Government Basics
This level of government makes decisions for a city or town.
What is local government?
Your city or town may provide this service to help keep streets clean and safe.
What is trash collection?
This document announced that the American colonies wanted to be free from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This quality means treating everyone fairly and giving people what they deserve.
What is justice?
Is this a fact or opinion?
George Washington was the first President of the United States.
What is a fact?
The leader of the United States government is the __________.
What is the President?
Police and fire departments are examples of services often provided by this level of government.
What is local government?
This document established the basic structure of the United States government.
What is the US Constitution?
This woman worked to improve education for people who were blind and deaf and became an example of determination and good citizenship?
Who is Helen Keller?
A student reads that a town built a new fire station because the old one was too small. The new station was built because the old station was too small. This is an example of what relationship?
What is cause and effect?
What is state government?
This level of government helps maintain highways and operates state parks.
What is state government?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known by this name.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This young girl became a symbol of courage when she attended an all-white school in New Orleans during school desegregation.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
A decade is equal to how many years?
What is 10 years?
What is voting/an election?
Protecting the country with the military is an important service provided by this level of government.
What is national government?
The idea that government gets its power from the people is called this.
What is consent of the governed?
This organization helps people during disasters and emergencies and was founded by Clara Barton.
What is the American Red Cross?
A century is equal to this many years.
What is 100 years?
People these in order from the smallest level of government to the biggest: national, local, state.
What is local -> state -> national government?
A community needs clean water, safe roads, schools, and emergency services. These are examples of things government provides to help people live safely and successfully. What do we call these?
What are government services?
The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were created for different purposes. What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
What is to explain why the American colonies wanted to be free from Great Britain?
This hero helped protect passengers during the September 11 attacks by helping lead an effort to take back control of Flight 93.
Who is Todd Beamer?
One source says, "Ruby Bridges attended an all-white school in 1960." Another source says, "Ruby Bridges was very brave." Which statement is more likely an opinion, and why?
What is "Ruby Bridges was very brace," because it expresses a judgement or belief?