Social Studies Overview

Why do we have rules and laws?

• Rules and Laws protect us.

• Rules and Laws tell us what to do.

• Rules and laws are made to be broken

• Rules and Laws help us get along

A democracy is when ______________ have the power to make decisions about the government.

According to the constitution, who runs the government?

• Elected Officials

• President

• The People

• Judges

The right to start a business and own property is called...

• Supply and Demand

• Imports and Exports

• Republuic

• Free Enterprise

___________ and ___________ is the terms that describe how much is of a product and how much of it people will buy it.

What type of Natural Resource is important in making energy and electricity?

• Trees

• Fossil Fuels

• Animals

• Metal

Draw two Natural Resources

Name two nonrenewable resources

• Trees and Coal

• Wind and Oil

• Gold and Trees

• Coal and Oil

Name one reason National Parks were NOT created

• They Protect the environment

• They are for people to enjoy

• They help preserve the land, plants, animals, and natural resouces

• They store all the natural resources in our country

A written plan of government is called...

• economy

• constitution

• conservation

• democracy