Our Government is a Democracy

As we begin our new unit on the government. Lets see how the government affects your life. Every day you do something that is regulated by the government. Visit this site http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/mygovt/index.html to find out what the government does for you. Make sure you visit the capitol because we will be visiting our capital later this month.

Travel through the town displayed on your screen. Click on each building to learn an interesting fact and see how the government affects you.

Complete the questions below after viewing the site and reading the information.

1. Why do we have a constitution?

2. What are three requirements that you must meet to be a member of the House of Representatives?

3. Choose three places in town and explain how the government affects them?

a.

b.

c.

4. Write a question that you have about our government after you viewed this site.

5. Create a question to ask another member of the class about

the information you read on this site.