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Government Printables
Government 40 free to print or download.
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Government Picture Cards 1
Name
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✂ Cut out the cards. Use them to sort, match and talk about science.
flag
badge
trophy
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Government Picture Cards 1
Ages 6–8
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Government: Sort 1
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
A Leader
Not a Leader
Word Box:
a chair
a pet
president
governor
a student
mayor
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Government: Sort 1
Ages 6–8
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Government: Sort 2
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
Government Makes It
Not the Government
Word Box:
your lunch
laws
schools
parks
a toy
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Government: Sort 2
Ages 6–8
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Government: Sort 3
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
Local
National
Word Box:
mayor
the whole country
president
town council
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Government: Sort 3
Ages 6–8
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Read: What Is Government?
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
What Is Government?
A government is a group of leaders.
They make rules called laws.
Laws keep people safe and fair.
A mayor leads a city.
A president leads the whole country.
1) What does a government make?
2) What do laws do?
3) Who leads the country?
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Read: What Is Government?
Ages 6–8
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Read: Voting
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
Voting
People choose leaders by voting.
Each person gets one vote.
Votes are counted to pick a winner.
Voting gives everyone a fair say.
1) How do people choose leaders?
2) How many votes does each person get?
3) What does voting give everyone?
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Read: Voting
Ages 6–8
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Read: Why We Have Laws
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
Why We Have Laws
Laws are rules for a whole community.
They keep people safe.
They help everyone be treated fairly.
We all must follow the laws.
1) What are laws?
2) What do laws keep us?
3) Who must follow laws?
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Read: Why We Have Laws
Ages 6–8
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Government: True or False 1
Name
Score
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) A government is a group of leaders.
True
False
2) People choose leaders by voting.
True
False
3) Laws are rules for everyone.
True
False
4) A president leads the country.
True
False
5) Only leaders have to follow laws.
True
False
6) A mayor leads the whole country.
True
False
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Government: True or False 1
Ages 6–8
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Government: True or False 2
Name
Score
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) A governor leads a city block.
True
False
2) Voting gives everyone a fair say.
True
False
3) A ballot is used for voting.
True
False
4) Laws help keep people safe.
True
False
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Government: True or False 2
Ages 6–8
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Government Vocabulary 1
Name
Score
Write the best science word in each sentence. Use the word box.
Word Box: president laws voting ballot mayor government
1) Rules a government makes for everyone are ________.
2) A leader of a town or city is the ________.
3) The leader of the whole country is the ________.
4) The group of leaders who run a place is the ________.
5) Choosing a leader by making a choice is ________.
6) A vote you drop in a box is a ________.
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Government Vocabulary 1
Ages 6–8
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Government Vocabulary 2
Name
Score
Write the best science word in each sentence. Use the word box.
Word Box: governor safe
1) Laws help keep people ________.
2) The leader of a state is the ________.
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Government Vocabulary 2
Ages 6–8
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Match Leader to What They Lead
Name
Score
Match each leader to what they lead.
the country
a state
a school
a city
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Match Leader to What They Lead
Ages 6–8
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Compare: a mayor and a president
Name
Score
How are a mayor and a president the same and different?
a mayor only
Both
a president only
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Compare: a mayor and a president
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Government
Name
Score
Draw a leader in your community.
1) Leader:
2) What they do:
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Draw & Tell 1
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Government
Name
Score
Draw people voting.
1) Voting:
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Draw & Tell 2
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Government
Name
Score
Draw a good rule (law) and why it helps.
1) Law:
2) Why it helps:
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Draw & Tell 3
Ages 6–8
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