Unit 2 Week 3

Weekly Concept Government Essential Question How do people make government work?

Our Voices Count Today we are voting for class president. I will vote for Jan. I think she will do the best job. My vote will count! Voting lets people know what you think. It gives you the power to choose. Talk About lt Write words about voting. Talk with a partner about why voting is so important.

Vocabulary Use the picture and the sentence to talk with a partner about each word.

Your Turn Pick three words. Then write three questions for your partner to answer.

Genre. Expository Every VOTE Counts! Vote for the Class Pet Essential Question How do people make government work? Read about one group that teaches kids the power of voting.

Have you ever voted? Maybe you voted to choose a class pet. Maybe your family voted on which movie to see. If you have ever voted, then you know how good it feels. Voting is important. It tells people what you think. Many years ago, the leaders of our country wanted to know what people thought, too. They wrote a plan for our government. It is called the Constitution. It gives men and women in the United States the right to vote. Each year, people who are eighteen years and older pick new leaders. They also vote on new laws. Voting gives Americans the power to choose.