What Is Government? · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.
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What Is Government?

Civics & Economics · Government · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which describes a government's work for a whole town or country?

    • Makes rules and helps keep people safe
    • Packs lunch for one child at home
    • Sells toys to shoppers in a toy shop

  2. Which place can a government help provide for the community?

    • One family's box of toys
    • The town's public park
    • One child's packed lunch

  3. Mia lives in a town with a public road and a public park. The road and park are only for her family.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which government job helps firefighters do their work?

    • Paying for the town's fire service
    • Selling toys to shoppers
    • Packing lunch for one child

  5. On a public road, who makes the traffic rule that drivers must stop at a stop sign?

    • One family
    • A shop on the street
    • The government

  6. Maya borrows a book from the town's public library. Which activity helps provide that library?

    • A family buying its own books
    • Government helping pay for the library
    • A sweet shop selling sweets to its shoppers

  7. A town helps pay for firefighters. That means nobody in the town can ever be hurt by a fire.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. Ben says, 'Only my family's drivers must stop at red lights.' How can he fix his idea?

    • Only adults in Ben's own family must stop
    • Only families driving small cars must stop
    • Drivers from every family must stop
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  1. Makes rules and helps keep people safe · Making rules and helping keep people safe are government jobs for a whole place.
  2. The town's public park · A public park is a shared place for the community. The toy box and packed lunch are personal things.
  3. False · Families across Mia's town use the road and public park. They are shared places.
  4. Paying for the town's fire service · Government can help pay for a fire service and the equipment firefighters need.
  5. The government · Traffic laws are government rules for public roads. One family or shop does not make the traffic law.
  6. Government helping pay for the library · Government can help pay for public libraries, where people borrow books.
  7. False · Firefighters help with fires, but paying for a fire service cannot remove every danger.
  8. Drivers from every family must stop · The red-light rule applies to drivers from every family. It is not limited to Ben's family or to small cars.
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