Assignment:*Local*Government*
Student!Name:!
Directions:!Complete!the!following!assignments.!Make!sure!to!answer!all!of!the!
questions!completely.*
Part*1*
You!can!find!out!the!answers!to!the!following!questions!by!visiting!or!calling!your!
city!hall,!county!courthouse,!municipal!building,!Chamber!of!Commerce,!library,!
and!by!reading!the!local!newspapers.!
a. What!kind!of!government!does!your!community!have?
b. How!is!your!local!government!organized?
c. Who!are!the!top!officials!in!your!local!government!and!what!are!their
duties?!
d. How!often!does!your!community!government!meet?
e. What!services!does!your!local!government!provide?
f. What!taxes!or!other!fees!does!your!family!pay!to!support!your!local
government?!
g. What!services!are!shared!with!other!communities!in!your!area?
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Assignment:*Local*Government*
Student!Name:!
Part*2*
To!answer!the!following!questions,!you!will!need!to!consult!your!city!hall,!county!
courthouse,!municipal!building,!Chamber!of!Commerce,!or!library.!
a. How!many!people!are!there!in!your!town!or!community?!How!many!are
unemployed?!
b. How!many!homeless!are!there!in!your!community?!What!services!does
your!community!offer!the!homeless?!
c. How!many!families!receive!public!assistance!(Temporary!Assistance!to
Needy!Families!grants,!food!stamps,!heating!fuel!assistance,!etc.)!in!your!
community?!(You!may!need!to!contact!the!local!offices!of!state!agencies!to!
find!this!information.)!
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Assignment:*Local*Government*
Student!Name:!
Part*3*
Write!a!letter!to!either!a!local!official!or!the!newspaper!expressing!your!viewpoint!
about!the!issue!you!have!learned!about.!This!letter!should!contain!solid!
information!and!facts,!not!just!feelings!and!thoughts,!to!support!your!viewpoint.!
You!do!not!have!to!mail!this!letter!unless!you!choose!to,!but!you!do!need!to!send!
a!copy!to!your!teacher.!
Student!Name:!
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