Lesson 12: Providing Public Services (Section 1 - 4)

What do we call money that people pay to a government?

• taxes

• gifts

• loans

• sales

What is the most important thing police do for the community?

• ride motorcycles

• give people tickets

• keep the peace

• raise donation money

Most health care in the United States is a private service. This means that _________________ .

• taxes pay for most of the cost of treating people.

• doctors and nurses have to pay for the cost of treating people.

• hospitals have to pay for the cost of treating people.

• people have to pay for the cost of their own treatment.

A library provided by a community is an example of a __________ service.

• business

• private

• public

• boring

How do we pay for public services?

• doctors

• laws

• schools

• taxes

What tax is based on how much money someone makes?

• income tax

• property tax

• sales tax

• labor tax

Which of the following statements about health care in the United States is true?

• Most health care is free for everyone.

• Most health care is paid for by taxes.

• Most health care is a private service.

• Most health care is a government service.

Getting a haircut at a barber shop is an example of what kind of service?

• private service

• government service

• medical service

• public service

A service that is provided for money by a business is called a _____________________.

• public service

• private service

• medical service

• community service

A service, such as a public library, that is offered by a community to everyone is called a ___________________ .

• private service

• public service

• medical service

• tax service