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Civic Literacy · Harnett Progress Check 4

Federalism

Connect the concepts, organize the information, and support an explanation with details from the task.

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CLSM · Civic Literacy · Progress Check 4

Federalism

Read the situation. Connect the ideas. Show how you know.

Name ___________________________Class __________   Date __________

01 Recall, then make a connection.

federalism
intergovernmental cooperation
accessibility

How can federalism and intergovernmental cooperation operate together in a recovery project? Explain why accessibility needs evidence beyond a photograph of a completed bridge.

Read the situation.

Federalism divides governmental authority between the national government and the states. Some responsibilities are national, some remain with states, and others overlap. Local governments operate within state constitutional and statutory arrangements. A county is therefore not simply a small independent nation, and receiving federal money does not automatically make every county employee a federal official. A careful explanation distinguishes authority, funding, coordination, and service delivery.

02 Organize the information.

Check the stated transport plan

For arithmetic practice, the fictional shuttle plan must provide seats for 80 riders over one morning. Each completed trip can carry 10 riders. Assume no repeated riders and that every listed seat is usable for the riders assigned.

What is the minimum number of completed trips needed?

Answer: __________________ trips

Show the calculation, then explain what the result tells you in this model.

Federalism · Concept & structure practice · Original CLSM material

CLSM · Civic Literacy · Progress Check 4

What does the evidence show?

Federalism

03 Follow the evidence.

Support the cooperation explanation

The class claims that state and local emergency responsibilities are related through law rather than being identical.

Select every source note that supports that comparison.

  1. North Carolina law gives the state division coordination duties involving state agencies and other governments.
  2. North Carolina law assigns county governing bodies responsibility for emergency management within their counties.
  3. A private insurance adjuster estimates the bridge’s physical damage without addressing government authority.
  4. A contractor’s invoice shows payment for repairs without identifying which government has statutory authority.

Name the useful records and explain how they answer the claim.

04 Apply the idea.

A photograph is not the whole outcome

The project file shows approved federal assistance, state repair completion, and the county’s shuttle schedule. Residents who use wheelchairs report that the only path to a pickup point has steps. DOJ guidance calls for accessible state/local emergency transportation and services.

Which comparison best addresses order, safety, and individual rights?

  1. National assistance and state construction completion support recovery, but the county must examine usable access to its local service and coordinate a correction with the responsible partners.
  2. The repair photograph proves every resident has equal access to every related service.
  3. The accessibility issue means no government level has any responsibility for the project.

Choose a conclusion and explain why it fits the situation.

05 Carry the idea forward.

Write a recovery report comparing national, state, and county roles. Explain how federalism affects the county’s actions and recommend the next evidence needed to address the inaccessible pickup route.