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Social Studies- Grade 3Unit 5
Lessons 1 & 2Created by M. Coliadis
Lesson 1- People Make Communities Good Places to LivePetition
Council
Government service
Tax
Petition
A written request for government action that people sign
Council
A group of peoplechosen by citizens to meet and solve
problems
Government Service
A service that is provided for all citizens of a community
Tax
Money paid to a government to run a city
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Lesson 2- Rules & Laws in a CommunityVote
Constitution
Election
Vote
The way people show what they think the group should do
EX: Vote for the President, vote for laws,
Vote for class rewards
Constitution
The set of laws that the United States government follows
Election
An event when people choose new leaders or vote for or against new laws