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Why do we have a Government
Things the United States Government does to help us:
| Provides a common defense |
| Provides old age social security |
| Provides laws to govern Provides a national currency |
| Provides protection against unlawful aliens and unlawful things entering
the country |
| Provides an election process to elect national leadership |
Things State and Local Government do to help us:
| Provide public schools |
| Provide public health clinics |
| Provide a zoning and planning system |
| Provide public roads |
| Provide a judicial system |
| Provide an election process to elect state and local leadership |
Things that you do for your Govemment:
| Pay taxes |
| Vote |
| Sit on juries |
| Serve in public office |
The reason we have Government:
| To provide an orderly system of living together |
| Where we do not infringe upon each other's rights |
Ways that your Family helps pay for Government:
| Sales tax |
| Property tax |
| Fees |
| Income tax |
| License fees |
| Gasoline tax |
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
As a project, your den might like to check out the following list to see which
of the things can be found in their community, who operates them and how they
are paid for:
Health - hospitals, clinics, doctors, dentists, ambulance service, water filtration
plant, sewage disposal, garbage collection.
Protection - storm sewers, fire and police protection.
Education - public schools, high schools, colleges, night schools, vocational
schools, libraries.
Recreation - theaters, pools, parks, playgrounds, golf courses, lakes.
Transportation - roads, highways, bus terminals, train stations, airport, parking
lots, garages, service stations, car lots.
Stores - shopping centers, superior, corner stores, appliance stores, markets.
Business - what major companies are there in your community?
Industrial - what items are manufactured?
Agriculture - what products are produced locally?
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