2nd Quarter Study Guide: Social Studies

Second Quarter Study Guide for Social Studies

*Please review the textbook About My Communities Unit 2 "Our Government" (pg. 41-96).

Lessons 1 (pg. 46-51)

Be able to:

-write a law that we have in Taiwan and explain why it is important

Key Vocabulary:

·      government

·      law

·      consequence

·      problem

·      solution

Lesson 2 (pg. 52-57)

Be able to:

-identify who is paid with taxes (ex: firefighters, post office workers) and who is not (shop keepers, waiters)

Key Vocabulary:

·      mayor

·      judge

·      council

·      government service

·      court

·      tax

Lesson 3 (pg. 57-63)

Be able to:

-state the difference between someone being elected and someone being appointed

-explain majority rule

Key Vocabulary:

·      election

·      vote

·      appoint

·      majority rule

·      ballot

Lesson 4 (pg. 64-69)

Be able to:

-identify the border between two countries on a map

-identify a capital city on a map

Key Vocabulary:

·      governor

·      legislature

·      property

·      border

·      capital

Lesson 5 (pg. 70-73)

Be able to:

-state the hierarchy: mayor = a city's leader, governor = a state's leader, president = the country's leader

Key Vocabulary:

·      congress

·      supreme court

·      right

·      president

·      constitution

Lesson 6 (pg. 74-81)

Be able to:

-use a picture graph (pictograph)

Key Vocabulary:

·      patriotism

·      anthem

·      patriotic symbol

·      peace

·      picture graph (pictograph)

Lesson 7 (pg. 82-91)

Be able to:

-tell the difference between facts and opinions

Key Vocabulary:

·      justice

·      public service

·      fact

·      opinion