2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 11
Who Runs Our Community?
Leaders, laws and fairness
What your child practices
How communities and countries make laws, carry them out and decide whether they were broken: mayors, councils, judges and the people who elect them.
California Content Standards learning standard: 2.3.1 · how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, decide whether laws were broken and punish wrongdoers
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is a law in many communities?
- wear blue on Fridays
- eat your peas
- stop at a red light
stop at a red light
Hint: Traffic laws keep drivers and walkers safe.
Question 2
Which job belongs to a city council?
- voting on new local laws
- flying planes
- teaching math
voting on new local laws
Hint: Councils make decisions for the city.
Question 3
Liberty means being…
- hungry
- free
- late
free
Hint: Liberty is freedom.
Question 4
Laws in a community are like rules in a…
- cloud
- classroom
- sandwich
classroom
Hint: Rules and laws both help groups work well.
Question 5
In Mexico and the United States, people choose leaders by…
- a coin toss
- waiting for a king
- voting in elections
- drawing names
voting in elections
Hint: Both are democracies.
Question 6
Who is the leader of many cities and towns?
- the coach
- the mayor
- the principal
the mayor
Hint: A mayor leads a city or town.