Social Studies 3.12 Rules and Laws

Who are the people who make laws, carry them out, and decide if laws are broken?

• Communities

• Citizens

• The Government

• Immigrants

What are two purposes of rules and laws?

• To keep people safe

• To make people scared

• To be mean

• To maintain order

What are two reasons that governments are necessary?

• To protect the rights and property of grownups

• They develop laws

• To make people happy

• They protect the rights and property of all people

What are important rules written and carried out by the government?

• Laws

• Citizens

• Rights

• Responsibilities

What is a place where people live, work, and play?

• Citizenship

• Right

• Community

• Responsibility

Check all the levels in which government exists:

• Local: Chesterfield County

• State: Virginia

• State: United States

• World: Earth

What people must or must not do:

• Rights

• Responsibilties

• Rules

• Citizenship

What ancient civilization taught America's founders about government?

• Ancient Mali

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient China

• Ancient Rome