Social Studies 3'10

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Social Studies 3.10

• Vocabulary

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Community A place where people live, work, and
play
Community A place where people live, work, and
play.
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• Rules
• What people must or must not do.

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• Laws Rules people live by.

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• Government A group of people who make rules
  and laws, carry out rules and laws, and decide if
  rules and laws have been broken.

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Rights and Responsibilities

• People who live in a state have a responsibility
  to pay state taxes.
• State taxes pays for the services that states
  provide.
• People have the right to those services.

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Rights and Responsibilities

• Voting is an important right that Americans have.
  By voting, Americans exercise the right to
  choose their government.
• Voting is a responsibility, too. It is every
  voters responsibility to help choose the best
  leaders. Candidates are people running for a
  government job. Voters are citizens who are 18
  or older. They vote on candidates and questions.

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Rights and Responsibilities

• Americans have rights, some of which are stated
  in the Constitution. The Constitution is the
  basic laws that our national government follows.
  All new laws must agree with the Constitution.
• People use their rights all the time. The Bill
  of Rights says that Americans have freedom of
  speech. That means they are free to speak out
  about things that matter to them.

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Rights and Responsibilities

• When people have rights they also have
  responsibilities. If you speak out, you have the
  responsibility not to hurt others unfairly with
  your words.
• People need to know their rights. But it is just
  as important for them to remember their
  responsibilities.
• Having rights also means having responsibilities.

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ActivitiesDefine vocabulary Rules, Laws,
Government, Rights, ResponsibilitiesWrite
vocabulary in notebook.What are the classroom
rules? Explain why we have rules. (These rules
are for our protection)Explain how all citizens
must obey rules (laws).Explain who makes these
laws (government).Who carries out laws and
decide if laws are broken?What would our lives
be like if we had no laws or government?Read
about local, state, and federal levels of
government.Draw a pyramid diagram and illustrate
to show local, state, and federal levels of
government.
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Different Levels of Government in Our Country
Work Together.
Litchfield
Local
Sherman County
County
Nebraska
State
National
U.S.A.
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Resources

• SOL 3.10 Study Guide
• Share Our World Gr. 3 Textbook pp. 289, 283, 297,
  and 296-297.
• sst3-10 Power Pointhttp//web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkA
  ve/sst3-10.ppt
• Watch for other resources to be added.