Purpose of Government

Why do we have a government?

• To make sure everyone pays taxes

• To keep people safe and to help people work together

• To keep our communities safe and help people in trouble

• To help make the world be a better place

Who is a person who lives in and belongs to a community?

• George Washington

• citizen

• U.S. Capitol

• framers

__________are rules made by the government to keep people safe and to help people work together

• Court System

• Laws

• Police Officers

• Taxes

How does the government pay for public structures?

• requesting money from congress

• taking taxes from citizens

• taking money from state governments

• taking funds from other projects

17.  A ___________ is a rule that everyone in a community, state, or country must follow.

• a.  law           
• b. responsibility           
• c.  right

Whose job is it to enforce the laws of a community?

• Mrs. Sutton

• Police Officers

• Billy the goat

• The President of the United States

Which is NOT a job of our government?

• keep us safe

• offer education

• provide healthcare

• serve us ice cream

Which is NOT a characteristic of a good citizen?

• raise money for charity

• obeys laws

• kind to other citizens

• breaks the law

What is a form of government in which citizens have the right to vote?

• democracy

• constitution

• Bill of Rights

• bill

What is the set of laws called that guarantee us our basic rights? Example: freedom of speech and freedom of religion

• law

• citizen

• democracy

• constitution