The Power of People

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Local Government

• Communities provide resources to the people who live in them.
• Local government leaders make decisions about community resources and how taxpayers' money should be spent.
• A mayor is an elected official who manages a city.

Lesson 2: The Federal Government

• The three branches of the federal government are executive, legislative, and judicial.
• The president is the highest elected official whose roles include Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, and Chief of State.

Lesson 3: Power of the People

• Current events are the important events that are happening in the world around us.
• The Electoral College is made up of people chosen by each state to cast the official votes for president.
• A political party is a group of people who have similar ideas about how our country should be run.

Lesson 4: Citizenship

• Character traits include honesty, compassion, respect, responsibility, and courage.
• Communities have laws to protect citizens.

Lesson 5: Powerful People of the Past

• Rosa Parks fought for equal treatment of African-American citizens.
• Amelia Earhart was a female pilot and activist.
• Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery and helped other slaves gain freedom on the Underground Railroad.
• Cesar Chavez fought for the rights of migrant farm workers from Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.
• Frederick Douglass was a writer who encouraged people to end slavery.
• Susan B. Anthony fought for women to gain the right to vote.
• The Wright brothers invented the first airplane.
• Albert Einstein was a scientist who designed the bomb that led to America's victory in World War II.
• Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and the modern light bulb.

Final Project: A Visit to the Wax Museum

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