1. Which of these is a key service directly provided by most county governments in California?
- A. Delivering the mail
- B. Printing state money
- C. Running local hospitals
- D. Commanding the U.S. Army
2. How does a county government function in relation to the state government?
- A. It has more power than the state government.
- B. It operates as a local branch of the state government.
- C. It is completely separate and independent from the state.
- D. It only follows laws made by the federal government.
3. The main purpose of a county government is to serve the people at what level?
- A. The national level
- B. The local level
- C. The international level
- D. The private business level
4. What is the main reason that a large state like California is divided into 58 counties?
- A. To give every city its own separate government
- B. To make it easier for the state to manage local needs and provide services
- C. To create voting districts for the election of the U.S. President
- D. To decide where new state parks should be built
5. Which elected group is in charge of governing a county and making decisions about its programs?
- A. The City Council
- B. The Board of Supervisors
- C. The State Senate
- D. The School Board
6. If a group of neighbors wants a new stop sign on their street, what is one effective way they can participate in local government?
- A. Write a letter to the governor of the state.
- B. Attend a public meeting.
- C. Form their own government to solve the problem.
- D. Ask the President of the United States to install the sign.
7. Which of the following is an example of people practicing good local citizenship?
- A. Complaining about a messy park but doing nothing to help
- B. Moving to a different town that has cleaner parks
- C. Organizing a group to clean up a local playground
- D. Waiting for the state government to organize a neighborhood cleanup
8. According to the idea of community citizenship, how can a young person who cannot vote still help their community?
- A. By starting a school recycling program
- B. They cannot help until they are 18 years old.
- C. By running for the office of mayor or city council.
- D. By paying local taxes on behalf of their parents.
9. Which issue would citizens most likely bring to a local city council meeting?
- A. The need for more crosswalks near a school
- B. A plan to build a new highway between two states
- C. A proposal for a new law for the entire country
- D. A change to the United States Constitution
10. When people who live in a town work together to make their neighborhood better, they are demonstrating...
- A. federal authority.
- B. local citizenship.
- C. state sovereignty.
- D. constitutional law.