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Government and Citizenship. Mrs. Martin Grade 3. Learning Goals. Being a good citizen means that you have rights, freedoms, and responsibilities. Voting is an important responsibility. Government provides us with services people want and need.
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Government and Citizenship Mrs. Martin Grade 3
Learning Goals • Being a good citizen means that you have rights, freedoms, and responsibilities. • Voting is an important responsibility. • Government provides us with services people want and need. • In order to pay for services, governments need to collect taxes. • Government makes laws and decides if laws have been broken. • The president is the leader of the United States of America
Citizen • A citizen is a member of a community. • Citizens have freedoms, rights, and responsibilities. • As a citizen it is our responsibility to obey the laws, to pay taxes, and to vote.
Citizens • Citizens vote for our leaders. Voting is an important responsibility! What other things can citizens do to help leaders? Paying taxes Obeying laws voting
Improving communities • People work to change and improve their communities. • What are some ways to improve your community?
laws • Rules that must be followed in a community.
Governments provide services • People in communities want and need services. • Governments provide us with many services. • In order to pay for services we must pay taxes to the government.
President • The president is the elected leader of the United States of America. • The citizens of the USA chose him/her.
President • President Barack Obama is our current president.