Key Terms
Definition of Elect
To choose by voting
These make things run smoothly and keep us safe
What are rules and laws
The privileges or benefits we all have
What are rights
What is the city council
Name one way adults can make a difference in government...when there is an election
What is to vote
Definition of Local Government
Provide at least 2 consequences that occur if the law is broken
What is pay a fine, provide community service, go to jail
One of the government's main jobs
What is to protect rights
The person who runs town meetings
Who is the town moderator
The age you have to be to vote
What is 18
To affect or have an impact on
What is influence
Who makes and enforces the laws to keep order?
What is the Local Government
Laws against stealing protect what?
What are your property rights
Person who leads the town government...for an extra 100 who is Boston's new mayor
Who is the mayor and Michelle Wu
If you own land or a building you pay this
What is a property tax
A duty, or something you are in charge of doing
What is a responsibility
Provide the two reasons communities need governments
What is to provide order and protect rights
The people who help to enforce the laws in your town
Who are the police
Person who keeps a record of all the votes and makes notes about what goes on at the meetings
Who is the town clerk
The year the law made it illegal to prevent black people from voting
What is 1965
Definition of citizen
What is a person who officially belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country
What are public parks, swimming pools, and sidewalks
The document that protects your individual rights
What is the Bill of Rights
What is an income tax
The year women earned the right to vote
What is 1920