Levels of Government
This worksheet helps first graders understand the different levels of government: local, state, and national, and their roles in our communities.
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Levels of Government
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What does the government help us do?
Play all day
Keep order and make rules
Eat ice cream
Watch TV
2. Which level of government is closest to you?
Local government
State government
National government
Alien government
3. The government takes care of our city or town.
4. The government makes rules for our whole state.
5. The government makes rules for our whole country.
Match each government level with what it does.
6. Local Government
a. Builds roads in your town
7. State Government
b. Makes laws for all states
8. National Government
c. Takes care of state parks
9. The President works for the local government.
True
False
10. Your mayor is part of the local government.
True
False
11. Name one thing the local government does for your community.
12. What is the name of our country's leader?
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