1. Our Government Hassler Elementary 2 nd Grade

2. Choose the correct meaning. GOVERNMENT the citizens who run a community the building where the President lives ____________________

3. Choose the correct meaning. LAW a rule that people of a community must follow money that pays for services ____________________ _______

4. Choose the correct meaning. TAX an idea for a new law money paid to the government that is used to pay for services _____________________ ________________

5. Choose the correct meaning. VOTE a choice that gets counted a community holiday ________________

6. Choose the correct meaning. PATRIOTISM the way citizens of a country choose a leader a feeling of pride that people have for their community _____________________ ____________

7. Which of these is a symbol for our country? A. a dollar bill B. a new car C. a bald eagle D. an apple tree

8. Which of these is a government service? F. museum B. grocery store C. airport D. library

9. What is the capital of the United States? Washington D.C.

10. How do Americans choose their leaders? by voting

11. Match the leader with the job governor President mayor the leader of state the leader of a town the leader of the country

12. Which of these ways do Americans show their patriotism? ___ by buying stamps ___ by voting in elections ___ by singing “America the Beautiful” ___ by building new neighborhoods

13. Mrs. Bermudez’s class found books to read about good citizens. Use the picture graph to answer the questions. Paul Revere George Washington Sojourner Truth Francis Scott Key Florence Nightingale

14. How many citizens are shown on the chart? __________ Paul Revere George Washington Sojourner Truth Francis Scott Key Florence Nightingale 5

15. How many books were found about Sojourner Truth? __________ Paul Revere George Washington Sojourner Truth Francis Scott Key Florence Nightingale 3

16. Which person did they find the most books about? __________ Paul Revere George Washington Sojourner Truth Francis Scott Key Florence Nightingale George Washington

17. Were more books found about Paul Revere or Francis Scott Key? _______ Paul Revere George Washington Sojourner Truth Francis Scott Key Florence Nightingale Paul Revere

18. Which two people had the same number of books found? _________ ___________________ Paul Revere George Washington Sojourner Truth Francis Scott Key Florence Nightingale Sojourner Truth and Florence Nightingale