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1. 2
How
Government
Works

3. Vocabulary
• appoint
• ballot
• bill
• case
• naturalize
• problem
• republic
• solution
• tax
• veto

4. Lessons 19–20
How a Bill Becomes a Law &
The First National Park

5. • Putting things in order is sequencing.
• Use the chart to follow the sequence of a
bill becoming a law.
Skills Review

7. a written idea
for a new law
bill

10. Who makes laws in
the United States?

11. Yosemite National Park

12. Glacier National Park

13. Grand Canyon National Park

14. Zion National Park

15. Grand Teton National Park

16. Bryce Canyon National Park

17. Arches National Park

18. Rocky Mountain National Park

19. Haleakala National Park

20. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

21. Yellowstone National Park

29. President
Ulysses S. Grant

30. How did Yellowstone
become a national park?
The government passed a law that
made it a national park.

31. Lesson 21
What Government Does

32. Why do we need
government?

37. money paid to the
government
tax

39. What important rights does
the government protect?
the right to safety and the right to
protection of property

40. Lesson 22
The Constitution

41. Does a government
need rules to follow?

42. a form of government in which citizens choose
their leaders
republic

43. Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the
right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances.
The First Amendment

44. How does the Bill of Rights
help Americans?
It lists things Americans should be
able to do and says how Americans
should be treated.

45. Lesson 23
People Making a Difference

46. How do people make a
difference in how
government works?

47. People Making
a Difference
John Adams

48. John Adams
• lived: 1735–1826
• second U.S. President
• helped shape how the
government of the
United States works

50. John Adams
“I pray Heaven to bestow
the best of blessings on
this House and all that
shall hereafter inhabit it.
May none but honest and
wise men ever rule under
this roof.”

51. Why do you think John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson were good
friends?
They had worked together to help
found the United States. They both
wanted what was best for the country.

52. Lessons 24–25
The National Government

53. How do people work
together in a
government?

54. • A diagram shows how something works.
• Study the tree diagram to see how the
national government works.
Skills Review

55. The judicial branch
decides what the laws mean.
The executive branch
carries out the laws.
The legislative branch
writes the laws.

64. What are the three branches of
the national government?
legislative, executive, and judicial

65. Lessons 26
Field Trip to Washington, DC

66. Why is Washington, DC
important?

67. Activity
Field Trip to
Washington, DC
• In this activity you will
identify important
places on a map of
Washington, DC.

68. National World War II Memorial

69. Korean War Veterans Memorial

70. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

71. Vietnam Three Servicemen Memorial

72. Vietnam Women’s Memorial

73. Activity

74. Smithsonian Castle

75. Washington Monument

76. Lincoln Memorial

77. inside the Lincoln Memorial

78. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

79. Thomas Jefferson Memorial

80. inside the Thomas Jefferson Memorial

81. U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

82. Lesson 27
People Making a Difference

83. How did Abigail Adams
influence the government?

84. People Making
a Difference
Abigail Adams

85. Abigail Adams
• lived: 1744–1818
• First Lady (wife to
President John Adams)
• advised Adams on
government issues and
advocated for women’s
rights

87. Abigail Adams
“I long to hear that you
have declared an
independency . . . I desire
you would remember the
ladies.”

90. What can we learn from
Abigail’s letters today?

91. Abigail’s letters tell us that she wanted the
country to be free from England. They tell
us she wanted rights for women. They tell
us about Abigail and John’s family life.
They record the events and issues of the
day. They contain the advice she gave to
the president.

92. Lesson 28
State and Local Government

93. How does government help
people in your community?

98. Who are the main leaders of
state and local governments?
governors and mayors

99. Lesson 29
Choosing Leaders

100. How does a person become
a leader in government?

101. a list that shows
the people who
want to be elected
ballot

104. to choose someone to do a job
appoint

107. Who appoints judges for the
national government?
the president

108. Lessons 30–31
Being a Citizen

109. What is special about
a citizen?

110. Government Leaders
• president
• senator
• Supreme Court
justice
• governor
• judge
• council member
• board member

111. to make someone a
citizen after they
have followed
special steps
naturalized

120. What are four
American values?
freedom, equality, individualism,
and growth

121. Lessons 32–33
Solving a Problem

122. What is the best way
to solve a problem?

123. Skills
Solving a Problem

124. Solving a Problem
• A problem is a situation that is hard or
confusing.
• A solution is a way to fix a problem.

125. Solving a Problem

126. Solving a Problem
1. Describe the problem.
2. Think of possible solutions.
3. Consider what is good and bad about
each solution.
4. Decide which solution you want to try.
5. See how well your solution worked.

127. Activity
Solving a Problem
• In this activity you
will solve a problem
in your classroom
or school.

128. Lesson 34
Countries Working Together

129. How can countries
work together?

133. Why do you think countries
hold the Olympic Games?
to build friendships

134. Lesson 35
Chapter 2 Review

135. Lesson 36
Chapter 2 Test