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Review: Government and Helping Our Community

Distinguish levels, public decisions and participation.

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Unit review questions
1. Use the notes and this card. A federal office issues a countrywide report. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Find the government level named: town or county, state, the whole country, or more than one level together.
  • Find the note for National. Check which words in this card match it.
2. Use the notes and this card. Judges issue a decision in a case. Which choice best fits?
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  • Look at the action: making laws, carrying out laws, deciding a court case or using a power to limit another branch.
  • Find the note for Judicial. Check which words in this card match it.
3. Use the notes and this card. A fictional county pays for library shelves. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Look for a community service, money received, money paid out or a plan for money.
  • Find the note for Spending. Check which words in this card match it.
4. Use the notes and this card. Residents submit a written request for longer library hours. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Look for asking for facts, offering help, presenting a request or discussing a community issue.
  • Find the note for Petition. Check which words in this card match it.

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Make four small boxes for Government and Helping Our Community, one for each lesson: Local State and National Government; The Three Federal Branches; Public Goods and Community Funding; Civic Action Without a Purchase. In each box, choose one supplied card and explain its match using the notes. Compare two of your cards: what makes their matches different? You may draw or tell an adult your answers; the adult can write them for you. Use the lesson cards; you do not need a purchase, interview, personal record or trip. For the adult helping: keep the fictional examples and historical notes distinct; these short cards do not tell every detail about a person or place.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Choose one supplied card from each lesson: Local State and National Government; The Three Federal Branches; Public Goods and Community Funding; Civic Action Without a Purchase.
  • Use the notes to name each match and explain its clue.
  • Compare two cards and say or show how their clues differ.
  • Keep the events and details as written; do not make up a quotation or new event.
  • With an adult, name one question the cards do not answer.
Compare with a model response

Local State and National Government: The card says: “Fictional town council decides a town park schedule.” That matches Local. Local is the stated town or county level. Compare: The card says: “Fictional state legislature debates a statewide measure.” That matches State. State is the stated state level. The Three Federal Branches: The card says: “Congress debates and passes a bill.” That matches Legislative. Legislative is the branch responsible for making federal laws. Compare: The card says: “A federal agency implements a law.” That matches Executive. Executive is the branch responsible for carrying out federal laws. Public Goods and Community Funding: The card says: “A fictional town maintains a public walking path.” That matches Public service. Public service is a service organized for community needs. Compare: The card says: “A fictional town records funds received.” That matches Revenue. Revenue is money coming into the stated budget. Civic Action Without a Purchase: The card says: “A fictional learner asks when the park opens.” That matches Information request. Information request is asking for facts needed to understand a public issue. Compare: The card says: “A fictional group offers to help plant a garden.” That matches Volunteering. Volunteering is offering time or effort without required payment. Adult checking note: This model uses the supplied lesson cards and notes. It does not describe every person, community or place. Answering a new question would need a matching source or a new observation.

A different response can also meet the criteria. Compare the evidence and reasoning, rather than copying the wording.