Chapter 3 Social Studies
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3rd grade social studies
- 1._______________ is doing work for the good of the community
- A.
Public service
- B.
Volunteer
- C.
Elect
- D.
Common good
- 2.______________ is the good of everyone in a community.
- A.
Volunteer
- B.
Authourity
- C.
Common good
- D.
Public service
- 3.A ______________ is someone who chooses to work without being paid.
- A.
Authority
- B.
Common good
- C.
Volunteer
- D.
Elect
- 4.The people of a community _________, or choose by voting, many of their government leaders.
- A.
Elect
- B.
Appoint
- C.
Authority
- D.
Volunteer
- 5.Government leaders can ___________, or name, people to do jobs.
- A.
Authoirty
- B.
Appoint
- C.
Public good
- D.
Elect
- 6.____________ is the right leaders have to give orders, make decisions, and take action.
- A.
Elect
- B.
Public service
- C.
Authority
- D.
Appoint
- 7.A __________ is a disagreement.
- A.
Court
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Appoint
- D.
Authority
- 8.Sometimes the conflict is settled in a _________ by a judge.
- A.
Public property
- B.
Common good
- C.
Court
- D.
Private property
- 9.___________ belongs to everyone in the community.
- A.
Public property
- B.
Private property
- 10.___________________ belongs to one person or a group of people.
- A.
Public property
- B.
Private property
- 11.The four steps to resolve a conflict?
- A.
Walk away, smile about it, comprimise, and ask for help
- B.
Walk toward, frown, start a fight, mediate
- C.
Volunteer, smile, mediate, and court
- 12.In a ____________, each person gives up some of what he or she wants.
- A.
Conflict
- B.
Jury
- C.
Court
- D.
Comprimise
- 13.A ________________ is a person who helps people settle a disagreement.
- A.
Mediator
- B.
Jury
- C.
Court
- 14.A _______________ is work that is done by the government for everyone in a city or town.
- A.
Sales tax
- B.
Council
- C.
Government service
- D.
Recreation
- 15._____________ is any activity , hobby, or sport done for enfoyment after working.
- A.
Volunteer
- B.
Recreation
- C.
Court
- D.
Government service
- 16.The _________________ department of a community government provides services to meet day-to-day needs.
- A.
Government service
- B.
Counil
- C.
Public works
- D.
Private property
- 17.What are two of the jobs of a public works department?
- A.
Basketball and baseball
- B.
Fishing and hunting
- C.
Collect garbage, clean streets
- D.
Eat and sleep
- 18.What kinds of resources do governments provede to help citizens enjoy themselves?
- A.
Parks and swimming pools
- B.
Buildings and streets
- C.
Dogs and cats
- 19.______________ is money paid by people who own land and buildings in the community.
- A.
Sales tax
- B.
Property tax
- C.
Tax
- 20.__________ is the extra money that all people pay each time they buy something.
- A.
Tax
- B.
Sales tax
- C.
Property tax
- 21.In some communities , members of a city or town __________, the group that makes laws, and meet to make decisions.
- A.
Court
- B.
Judge
- C.
Council
- D.
Jury
- 22.The branch of government who make laws is ______________.
- A.
Legislative
- B.
Executive
- C.
Judicial
- 23.The branch of government who sees that the laws are obeyed is ____________.
- A.
Legislative
- B.
Judicial
- C.
Executive
- 24.The branch of government who decides is the laws are fair is ________________.
- A.
Legislative
- B.
Executive
- C.
Judicial
- 25.A ____________ is a part of a state.
- A.
County
- B.
Court
- C.
Town
- D.
City
- 26.A county board of commissioners meets in a town or city known a s the _________________.
- A.
Board of supervisors
- B.
County seat
- C.
House of representatives
- D.
Governor
- 27.In each state, voters elect a leader called a ______________.
- A.
Mayor
- B.
Governor
- C.
President
- D.
Secretary
- 28.The lawmakers meet in the state's capital city in a building called the _____________.
- A.
County
- B.
State
- C.
Capitol
- D.
White house
- 29.A border is also called a ______________.
- A.
Street
- B.
Line
- C.
River
- D.
Boundary
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