom of assembly

• authority

What are the three branches of the national government?

• county, city, town

• Parliament, prime minister, Cabinet of Ministers

• legislative, executive, judicial

• local, state, national

What is the job of a governor?

• the leader of a state's executive branch of government

• the leader of the nation's executive branch of the federal government

• the leader of a community's government

• a person who helps settle conflicts

Who selects leaders in a town that has a mayor-council government?

• the voters

• the mayor

• the governor

• the town managers

Why was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial built?

• to remind Americans to be loyal to their country

• to help people remember those who fought in the Vietnam War

• to honor President George Washington

• to explain why the country was started