Objective

Students will be able to describe the purposes of government BY creating a graphic organizer and evaluating scenarios and visuals.

Stapling Policy

• Any misuse of staplers will lead to a mandatory after school detention on the day of misuse. A parent/guardian will be notified by 3:05 that you will be staying after.

• Misuse includes using the stapler as a weapon, fighting over the stapler, intentionally jamming the stapler, or drawing on the stapler.

This is how your notebook should look today

Answer the second column of the chart: What is the government doing in each of the pictures?

Remember Cornell Notes?

This is how your notes should look today.

Main Ideas, Purposes of Government

Descriptions of each purpose

If you do this… what’s going to happen?

One purpose of government is MAINTAINING SOCIAL ORDER…

The government does this by making laws that protect the community and enforcing them.

Another purpose of

government is PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL

RIGHTS!

The government is supposed to stand

up for people’s rights when they can’t stand up for

themselves….

Of course, sometimes the gov’t does a pretty bad job of it…

Another purpose of government is to MAKE ECONOMIC DECISIONS.

•Makes (coins) Money

•Collects Taxes

•Funds Government Programs

•Provides Financial Aid to Citizens and Foreign Nations

Another purpose of government is PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES.

The government collects taxes from citizens, but it uses that money to provide services to benefit the community… Things Like:

Public Transportation & Public Schools

Protect National SecurityThe government

uses its military and police forces to protect its citizens from attack!Ban

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Now, flip back and try again. In the third column, answer which PURPOSE OF GOV’T is shown in the pictures.

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PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES!

PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS!

PROVIDING NATIONAL DEFENSE!

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Your group will receive a picture.

Collaborate with your group to determine which

PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT the picture

is displaying.Choose one member of your group who will report out to

the class.

Exit TicketThe exit ticket tells me how much you were paying attention during the lesson.

The exit ticket is a silent, independent activity.

I will return your exit ticket to you by the next class.

You have 8 minutes to complete the exit ticket. Raise your hand if you have any questions.

Did we meet the objective?

Students will be able to describe the purposes of government BY creating a graphic organizer and evaluating scenarios and visuals.