How Governments Help Our Community
How Governments Help Our Community
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How Governments Help Our Community
What do you already know about what the government does in your community?
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson you will know how the government supports the community, the services it provides, and how money helps run these services.
What is a Community?
A community is a group of people who live, work, and help each other in the same place.
What Does Government Mean?
Government is a group of people who make rules and help take care of the country and its communities.
Levels of Government
State & Federal
State: Schools, hospitals. Federal: Defence, money, major roads.
Looks after towns and cities. E.g., parks, rubbish collection.
Local
Services Governments Provide
Examples of Services
Governments look after hospitals, schools, and safe roads for everyone.
Why Are Services Important?
Services help everyone live safer, healthier, and happier lives together.
Community Services We Use
We use community services like schools to learn, hospitals when we are sick, and roads to travel safely.
How Does the Government Pay?
The government needs money to pay for all these services. This money is called 'revenue'.
What is Tax?
Tax is money that people and businesses pay to the government. The government uses tax to provide services.
How Do We Pay Tax?
We pay tax in different ways. Sometimes it's added to things we buy, or taken from our pay.
Why Do We Pay Tax?
Without taxes, there would be no money for schools, hospitals, or fixing roads.
Who Uses the Money?
The government decides how to use money from taxes, making sure everyone gets what they need.
Building and Fixing Roads
Schools for Everyone
Hospitals Help Us
Helping Those in Need
Taxes also pay for things like helping people who need extra support, like the elderly or people with disabilities.
A Stronger Community
Summary: What Have We Learned?
Governments use taxes to pay for services like schools, hospitals, and roads. These things help us all live better lives in our community.
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
