Lesson 12: Providing Public Services

Something that is provided for money by a business is called a ____________________.

• first responder

• private service

• suburb

• tax

A person who is trained to give help at the scene of an emergency is called a ____________________.

• private service

• suburb

• first responder

• tax

A ______________ is money that people play to a government.

• suburb

• public service

• firefighter

• tax

Something that is offered by a community to everyone is called a ____________________.

• tax

• public service

• first responder

• suburb

A community that grows up on the edge of a city is called a _________________.

• suburb

• tax

• first responder

• private service

Where does most of the money come from to pay for public services?

• gifts

• loans

• sales

• taxes

What is the most important thing police do for the community?

• ride motorcycles

• fix broken roads

• keep the peace

• raise donation money

Health care is a private service when...

• taxes pay for most of the cost of treating people.

• doctors and nurses have to pay for the cost of treating people.

• hospitals have to pay for the cost of treating people.

• people have to pay for the cost of their own treatment.

Before 1850, most students in the United States were

• boys from poor families.

• boys from families with money.

• girls from poor families.

• girls from families with money.

Fire fighting is a public service when...

• communities hire firefighters.

• everyone helps to put out the fire.

• homeowners hire their own firefighters.

• the firefighters are volunteers.