Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 11, Lesson 2: Leaders and Laws (pp. 226-230)
I. Choosing Our Leaders
B. Many times people who run for office speak at special meetings before elections.
C. People vote for their leaders inside a booth.
D. The person who gets the most votes wins the election.
II. Passing a Law
B. The council member suggests the bill to the council.
C. All the council members debate the bill.
D. The council members vote.
E. If the mayor likes the bill, he or she signs it.
B. People who do not obey traffic laws may get a ticket.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. People who want to be leaders promise voters they will do a good job.
A. People ask council leaders in government to pass a law.
III. Following the Law
A. Laws protect people in towns and cities.
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