Government Study Guide
Government
A group of people who:
1) Make laws
2) Carry out laws
3) Decide if laws have been broken
Why is government necessary
Rules
1)
2)
Keep us safe
Protect our rights
Ideas that tell people what they must or
must not do.
Important rules written and carried
out by the government – they protect
our rights and property.
Laws
Inalienable Rights
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness – born with these rights and
cannot be taken away.
All people are treated fairly
Equality Under the Law
.
A place where
people live, work
and play.
Community
Different types of Communities
National Level - United States
State Level – Virginia
Local Level – Loudoun County
Cedar Lane ES
Mrs. Nesheim’s Classroom
Contributions to your community
Diversity
Republic
1. Volunteer in neighborhood or school
2. Share your culture/family heritage
3. When you get older, serve in the
Peace Corps, military or as a
government official.
4. When you turn 18, VOTE!
American people
come from different
countries and ethnic
backgrounds, BUT we
are all united and
equal as Americans!
The type of government we have in
the United States. Representative
democracy because we choose (elect)
a smaller group of citizens to represent
us and make rules and laws for
everyone.
The holiday we celebrate to honor the
people who have died fighting for our
country.
Memorial Day
November 11th is the holiday we celebrate
to honor everyone who has served in the
military.
Veteran’s Day
General during the American Revolution;
first President of the U.S.
George Washington
Wrote the Declaration of Independence;
third President of the U .S.
Thomas Jefferson
President during the Civil War; helped to
free slaves.
Abraham Lincoln
Refused to give up seat on a bus which
started bus boycott; fought for civil rights
Rosa Parks
First African American Supreme Court
Justice; lawyer who fought for civil rights.
Thurgood Marshall
Minister who fought for civil rights; gave “I
Have a Dream” speech.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fought for equal rights for migrant farm
workers; started grape boycott.
César Chávez
Said that American wanted freedom from
England.
Declaration of Independence