Name: _________________________________________

__________________________________

Date:

Government Pre-Test:
Multiple Choice: Shade in the correct bubble.
1. What do we call a group of people who
work together to run a community, state, or country?
A. Congress
B. Government
C. Citizens
2. Why do citizens pay taxes?
A. Because they like to give away their money
B. So the government can offer services
C. To send aid to other countries
3. Why do government leaders make laws? (U7)
A. Because they want to
B. To limit our freedom
C. To keep people safe
4. What does the government do for citizens rights?
A. Protects them
B. Takes them away
C. Gives them to other people
5. What do citizens do during an election? (U11)
A. Tailgate
B. Write laws
C. Vote
6. When America was being started, the leaders did not want a
king. They wrote a new plan for government called what?
A. Constitution
B. Declaration of Independence
C. Bill of Rights
7. Who is the leader of our country?

A. the President
B. Congress
C. the Supreme Court
8. Who makes the laws of our country?
A. the President
B. Congress
C. the Supreme Court
9. Who enforces the laws of our country?
A. the President
B. Congress
C. the Supreme Court
10.
Which one is not a type of aid that our country might
send? (U17)
A. Money
B. Goods
C. Steel
Short Answer: Answer the question below:
11.

What is one way you can be a good citizen?

__________________________________________________________
12.

When people break laws, what happens?

__________________________________________________
13.

What is one event in another country that can affect

America?
_____________________________________________________________
14.

What is one type of government service?

___________________________________________________
Matching: Match the definition with the correct word.
15. Is a government for the whole country.
A. State
B. Local
C. National

16. Is the government for a specific state of the country.

17. Is the government for a specific community.

Matching: Match the definition with the correct word.

18. A person who belongs to a place
A. Right
19. A freedom that government must protect
B. Liberty
20. A time when people vote
21. Means government by the people
C. Citizen
22. Means freedom
23. Means fairness
D. Justice
Classes:
Dojo points:
= 10

Class A Class B Class C Class E.

D True or
Democracy
False:

points

F. Election
Circle the
correct
answer.
24.
24.
24.

It is better to solve a problem without violence.

True
False
Pictograph: Answer the questions using the graph
25.
Which two classes have 30 Dojo points?
__________________________
26.
How many Dojo points does Class A have?
_________________________
27.
How many Dojo points do the classes have altogether?
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