1. The Role of the Government:
Rules & Laws in the United States

3. Who makes laws and rules?
Teachers Administration
Parents
Inventors House of Representatives
Congress
President
Senate
Owners Voters

4. Who typically enforces laws and rules?
Coaches
Parents Teachers
Assistants
Workers Managers
Store Owners
Principals
You Can Too!

5. Movie Theaters Sports
Community
Shopping Jobs
Why do we have rules and laws?
Home
Restaurants
Games Driving
Classrooms

6. What is the U.S. Constitution?
Consists of:
•7 Articles
•Bill of Rights •27 Amendments
•Goes hand-in-hand with
Declaration of Independence
*Lays out the basic rights
for citizens in the U.S.*
For more information: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

7. The 3 branches of Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html

8. Jail
Referrals
Suspension
Expulsion
Tickets
Fines
Detention
Benched
Grounded
Time out

9. What role can you play as a
citizen in promoting the rules
and laws of America?

10. Standard 3.4: Students understand the
role of rules and laws in our daily lives
and the basic structure of the U.S.
government.
3.4.1: Determine the reasons for rules, laws, and the U.S.
Constitution; the role of citizenship in the promotion of rules and
laws; and the consequences for people who violate rules and laws.
3.4.4: Understand the three branches of government, with an
emphasis on local government.