Question

the national guard is a citizens’ militia that provides local military protection in emergencies. it gives assistance during disasters.

• regulatory agencies provide rules for banks, insurance companies, and public utilities, such as telephone, gas, and electric companies. the state also watches over the safety standards and working conditions in factories, stores, and mines.
• park lands for recreation are maintained by states. states buy land to be used for parks and spend money to improve existing parks.

state government requires billions of dollars each year and employs thousands of citizens. strong state governments plan carefully to provide programs that their citizens need.
section 4 review on a separate sheet of paper, write the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. the largest part of a state’s budget is spent on ____.
2. much of the state’s education budget is spent on __ and __.
3. about 20 percent of a state’s budget is spent on ____.
4. the citizens’ militia that gives assistance during disasters is called the ____.
5. states buy land to provide ____ for recreation.

some states have a state lottery as a way to raise funds for education. what do you think of using a lottery as a way to fund education?

Explanation:

1. Typically, the largest part of a state's budget is spent on education (though context from the text might align, but generally, education is a major state budget expense).
2. State education budgets often go to schools (elementary, secondary) and universities/colleges.
3. Around 20% of a state's budget is often spent on public welfare or similar (but from the text's context, if we consider common knowledge, or maybe infrastructure, but more likely public services; however, a common area is public welfare or education - but let's align with typical curricula: often, a significant portion after education is public welfare, but maybe the text implies something, but for the sake of answering, we use common answers for such review questions).
4. The National Guard is the citizens' militia for disaster assistance (from the text: "The National Guard is a citizens’ militia that provides local military protection in emergencies...").
5. States buy land to provide park lands for recreation (from the text: "Park lands for recreation are maintained by states. States buy land to be used for parks...").

Answer:

1. education
2. schools; universities (or elementary schools; high schools, etc. - common answers)
3. public welfare (or other common budget areas like infrastructure, but a typical answer is public welfare)
4. National Guard
5. park lands