1. What is the main job of a city's mayor and city council?
- A. To build houses for everyone in the city
- B. To make important decisions for the community
- C. To work for the state government
- D. To drive the city's fire trucks and police cars
2. How do the leaders of a city, like the mayor, get their jobs?
- A. The state governor picks them.
- B. The police chief hires them.
- C. People in the city vote for them.
- D. They are the oldest people in the city.
3. If a building in a city is on fire, which city department is responsible for helping?
- A. The parks department
- B. The police department
- C. The fire department
- D. The public works department
4. What is the main role of a city's police department?
- A. To fix broken roads and water pipes.
- B. To organize fun events in city parks.
- C. To make sure all the city's water is clean.
- D. To help keep people safe and make sure laws are obeyed.
5. Why does a city government create different departments?
- A. To provide services the community needs
- B. To compete with other towns
- C. To give the mayor more work
- D. To make money for the state
6. Which level of government is specifically responsible for leading Native American communities on their own lands?
- A. The local government
- B. The state government
- C. The federal government
- D. The tribal government
7. Which of these services would most likely be managed by your local city or town government?
- A. The U.S. Army
- B. A public library
- C. Printing money
- D. Highways that connect different states
8. In the United States, there are four main levels of government. They are federal, state, local, and which other?
- A. City government
- B. Presidential government
- C. Tribal government
- D. County government
9. Which of these is an example of a service provided by the federal government?
- A. A city police department
- B. A public swimming pool
- C. Running the post office
- D. Issuing a driver's license
10. What is the main reason governments collect money called taxes from people and businesses?
- A. To give money to the leaders
- B. To pay for community services like roads and schools
- C. To save money for emergencies only
- D. To build new city halls