Social Studies · Quarter 3 Review · Weeks 19–27 · 20–30 min

Quarter 3 Review: Social Studies

32 points total · Name: ____________________ Date: __________

For the adult

Give this review in Week 27, during Quarter Review week. It is not timed; most children finish in 20 to 30 minutes. You may read everything aloud, and your child may answer out loud while you write, because this checks social studies thinking, not reading. Your child may look back at the vote chart at any time. Scrap paper is welcome for the vote counts and the money problem, but no calculator, so you can see your child's work. Do not teach, hint or correct during the review. Afterward, use the scoring notes, add the points and find the level. This is a snapshot for the quarter report, not a grade. If a section earns less than half of its points, revisit the weeks and days listed for it.

Part 1: Local Government & the Three Branches

9 points

Read each question. Circle or write your answer.

1.
The town of Birchfield wants to keep its public pool open one hour later each day. Which level of government decides?
(2 pts)
○ local○ state○ federal
2.
A council member proposes planting 20 trees on Main Street. Residents speak for and against the idea. Then the council votes 5 to 2 in favor. Which step of a local decision comes next? Give an example of what happens.
(2 pts)
3.
Write L for legislative, E for executive or J for judicial: (1) The Senate and the House vote on a bill about clean water. (2) The President signs the bill, and federal departments carry out the new law. (3) Judges decide a case about what the new law means.
(3 pts)
4.
Congress passes a bill, but the President vetoes it. How does a veto show one branch checking another?
(2 pts)

Part 2: Rights, Responsibilities & Voting

11 points

Answer items 5–7. Then read the vote chart together and use it for items 8 and 9.

5.
About fifty people meet on the courthouse steps and hold signs that ask for a cleaner river. No one is hurt and nothing is broken. Which First Amendment freedom are they using?
(2 pts)
○ freedom of assembly○ freedom of the press○ freedom of religion
6.
Sort these four: speaking your opinion, paying taxes, following laws, practicing your religion. Which two are rights? Which two are responsibilities?
(2 pts)
7.
One flyer says, "Vote for Dana Cole! She is the nicest!" Another flyer says, "Dana Cole plans to fix three playgrounds this year." Which flyer helps a voter more? Tell why.
(2 pts)
8.
Use the chart. How many Yes votes were there in all? How many No votes? Did the ballot measure pass?
(2 pts)
9.
Five more voters on River Side planned to vote No, but they stayed home. Would their votes have changed the result? Show your thinking. What does this tell you about voting?
(3 pts)

Part 3: Economic Choices & Markets

12 points

Read each question. Circle or write your answer. Show your work for the money problem.

10.
Omar has $25. He needs school shoes that cost $14. He also wants a $7 bird feeder and a $6 flashlight. After he pays for the shoes, how much is left? Can he buy both wants? Show your work.
(3 pts)
11.
A village council can pay for a new snowplow or a new picnic shelter this year. There is not enough money for both, so it picks the snowplow. Which economics word tells why the council must choose? What is its opportunity cost?
(2 pts)
12.
A guitar maker uses wood from trees, her own skill, and a saw and workbench. Write N for natural resource, H for human resource or C for capital resource: (1) wood from trees; (2) the maker's skill; (3) the saw and workbench.
(2 pts)
13.
Circle the service.
(1 pt)
○ a pair of goggles○ a swim lesson○ a beach towel
14.
A week of storms keeps the fishing boats in the harbor, so stores get far fewer fresh fish. Just as many shoppers still want fish. What will most likely happen to the price? Use the words supply and demand to explain.
(2 pts)
15.
Write import or export for the United States: (1) A U.S. company sells airplanes to a country across the ocean. (2) A U.S. store buys tea grown in India.
(2 pts)