People & Places U6-L9 and L10

a group of people who make laws and rules for a community

(a)  

the leader of the community

(a)  

(a)   will run the police department

(a)   will run the fire department

(a)   is a person who runs for office

(a)   or permission

How are the members of the town or city council chosen?

• People take a test to become members.

• Adults in the community vote.

• The mayor chooses them.

• The school board chooses them.

Which is NOT usually a job of the mayor and the city council?

• deciding what they want the local government to do

• running the police department and the fire department

• picking people to provide services

  
  

• choosing the police chief and fire chief

How are community leaders able to make and carry out laws?

• The leaders take a class about making laws.

• Candidates read books about carrying out laws.

• People give their consent to the leaders.

• The mayor demands that citizens obey laws.

What happens if an elected leader does not do a good job?

• The people may not vote for that person in the next election.

• The person must give his or her position to someone else.

• The person must serve on the town council for two more years.

• The people may elect that person mayor at the next election.