Study Guide S.S.
Unit 1 Citizenship and Economy
1. Name three ways you could participate in an election campaign. Choose 3 of the following 6 choices.
A. Sing the candidate’s name loudly, as you brush your teeth.
B. Display a sign with their name on it in your yard.
C. Draw their name on the bottom of your foot.
D. Give money to them for advertising.
E. Call them and tell them you love them.
F. Volunteer and pass out leaflets for them.
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2. Mekhi has an important responsibility as a citizen. Which of the following is one of his responsibilities?
A. Collecting many speeding tickets to pay.
B. Voting
C. Going to church.
D. Washing his father’s car.
3. Our Constitution has amendments that protect our rights.
Choose 3 of the 6 below.
- writing letters to newspapers
- Writing letters to our Mothers
- Joining others to discuss problems and solutions in our community.
- Joining others for a yummy potluck dinner.
- Voting for the next American Idol.
- Voting in a Presidential election.
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4. We believe that it’s important to have more than one political party in our country. This is because:
A. We like to hoky-poky and we know how to show it.
B. It’s important for people to be able to choose which party they want to vote for.
C. One party, is just boring.
D. We have so many people in America that they can’t all belong to one party.
5. How old do you have to be to vote in America? ______
6. If I have an ice cream shop that only makes 3 flavors of ice cream and charge 6.00 an ice cream and a ColdStones opens next door and makes 20 flavors and only charges 3.00 per ice cream. What changes do I have to make to be in competition?
A. Make more flavors and/lower my prices.
B. Go on vacation with my sister.
C. Raise my prices
D. Make only one flavor.
7. Ms. Watson’s brother has lived in the U.S.A. all his life, but he is not allowed to vote in the American election. This is because:
A. He was always mean to her
B. He has too many parking tickets
C. He is a citizen of Canada
D. He is too poor and doesn’t have a house.
8. Ms. Sledd has a book store named, Reading for Fun.
She is lowering her prices this week because a big Borders is opening up next door to her. She is doing this because:
A. She has a giving heart
B. She is tired of making money
C. She understands the competitive market.
D. She forgot how to do math.
9. We saw many small businesses close on Hwy 5 when the Arbor Place Mall came to Douglasville. This is an example of a ______market.
A. Lazy
B. People going into retirement
C. Competitive
D. People paying sales tax.
10. Ms. Bradley loves to shop. ( Don’t you know?)
She always compares the prices between Kohls and Target and Macys. She MOST LIKELY does this because:
A. She is too bored to be dancing.
B. She loves to get the best deal.
C. She loves to budget
D. She loves to pay the most for each thing.