1. WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CIVICS!!!
WAIT……WHAT THE BEGEEZERS IS CIVICS ANYWAYS???

2. WHAT DO WE THINK???

3. KEY TERMS
CIVICS: The study of RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES of CITIZENSHIP.

4. KEY TERMS
CITIZENSHIP: Being a member of a particular community with rights and responsibilities within that group.
Can you think of FIVE different communities that you are a member of RIGHT NOW???

5. COMMUNITIES

6. KEY TERMS RIGHTS: Things you are morally and legally entitled to.
Can you think of some rights you have??
Do any of those rights have responsibilities???

7. WHAT IS ‘GOVERNMENT’??
GOVERNMENT: A system by which a group of people makes laws that are enforced to guide the affairs of a community.
Do we NEED a government????

8. Give it an honest though….how weird would no rules be…..it’d be CRAZY!
A WORLD WITHOUT RULES
A society without rules is known as ANARCHY
Give it an honest though….how weird would no rules be…..it’d be CRAZY!
All communities share basic needs and wants
Leaders emerge to make basic decisions
There will always be conflict and there is a need for rules or laws to guide conduct