Social Studies

Question 1

Consequence

Answer 1

What happens because of what a person does

Question 2

Mediator

Answer 2

Person who helps settle a disagreement

Question 3

Governor

Answer 3

Elected leader of a states government

Question 4

Appoint

Answer 4

Chosen by the president to serve. They must be approved by the senate.

Question 5

Elect

Answer 5

Choose him or her by voting

Question 6

Mayor

Answer 6

The mayor’s job is to see that community’s problems are solved

Question 7

Congress

Answer 7

Legislation branch of the national government

Question 8

Supreme Court

Answer 8

Most important court in the U.S.

Question 9

Court

Answer 9

Place where a judge makes decisions about a law

Question 10

Citizen

Answer 10

A person who lives in and belongs to a community

Question 11

Council

Answer 11

Group of people who make laws

Question 12

County Seat

Answer 12

City or town where its main offices of the county are located

Question 13

Government service

Answer 13

Work that the government does for everyone in a city or town

Question 14

Minority Rights

Answer 14

The smaller group. The one that did not vote for the same thing or person that the larger group voted for. Still gets to keep its rights

Question 15

Recreation

Answer 15

Any activity, hobby or game

Question 16

Amendment

Answer 16

Changes to the constitution

Question 17

County

Answer 17

Section of a state

Question 18

Executive

Answer 18

Sees that laws are obeyed

Question 19

Laws

Answer 19

Rules to keep people safe.

Question 20

Legislative

Answer 20

Makes laws

Question 21

Rights

Answer 21

Peoples freedoms

Question 22

Cooperate

Answer 22

Work together

Question 23

Conflicts

Answer 23

Fight

Question 24

Judicial

Answer 24

Decides if laws are fair

Question 25

Compromise

Answer 25

Each person gives up some of what he or she wants.

Question 26

President

Answer 26

Leader of a government

Question 27

Bar Graph

Answer 27

Graph that uses bars to show amounts or numbers of things.

Question 28

Judges

Answer 28

People from the community who are chosen to work as leaders in the courts.

Question 29

Public Works

Answer 29

Department of a community. Government provides services to meet day to day needs.

Question 30

Majority Rule

Answer 30

If more than half the people vote for the same thing or person, they get want they want.

Question 31

Capitol

Answer 31

Government building in a Capitol city.

Question 32

Tax

Answer 32

Money that citizens pay to run the government, and provide services.

Question 33

Bill of Rights

Answer 33

Lists freedom and rights that the people of the U.S.A. Will always have.

Question 34

Representative

Answer 34

Person chosen by a group of people to act or speak for them