Lesson 23 of 84 · Government
⭐ 30 XP🏛️ Civic SquareWho Makes the Laws?
Laws are made to help people live together peacefully.
🎯 Your mission
Decide what YOU would do in their shoes.
⚡ The twist
A 'fair rule' for one group can be unfair for another.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Women in New Zealand could vote 27 years before women in the US.
Then & Now
🏛️ The rule you'll meet today is still on the books — sort of.
Laws are made to help people live together peacefully. In our government, lawmakers are the people who create these laws. They listen to what the community needs and decide which rules will help everyone get along.
Key Facts
Laws help people live together peacefully.
Lawmakers are the people who create laws.
They listen to the community's needs.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2Who creates laws?
Why this still matters
Your school has rules. Where do they come from? Who decides them?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Make up a fair rule for your family. Pitch it.
For the dinner table
“What's one rule at our house you'd change if you could vote on it?”
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