Communities - Public and Private Services

What helps pay for public services?

• donations

• taxes

• business sales

What do police do for a community?

• drive cars

• fix streetlights

• keep the peace

Health care is a PRIVATE service when...

• doctors and nurses have to pay to treat people

• people have to pay for the cost of their treatment

• taxes cover healthcare costs

Before 1850, most students in the USA were _____ from families with money.

• boys

• girls

Firefighting is a public service when...

• everyone helps put out fires

• firefighters volunteer and don't get paid

• communities hire firefighters and pay for their equipment with tax money

__________ between cities and suburbs includes trains and buses.

• Public Transportation

• Public Works

• The City Council

• The Department of Parks and Recreation

During Benjamin Franklin's day, fires were common because people used ______ for building houses, _________ for light, and ______ for heat.

• wood, candles, coal

• bricks, coal, candle

• wood, coal, blankets

Where do many people work who help a community run smoothly?

• town park

• city hall

• at home

• in stores

Why do the mayor and city council make laws?

• for fun

• to tell people what they can and can't do

• to give police a job

The _________ makes sure the decisions made by the mayor and city council are carried out.

• the city manager

• the city clerk

• the public works department