1. What is a government?   California Standard 2.3  Students explain governmental institutions and practices in the United States and other countries.

a. a group of people who run a community, state, or country
b. a group of people who play sports
c. a group of people who work for no pay
d. a group of people who own farms

2. Look at the diagram. Where do people who watch the trial sit?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

Picture of courtroom

a. Witness Stand
b. Jury Box
c. Gallery
d. Legal Tables

3. Look at the diagram. Where do the lawyers sit?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

Picture of courtroom

a. Legal Tables
b. Court Reporter Desk
c. Judge's Bench
d. Gallery

4. Look at the diagram. What does the number 3 stand for?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

Picture of courtroom with numbers

a. Judge's Bench
b. Jury Box
c. Legal Tables
d. Court Reporter Desk

5. What state has Little Rock as its capital?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

Map of U.S. capitals

a. Alabama
b. Mississippi
c. Arkansas
d. Louisiana

6. What is the capital of New Mexico?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

Map of U.S. capitals

a. Mexico City
b. Santa Fe
c. Austin
d. Denver

7. What does the Constitution tell us?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

a. the names of our country's first leaders
b. that we want to be free from England's rule
c. that the United States has fifty states
d. how to rule the government of the United States

8. Where is the White House located?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

a. New York City
b. Washington D.C.
c. Los Angeles
d. Sacramento

9. Who runs the government of a state?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

a. the president
b. a Supreme Court judge
c. a senator
d. a governor

10. What do you call an idea for a new law?   California Standard 2.3.1  Explain how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, determine whether laws have been violated, and punish wrongdoers.

a. a bill
b. a note
c. a promise
d. a constitution