Our Government Principles
A Grade 1 social studies worksheet introducing basic government principles and community roles.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Think about how rules help us in our community.
1. What is a rule?
Something you can do anything you want
A guideline that tells us what to do or not do
A game
A type of animal
2. Why do we have rules in our community?
To make things confusing
To keep everyone safe and fair
To make people sad
To have no fun
3. People who work for the government to help our community are called .
4. A leader in our town or city is often called a .
5. All rules are bad and stop us from having fun.
True
False
6. Our community leaders help make decisions for everyone.
True
False
7. Name one rule you have at home or at school, and explain why it is a good rule.
8. Draw a picture of a place in your community where rules help keep people safe. Then, explain your drawing.
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