2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8
Who Runs Our Community?
Mayors, councils, laws, Tribal governments and taxes.
What your child practices
Practices what local government does (order, safety, services such as roads and parks), the roles of mayors and councils, why laws exist, that Tribes make laws for their own communities, and the common good. Tribal content is light and in the present tense.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: C1.2.1; C1.2.3; C1.2.4; C2.2.1; C2.2.2; C3.2.1; C3.2.2; E3.2.1; E3.2.2 · local and Tribal government, the purpose of laws, public services, taxes and the common good
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Who enforces laws and helps keep the community safe?
- police officers
- artists
- bakers
police officers
Hint: Police officers help people follow laws.
Question 2
Tribes in Washington have their own governments. Do they make laws?
- yes
- only long ago
- no
yes
Hint: Tribes make laws for their own communities today.
Question 3
Why does a Tribe make rules for its community?
- to confuse visitors
- for the good of its people
- for no reason
for the good of its people
Hint: Laws help the whole community.
Question 4
A park is dirty. Who can help?
- only the mayor
- no one
- everyone in the community
everyone in the community
Hint: Good citizens help their community.
Question 5
Why do towns have a speed limit near schools?
- to make buses late
- to save gas only
- to keep children safe
to keep children safe
Hint: Laws can protect children.
Question 6
Laws in a community are like rules in a…
- classroom
- sandwich
- cloud
classroom
Hint: Rules and laws both help groups work well.