Federalism

1. A Florida Homeowner received a notice in the mail: “Trash collection will change from Wednesdays to Thursdays beginning January 2025.” The homeowner was upset by the notice and decided to write a letter to a public official responsible for providing the service. To which public official would the homeowner write the letter? 

• U.S. President

• 1. U.S. Senator

• 1. State Representative

• 1. County Commissioner

The statement below is taken from a speech by a public official on January, 4, 2011: “ While we set about becoming the best place in the county to create jobs, we’ll also take a fresh look at education and health care. Few things matter as much to us as our health care and education of our children.” Based on this passage, what is the purpose of government services in people’s lives?

• 1. Resolve constitutional conflicts

• 1. Resolve municipal conflicts

• 1. Promote domestic security

• 1. Promote foreign affairs

1. What impact do a community’s climate and resources have?

• 1. Have no effect on government services in the community

• 1. Can affect the types of government services needed by the people there

• 1. Do not affect people’s decisions to live there

• 1. Should not affect the local government

A citizen wants to cut down a tree that sheds leaves on her lawn, but the tree is on her neighbor’s property. Her neighbor refuses to let her cut down the tree. What would prove to be the most effective action for the citizen?

• 1. Cut down the tree anyway

• 1. Ask a division of local government for help

• 1. Ask a volunteer group to help her

• 1. Pay a government agency to cut down the tree

1. Several children become sick after swimming in a public swimming pool. Which group would most likely conduct an investigation? 

• 1. Department of Human Services

• 1. Public Water Commission

• 1. State Board of Health

• 1. Department of Public Safety

1. Juan and Maria have notices that all the frogs in their local pond have been very quiet recently. When they went to the pond, they could not longer hear any of them. They saw a few of them were dead. To which agency should they report this problem? 

• 1. Florida Department of Education

• 1. Florida Department of Elders Affairs

• 1. Florida Department of Veterans Affairs

• 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection

John Smith lives in the downtown area. He is upset that local motorcycle riders sometimes come through his town in the early evening and make loud noises with their motorcycles. Which of the following should be John’s first step in attempting to resolve this issue?

• 1. Speak to some of the motorcycle riders and ask them to ride more quietly

• 1. Write a letter to the local newspaper demanding a town ban on motorcycles

• 1. Propose a total ban on motorcycle use at the next town council meeting

• 1. Ask local police officers to arrest any motorcyclists who appear in the town again. 

Which of the following is an example of a private community service solution to a local problem?

• 1. A town raises its sales tax to pay for a new fire engine.

• 1. A community increases its property taxes to build a homeless shelter. 

• 1. Retired teachers volunteer to help students in an after-school program.

• 1. A local hospital increases its fees for some treatments in order to stay in business. 

The local library has reduced its opening hours in order to save the community money. Many students and parents are upset at this change. Many students liked to go to the library after school.

• 1. Charge borrowers triple fines for overdue books

• 1. Charge everyone in the community for their library card

• 1. Use community volunteers to extend the library’s opening hours

• 1. Sell some of the book in the library to have more money for opening times

1. Read the following scenario and answer the question below - A school survey indicated that students thought there might be a problem with low school spirit. Four plans were presented to the student council to verify the results of the survey and fix the problem. Which plan provides the best course of action to solve this problem? 

• Plan A: Define low school spirit, gather evidence to show that there is low school spirit, identify the causes of low school spirit, study different ways to increase school spirit, come up with a solution for low school spirit.

• 1. Plan B: Gather evidence to show that there is low school spirit, identify the causes of low school spirit, study different ways to increase school spirit, come up with a solution for low school spirit. 

• 1. Plan C: Gather evidence to show that there is low school spirit, define low school spirit, identify the causes of low school spirit, study different ways to increase school spirit, come up with a solution for low school spirit. 

• 1. Plan D: Define low school spirit, identify the causes of low school spirit, gather evidence to show that there is low school spirit, study different ways to increase school spirit, come up with a solution for low school spirit.