Essential Questions:
1. Why do you think the term democracy is an appropriate name for our system of government?
2. Describe example of times you have paid taxes on things you have bought. What do you think the government does with all of the tax money it collects? What do you think it should do with the money?
3. What do you believe the characteristics of a good president should be?
4. Political cartoons show the cartoonists' opinions about political issues or events. Draw a cartoon that shows your opinion about something.
5. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence officially declared the American colonies free and independent. It has become one of the most famous documents in the world. It declares that all men are created equal. In your own words, what does this statement mean to you?
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