1. When people take an active part in making their town a better place for everyone, what is this called?
- A. Civic engagement
- B. Paying for school
- C. Building a new house
- D. Working at a job for money
2. What is one specific way mentioned that grown-up citizens can choose their leaders?
- A. By cleaning parks
- B. By helping neighbors
- C. By paying taxes
- D. By voting
3. If a group of neighbors works together to plant a community garden, what are they demonstrating?
- A. How to earn money
- B. Good citizenship
- C. How to pay taxes
- D. The process of voting
4. Voting, volunteering, and paying taxes are all ways that good citizens can:
- A. build their own houses.
- B. help their communities.
- C. get out of going to school.
- D. earn extra money for fun.
5. Why is it important for people to pay taxes?
- A. To buy personal items like food and clothes
- B. To help the government pay for things like schools and roads
- C. So they can vote for leaders in an election
- D. To get paid for volunteering in the community
6. In a city or town, who is a common leader elected by the community to run the local government?
- A. The school principal
- B. The post office manager
- C. The mayor
- D. The hospital director
7. What is the primary responsibility of a city council?
- A. To personally interview every person who wants to open a new business in town
- B. To work with the mayor to make rules and decisions for the community
- C. To decide which movies are shown in local theaters
- D. To manage the daily operations of all public schools
8. How are the leaders of a local government, such as the mayor and city council members, typically chosen?
- A. They are appointed by the state governor.
- B. They inherit the position from their parents.
- C. People in the community vote for them in an election.
- D. They are selected based on who has lived in the town the longest.
9. If a public park in your town needs new playground equipment, which group would be responsible for making that decision?
- A. The national government in Washington D.C.
- B. A group of private business owners
- C. The local government
- D. The state's tourism agency
10. The group of elected officials who work with the mayor to make rules for a community is known as the...
- A. neighborhood watch.
- B. city council.
- C. school board.
- D. historical society.