Government Roles

Who is the leader of the community government?

• The Mayor

• The President

• The Congress

• The Senate

What is a judge's responsibility?

• To fight fires.

• To decide if someone broke the law.

• To take people to the hospital.

• To clean the community.

Who runs the community?

• The government

• The firefighters

• The police officers

• The judge

If someone wants to be a mayor, he or she runs in a

• Council

• Election

• Department

• Laws

Who are the jury and what do they do?

• A group of people from the community who decide if someone broke the law.

• A group of people who decide the laws.

• A group of people in a department.

• A group of people who vote.

A group of people chosen to be in charge of something:

• Community

• Government

• Council

• Election

The area you live in is called your _____.

• government

• community

• laws

• conflict

What is one thing a government does not do?

• protect people

• establish order

• manage conflict

• manage local stores

The first job is to protect the people who live in the community. That's you! What does it mean to protect?

• manage conflict

• follow the rules

• get along

• keep safe

The second big job is to establish order. What does establish order mean?

• to protect your community

• to keep things in your community working smoothly

• to help manage conflict

• three big jobs