Communities
What is the words for a place where people live, work, and play together and have something in common.
Community
The government is responsible for the management of the economy, through which policy?
fiscal policies
A speed limit is an example of a _______. (Rule or law)
law
Is this a civic or personal responsibility: brushing your teeth.
personal responsibility
Which is an example of a community service provided by the government?
a. cleaning your room
b. shoveling snow on your sidewalk
c. cutting grass in your yard
d. garbage pick up at your curb
d. garbage pickup at your curb
Legislative branch
"No running the halls at school" is an example of a (law or rule)?
rule
Is this a civic or personal responsibility: voting during election years.
civic responsibility
A word that means the differences among groups of people.
Diversity
Explain how the government should protect the state or National Security
The government is responsible for the protection of the country from external threats and for maintaining law and order by setting the legal framework. The government is also responsible for disaster preparedness in the country.
________________ the written and unwritten guidelines and rules outlining how a country will be governed, and who will be legitimately empowered to make decisions on behalf of others.
Constitution:
protect the environment and pinpoint areas for agriculture
Civic
Explain the following statement "protection of the environment:.
The environment is everything around us; it typically refers to nature and the resources provided by nature, such as air, land and water, as well as animals, birds and fish.
list three employee protection
Occupational Safety and Health, Equal Opportunities, Minimum wage, Maternity Benefits.
Explain the purpose of the bureau of standards and list two consumer protection law
Set standards for goods and services to be sold on the market.
The Food and drugs Act
The Standards Act
The Public Health Act
Is this a civic or personal responsibility: following the speed limit when driving.
civic responsibility
Name 2 characteristics of a community.
business, diversity, government, buildings and roads, places to have fun, natural characteristics, or transportation.
Explain the term Direct legislation and subsidies
Direct legislation: laws that impact directly on what a business or individual can or cannot do.
Subsidies: a government financial incentive to producers or sellers of a product to behave in a certain way.
___________________ : the system of courts of justice in a country, and the people responsible for decision making in those courts.
Judiciary
Planting new trees to replace areas where forests have been cut down for logging and charcoal production
Civic