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Civics-Rules & Laws

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community a place where people live, work, and play
laws important rules written and carried out by government
citizen a person who lives in and belongs to a community
government a group of people who make rules and laws, carry out rules and laws, and decide if rules or laws have been broken
rules what people must or must not do
consequences result of one's actions
what is the purpose of rules and laws? to keep people safe and maintain order
what is the purpose of government to make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken
Why are governments necessary? They make laws
Judicial Government Decides if laws have been broken. For example, Kennith was playing with a paper boat at the beach, but he is distracted at his boats travels so far he can not reach it. He is taken to court(the judicial system) and a judge decides if he broke the law.
Executive Government Carries out laws, the President's Role. For example,the President says throwing paper products in the ocean counts as trash and anyone who breaks this law will pay the consequences.
Legislative Makes laws. For example. Legislation/Congress says no one can throw trash in the ocean
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