The study of how government works

What is the purpose of government?

To create and enforce laws within the country

Which of the following is an example of a buyer?

Mr. Jacobson exchanges money for coffee at the coffee shop.

Work a person does for someone else

What does it mean to say a source is credible?

It is from a trustworthy source.

What is one difference between rules and laws?

Laws are made by people in the government, and rules are made by parents.

What is the climate like in the Southeast?

Sub-tropical, with very hot summers

What is a primary source?

Something made by a person when an event took place

When might you use a physical map?

When you are looking for a river

What is a constitution?

A written document listing of rules to explain how a country is governed

When is a political map helpful?

When you want to find a specific city in the world

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1
What is civics?
The study of how government works
The study of Earth, its people, and its environment
The study of how money and resources are used by people
The study of thing that have happened in the past
2
What area is frozen all year and found in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut?
Desert
Tundra
Forest
Wetland
3
What is the purpose of government?
To break laws
To create and enforce laws within the country
To make sure we follow rules in our home
To give people money
4
Which of the following is an example of a buyer?
Mr. Jacobson exchanges money for coffee at the coffee shop.
Keila and her sister clean their rooms to earn an allowance.
Rajesh cuts the lawn for his neighbor to make money for a new bike.
Jamal and his dad rake the leaves for their elderly neighbor in the fall.
5
Which natural landmark in Mexico is a dry, sandy region covering 120,000 square miles?
Sonoran Desert
Popocatépetl Volcano
Lacandón Jungle
Yucatán Peninsula
6
How many continents are there on Earth?
5
4
6
7
7
What is a service?
Something you must have to live
Things made or grown to be bought and used
Work a person does for someone else
Something you buy at a store
8
What branch of government decides whether the laws follow the Constitution?
Constitution
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
9
What branch of government makes and changes the laws?
Constitution
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
10
What does it mean to say a source is credible?
We don't know the author.
It is from a trustworthy source.
It is old information.
It is new information.
11
Which area in North America is located south of Florida and between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean?
Canada
United States
Mexico
Caribbean Islands
12
What is one difference between rules and laws?
Laws are made by people in the government, and rules are made by parents.
Laws keep us safe, and rules do not.
Rules keep us safe, and laws do not.
Rules are made by people in the government, and laws are made by parents.
13
Which natural landmark is in the Southeast?
Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts
Grand Ole Opry in Tennessee
Sugar Bushes in Vermont
Big Cypress Swamp in Florida
14
What is the climate like in the Southeast?
Mild winters and warm summers
Cold winters and hot summers
Sub-tropical, with very hot summers
Very cold winters
15
What is a primary source?
A story that a girl wrote about her mom's trip to Africa
Something made by a person when an event took place
An article written about things that happened in the past
Something written today about how things happened in the past
16
What is it called when there is a limited number of an item or NOT enough of something?
producer
consumer
supply
scarcity
17
People need and use money to buy clothing. When you pay for clothing what is the clothing?
Groceries
A good
A service
Toys
18
Which physical feature brings tourists to the Caribbean?
Great Plains
Redwood forests
Frozen tundra
Colorful Beaches
19
When might you use a physical map?
When you are looking for important buildings
When you are looking for capital cities
When you are looking for a river
When you are looking for landmarks to visit
20
Which of the following is NOT a field of social studies?
history
economics
geography
biology
21
Which North American country is located directly below Canada?
Cuba
United States
Mexico
Haiti
22
What is a constitution?
A government building
A group that makes laws
A written documenting explaining who the Founding Fathers are
A written document listing of rules to explain how a country is governed
23
In what region of the United States is Florida located?
Midwest
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
24
Why did settlers from Spain choose to settle in Florida?
They came to teach Native Americans to speak French.
They came to start missions.
They were looking for a cooler climate.
They saw America as the land of tolerance.
25
What is the Constitution also known as?
The supreme law of the world
The supreme law of the land
The lowest law of the land
The lowest law of the world
26
How many regions are there in the United States?
3
6
5
4
27
How many oceans are there on Earth?
7
4
6
5
28
When is a political map helpful?
When you want to find a specific city in the world
When you want to find mountain ranges
When you want to find information about the climate
When you want to find forests
29
When was the Constitution written?
1776
1791
1787
1964
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What branch of government approves and carries out the laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Constitution

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