Rules, laws and leaders

Worksheet: Rules, laws and leaders

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Answer the questions.

1. Why do schools have rules?
   a) To give teachers more workb) To keep everyone safe and fairc) To make the day longerd) To stop children learning
2. What do we call a rule made by a country or town that everyone must follow?
   a) A gameb) A habitc) A lawd) A wish
3. Laws help people live together safely and fairly.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Who is the leader of a town or city council?
   a) The librarianb) The mayorc) The pilotd) The referee
5. What does a town council do?
   a) Builds every house itselfb) Makes decisions for the local communityc) Makes the weatherd) Teaches children to read
6. Which is a decision a local council might make?
   a) How planets moveb) What your family eatsc) Where to build a new parkd) Which month has 31 days
7. What is voting?
   a) Choosing a leader or idea by making a choiceb) Copying someone's answerc) Paying money to a leaderd) Running a race
8. In a fair vote, every voter's choice counts the same.
   a) Trueb) False
9. Why is a vote often secret?
   a) So it is quickerb) So leaders can change itc) So nobody can count itd) So people can choose freely
10. Which is a responsibility of a child at school?
    a) Being paid by the teacherb) Choosing the school's rules alonec) Skipping lessonsd) Treating others with respect
11. Which is a right that every child has?
    a) The right to be the leaderb) The right to go to schoolc) The right to ignore all rulesd) The right to take others' things
12. Having rights means we never have to think about other people's rights.
    a) Trueb) False
13. Which of these is a public service paid for by the community?
    a) A birthday partyb) A family dinnerc) A private toyd) A public library
14. Name one public service that helps keep roads safe or working.
15. What do we call the money people pay to the government to fund public services?
16. Name one thing you can do at a public library.