Study guide for Social Studies Unit 4

Your child will need to know the following for the next Social Studies test.

•   Vocabulary words:

government- a group of people who work together to run a city, state, or country

mayor- the leader of a town or city

citizen- a member of a community, state, and country

governor- the leader of a state's government

Congress- the part of the government that writes and votes on laws for all of our states

President- the leader of our country

freedom- every citizen's right of make choices

motto- a word or saying that people try to live by

monument- a building or statue that honors a person or an event

• True or false 

The government settles disagreements. (true)

Our government makes laws. (true)

The U.S. government has two parts. (false)

Governments help us stay safe. (true)

The Congress is our highest court. (false)

• Main idea and details.  Example: It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining. The birds were singing.  There were white fluffy clouds in the sky.  The main idea is : It was a beautiful day.  The other sentences were all details.

• Map skills