A group of people who make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken is called a _____.
government
Rule or Law? Raising your hand before you answer a question.
Rule
Define community
A place where you live work and play.
Who makes laws and decides if they have been broken?
Who runs the government on a national level (in charge of the USA)?
President
Miss Lewis always crosses streets at the crosswalks and stops her car at the stop signs. This is an example of____.
rules and laws
Define diversity
DIFFERENT
How do American citizens get privileges?
They earn them by being good citizens.
What is it called when everyone directly votes?
Direct Democracy
What do governments protect for individuals?
Rights and property
Define rule
What people must do or not do.
True or false. The basic principles can be taken away from you if you break a rule.FALSE. People are born with that can't be taken away.
FALSE. People are born with that can't be taken away.
Our class elects a SCA representative that will attend meetings for our class and will speak for us. What type of government is this?
Representative government
Why do we have rules and laws?
Define law.
Rules people live by.
How do American citizens get their rights?
They are born with them.
A republican form of government can be BEST described as...
What happens when you break a law?
Either jail, fine (pay money), or a ticket.
Define equality
All people are treated fairly under the law.
True or False: The government can tell you to not like short people.
FALSE