1. ©CSCOPE 2010 Public Officials

2. ©CSCOPE 2010 I live in the United States. I live in Texas. Texas is a state inside the United States.

3. ©CSCOPE 2010 I live in _______________, Texas. My community is within the state of Texas, which is also within the United States. People live, work and play in my community in many different ways.

4. ©CSCOPE 2010 Public Officials COMMUNITYSTATENATION

5. ©CSCOPE 2010 Who is the leader of the United States?

6. ©CSCOPE 2010 OUR NATION’S LEADER THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Barack Obama

7. ©CSCOPE 2010 The president works in the White House, which is in Washington, D.C. The president is elected to be in charge of all the people of the United States. The president makes sure people follow the rules and laws of the United States.

8. ©CSCOPE 2010 Who’s the leader of Texas?

9. ©CSCOPE 2010 OUR STATE’S LEADER THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS Rick Perry

10. ©CSCOPE 2010 He works in the State’s Capitol in Austin, Texas. The governor is elected to be the leader of the state. The governor makes sure people in the state obey the laws of the United States and the Texas government.

11. ©CSCOPE 2010 Who is the leader of your community?

12. ©CSCOPE 2010 OUR COMMUNITY’S LEADER The mayor of our community, San Antonio. Julian Castro

13. ©CSCOPE 2010 He works in the community’s City Hall which is in San Antonio, Texas This person is elected to be the leader of the community. He makes sure people of the community obey the laws of the city, state and nation.