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**3rd Grade Social Studies Assessment on Democratic Beliefs and Principles** **1. Why is it important for Americans to share certain democratic beliefs?**\ a To have fun at parties\ b. To work together for the common good\ c. To ignore the needs of others\ d. To avoid making decisions **2. What do...

**3rd Grade Social Studies Assessment on Democratic Beliefs and Principles** **1. Why is it important for Americans to share certain democratic beliefs?**\ a To have fun at parties\ b. To work together for the common good\ c. To ignore the needs of others\ d. To avoid making decisions **2. What does it mean to promote the common good?**\ a. To only help your friends.\ b. To make sure everyone is treated fairly and has what they need.\ c. To keep everything to yourself.\ d. To focus only on winning. **2. What does it mean to respect the rights of others?**\ a. To always agree with everyone\ b. To listen and care about others\' feelings\ c. To never speak up\ d. To only think about yourself **4. What is one way citizens can participate in public life?**\ a. Ignoring community events\ b. Voting in elections\ c. Keeping to themselves\ d. Not talking to others **7. What is one responsibility of citizens in a democratic society?**\ a. To make laws that only benefit themselves.\ b. To communicate with public officials about their needs and ideas.\ c. To avoid participating in community events.\ d. To only think about themselves. **6. Why should citizens stay informed about their community?**\ a. To gossip about others\ b. To know what is happening and make good choices\ c. To complain all the time\ d. To stay out of trouble **7. What is one reason people should vote?**\ a. To show they don\'t care\ b. To express their opinions and make changes\ c. To avoid responsibility\ d. To ignore important issues **16. What does it mean to participate in civic life?**\ a. Only going to school\ b. Being involved in local issues and activities\ c. Staying home all the time\ d. Not caring about your community **8. What does voting in an election do?**\ A. It helps pick leaders and make decisions\ B. It lets us play games\ C. It gives us extra treats\ D. It means we don't need to go to school **10. What's a good example of following rules?**\ A. Wearing a helmet while biking\ B. Breaking things at school\ C. Ignoring the speed limit\ D. Not cleaning up after yourself **11. Why should we follow rules and laws?**\ A. To be a good citizen and help everyone get along\ B. To get more time to play\ C. To avoid doing homework\ D. To stay home from school **14. Why is it important to know about what's happening in the world?**\ A. So we can make smart choices and help our community\ B. To avoid doing chores\ C. To become famous\ D. To play more game **17. Why should we volunteer or help out in our community?**\ A. To make our community a better place and help people\ B. To get a new toy\ C. To avoid going to school\ D. To get extra playtime **18. How can we make sure our ideas are heard?**\ A. By sharing our thoughts in meetings and helping out\ B. By staying quiet\ C. By avoiding discussions\ D. By keeping to ourselves **19. What's a good way to follow rules and laws?**\ A. Understanding why they're important and following them\ B. Ignoring them if they seem boring\ C. Only following rules we like\ D. Asking others to follow them for us **20. Why should we be involved in our community?**\ A. To help make our community a better place for everyone\ B. To become famous\ C. To get more treats\ D. To avoid doing chores **15. How can we take part in our community?**\ A. By talking about community issues and helping out\ B. By staying at home all day\ C. By keeping our opinions to ourselves\ D. By ignoring community events Government **8. What does the legislative branch of the national government do?**\ A. Enforce laws\ B. Decide if laws are fair\ C. Make laws\ D. Lead the country **9. What is the main job of the executive branch in both the national and state governments?**\ A. Make laws\ B. Decide if laws are fair\ C. Enforce laws\ D. Choose new judges **10. Who is part of the executive branch of the Georgia government?**\ A. The President\ B. Congress\ C. The Governor\ D. The Supreme Court **12. What is the main job of the judicial branch at both the national and state levels?**\ A. Enforce laws\ B. Make laws\ C. Decide if laws are fair\ D. Lead the country **14. What does the legislative branch of the Georgia government do?**\ A. Enforce laws\ B. Decide if laws are fair\ C. Make laws\ D. Lead the state **19. What is the role of the judicial branch at the national level?**\ A. Enforce laws\ B. Make laws\ C. Decide if laws are fair\ D. Lead the country **13. Who runs the executive branch at the national level ?**\ A. The Governor\ B. The Supreme Court\ C. The President\ D. Congress **5. Who is the head of the legislative branch in Georgia?\ A. General Assembly\ B. Supreme Court\ C. Governor\ D. Congress** **16. Who leads the judicial branch in the national government?\ A. The President\ B. The Supreme Court\ C. Congress\ D. The Governor** **1. Who is the leader of the legislative branch of the United States government?\ A. The Governor\ C. The President\ D. Congress** **1. What is a direct democracy?**\ A. A system where people vote on every single decision\ B. A system where people never vote\ C. A system where only leaders make all the decisions\ D. A system where people vote only for their leaders **2. In a direct democracy, who makes the decisions?**\ A. Only the President\ B. Only the Supreme Court\ C. Everyone gets to vote on decisions\ D. Only the Governor **3. What is a representative democracy?**\ A. A system where people vote on every decision\ B. A system where people choose leaders to make decisions for them\ C. A system where only one person makes all the decisions\ D. A system where people never vote **4. In a representative democracy, how are decisions made?**\ A. Everyone votes on every issue\ B. People elect leaders to make decisions for them\ C. Decisions are made by the President alone\ D. The Supreme Court makes all decisions **5. Which type of democracy allows people to vote directly on laws?**\ A. Representative democracy\ B. Direct democracy\ C. Monarchy\ D. Dictatorship **8. In which type of democracy do people have representatives who make decisions for them?**\ A. Direct democracy\ B. Representative democracy\ C. Monarchy\ D. Oligarchy **10. Why might a country choose a representative democracy instead of a direct democracy?**\ A. Because it's easier for everyone to vote on every issue\ B. Because it allows leaders to make decisions for large groups of people\ C. Because citizens never need to vote\ D. Because only one person makes decisions