Three Levels of Government

I.                    Circle the correct meaning for each of the following words from the passage

1.       Officials

People appointed or elected to an office, especially as representatives of an organization or government department

2.       Mayor

The elected head of a city, town, or other municipalities

3.       Senators

Member of a senate

4.       Entrust

To put (something) into someone’s care or protection

5.       Interest

Something that brings advantages to or affects a person or a group of people

II.                  Decide whether theses statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false one

1.       F

2.       F

3.       T

4.       T

5.       T

III.                Short Answer

1.       Name the three levels of government in the U.S is Local, state, and federal

2.       The mayor and city council members pass laws, the laws affect the city and the people who live there

3.       They protect the health and safety of state citizens

4.       President

5.       It can print money, it can negotiate with other countries, it can declare war on another country

IV.                Reading Discussion (group work)

1.        central government, provines government, city government, distric government, village government

2.       if I may choose to live in which province, then I will choose to live in Yogyakarta, because Yogyakarta is one of the regions that gets the nickname as "Kota Pendidikan". I am studying in Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta system of education is more advanced and systematic, and Yogyakarta is a city that has a high culture, friendly community life, harmonious life, rich in beautiful panoramas such as beaches, sea, mountains , and historic sites.

3.       The Indonesian government uses a system of democratic government, within a democratic government, the president is elected by the people through elections, solving problems by deliberation, etc. The other is the American governmental system which uses free liberal government system

Indonesia in accordance with existing law, still open the opportunity for pemekaran district / city, while in the U.S. the expansion of the area was closed, full employee. In the US there is no more regional expansion, or create a new district (district).