D2 Rules and Laws Unit Assessment

What are LAWS? Laws are:

• made in school for students to follow.
• created by the government and publicly enforced.
• for the planet to protect nature and animals.

What are RULES? Rules are:

• related to a behavior that should be followed in certain places or situations.
• enforced by the Police and if you do not follow them you will get arrested.
• made by the government to make sure kids don’t get hurt.

Which of the following uses RULES?

• School
• Families
• Teams
• All of the Above

Which of the following uses LAWS?

• Communities
• Board Games
• Countries
• All of the Above

Choose TWO examples of RULES.

• Children need to attend school.
• Complete your homework in pencil.
• Wear your seatbelt.
• Obey all traffic signals.
• Do not tease others.

Choose TWO examples of LAWS.

• You must be 18 years old to vote.
• No running in the hall.
• Do not talk with your mouth full.
• Drive within the speed limit.
• Do not talk while the teacher is talking.

What are the THREE reasons laws are created:

• Live, laugh, love
• Love, peace, and justice
• Safety, fairness, and order
• Peace, friendship, and happiness

The purpose of having traffic laws in our community is:

• safety, traffic laws make sure both drivers and people walking don’t get hurt.
• fairness, traffic laws make sure drivers get to their destination quickly.
• to keep animals off the road.

The purpose of having voting laws in our community is:

• order, everyone has the right to pick where to live.
• fairness, no matter what you look like, you are allowed to vote in elections.
• to decide which candidate is the best.

Which is NOT an example of a law that was changed over time?

• People who hurt other people will receive punishment and consequences because no one should cause harm to other people.
• The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1920, finally gave women the right to vote. This was because for much of American history, women did not have the right to vote.
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation that banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin.