Ms. Garcia Social Studies Review 5 th GRADE CLASS REVIEW

TIMELINES!! THE LEFT SIDE IS THE START The Right side is the END

THOUGHT BUBBLE/WEB

3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

WHICH IS A BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT? CONSTITUTION ? DECLARATION OF INDEPENCENCE? CITY OF MCALLEN? THE GIVING TREE? EXECUTIVE? EXECUTIVE IS CORRECT !!

WHAT IS A GOVERNMENT? THE FOUNDING FATHERS WROTE THE CONSTITUTION

MAYOR CITY MANAGER ? MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER WORK FOR THE CITY A STORE OWNER AND FARMER AND RANCHER DON’T WORK FOR THE CITY SO… A MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD GO TOGETHER AS FRIENDS

IF YOU WERE SPEEDING AND CAUSED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO THE COURT AND FACE A JUDGE WHO WILL DETERMINE IF YOU ARE INNOCENT OR GUILY

WHAT IS THE MAYOR? THE MAYOR IS THE HEAD OF CITY GOVERNMENT AND LEADS THE CITY COUNCIL – HE IS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY

LOCAL CITY GOVERNMENT SERVICES SENDING AN AMBULANCE WHEN YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT - AMBULANCE, FIRE FIGHTERS, POLICE

HOW DOES THE CITY MAKE MONEY? $$$ THE CITY RAISES MONEY – MAKES MONEY TO DO STUFF LIKE HIRE POLICE, AMBULANCE EMTS, FIRE FIGHTERS AND TRASH MEN BY…. RAISING THE PRICES PEOPLE PAY (HIGHER FEES OR TAXES) BAGS OF CHIPS SAY $.99 BUT THEY ARE A HIGHER FEE OF $1.07 DUE TO SALES FEE (TAX)

RECYCLE THE GOVERNENT WILL PAY FOR PROJECTS TO HELP CITY COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES IF YOU WANT BETTER TRASH SERVICES, LESS POLLUTION AND MORE RECYCLING YOU CAN WRITE A LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT

TAXES TAXES ARE EXTRA MONEY YOU PAY IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE PRICE OF SOMETHING ON THE PRICE TAG DISPLAYED TAXES ARE USED TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT PAY FOR SCHOOLS, ROADS, HOSPITALS, POLICE, FIRE FIGHTERS, TRASH MEN, AMBULANCES IF YOU HAD A TOY THAT WAS $2.15 – YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL SIXTEEN CENTS ($0.16) IN TAXES TO HELP PAY FOR CITY BUSES

Thomas Jefferson wrote THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE THOMAS JEFFERSON (THE GUY ON THE $ TWO DOLLAR BILL) WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE – SO THE USA COULD BE A FREE COUNTRY SEPARATE FROM ENGLAND

GOOD CITIZENSHIP YOU CAN BE A GOOD CITIZEN BY VOTING, RUNNING FOR AN ELECTED OFFICE LIKE SHERIFF, CITY COUNCIL OR MAYOR YOU NEED TO VOTE TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN YOU CAN ALSO SERVE ON A JURY

THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT JUDICIAL BRANCH DEALS WITH THE COURTS JUDGES, JURIES, LAWYERS COURT CASES AND SERVING ON JURIES INVOLVE THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

VOTING !! VOTING IS VERY IMPORTANT – IT ALLOWS A COMMUNITY TO REMOVE OLD (MAYBE SOMETIMES BAD) LEADERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH BETTER LEADERS WITH NEW IDEAS. VOTING LETS THE PEOPLE SHARE THEIR IDEAS AND OPINIONS

EXECUTIVE BRANCH (PRESIDENT) THE PRESIDENT IS IN CHARGE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT – THE PRESIDENT IS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES (ARMY) (all military –navy etc)

Henry Ford HELPED PERFECT THE ASSEMBLY LINE GREAT BUSINESS MAN HELPED MAKE THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY GROW FAMOUS FOR DESIGNING AND SELLING THE MODEL-T STARTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Louis Pasteur I WAS A SCIENTIST I HELPED TO MAKE FOOD SAFER I BELIEVED THAT HEATING LIQUIDS WOULD KILL HARMFUL BACTERIA

Jonas Salk FOUND THE CURE FOR POLIO HE COULD HAVE MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARDS SELLING THE CURE HE GAVE IT AWAY FOR FREE TO HELP ALL THE POOR SUFFERING PEOPLE OF THE WORLD FIGHT POLIO

Maria Mitchell DISCOVERED THE MISS MITCHELL’S COMET IN st FEMALE TO JOIN THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 1 st FACULTY MEMBER APPOINTED TO VASSAR COLLEGE AS A PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY

Bill Gates BILL GATES WAS THE FOUNDER OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST COMPANIES (MICROSOFT) HE HAS GREATLY HELPED PEOPLE COMMUNICATE HIS COMPANY PRODUCES PRODUCTS THAT HELP US DO OUR JOBS BETTER AND FASTER HE HELPED CREATE THE XBOX, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE (Microsoft)

Cyrus McCormick INVENTED THE MECHANICAL REAPER THE SON OF A FARMER MOVED TO CHICAGO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GROWING MARKET FOR REAPERS

If you were going to vote in a local election and you wanted to know more about what the candidates were for and against you might search the Internet. YOU WOULD ENTER INTO A SEARCH BOX -----THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE SO YOU COULD FIND INFORMATION ON A CANDIDATE ON THE INTERNET YOU SEARCH FOR STUFF YOU DON’T KNOW AND YOU TYPE THE NAME OF THE THING YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT