Smoke pours from a house in town. Trained workers arrive with hoses, ladders, and safety gear. What local public service is responding?

After a storm, a town sends crews to remove fallen branches from neighborhood streets. Who usually handles that local service?

A city collects trash and recycling from homes each week. What part of local government most likely organizes that service?

A city cleans what comes out of kitchen faucets so it is safe to drink in homes and schools. Who is providing this public service?

A city building lends books and offers reading programs using money in the city budget. Who usually manages this local service?

Residents want broken playground equipment repaired in a city park. Who is responsible for that local service?

A town replaces a broken traffic light at a town-owned intersection. What local service is doing the work?

During a parade, a city assigns officers to direct traffic and keep people safe. What public service is this?

One local government opens a recycling drop-off center that serves several nearby towns and the farms between them. What level of local government is most likely providing the service?

After heavy snow, plows clear neighborhood streets so buses and cars can travel. Who usually provides this service?

When someone calls 911 about a fire or crash, a city office sends firefighters, police, or an ambulance. What local service is this?

A town crew paints crosswalks and repairs potholes near a school. Who is providing this community service?

A city needs one elected leader to guide departments and speak for the city. What is that local leader called?

A group elected to pass rules for a town, such as where new buildings may be put up, is called what?

Many counties have one town that holds the main courthouse and the offices where county leaders work. What is that town called?

A city park needs new rules for open hours. Who votes on the local rule?

An elected group makes decisions about budgets, teachers, and rules for a community's public schools. What is this local group called?

A local law says food trucks need permits downtown. What body most likely passed that city rule?

A clerk records property papers for families who live on farms outside any city. This office most likely works for which government?

A mayor suggests a budget, but an elected group must approve spending for city services. What group has that job?

Town council members are elected to serve for a set number of years, and then another election is held. What is this length of time called?

In some cities, an appointed official who is not elected handles day-to-day city operations for the council. What is this official usually called?

A crew repairs bridges on roads outside city limits in a rural area. What local government often oversees that area?

In some cities, the city is split into areas, and voters in each area elect their own council member. What is each of these areas called?

A homeowner pays property tax to a city. What can those local tax dollars help fund?

If a town collects less tax money one year, what might happen to a public service?

A city council approves a budget using local sales taxes. What is the main purpose of that budget?

Residents pay a small fee when they use a city swimming pool. What can that fee help cover?

A county receives property taxes from homes outside city limits. What local service might that money support?

A town budget for the library is cut. What change could residents see?

A city park has a playground and ball fields. What makes this park a public place instead of a private one?

A city collects money from parking tickets and other fines. What can that fine revenue help support?

A resident wants safer crosswalks near a school. What local action lets the resident speak before a decision?

A town will choose its next mayor in November. What civic action lets residents help pick this leader?

Neighbors write a letter asking the city to add benches near bus stops, and 200 residents add their names to it. What form of participation is this?

A resident joins a volunteer group that meets to suggest park improvements to the council. What civic participation is shown?

At a public hearing, residents explain why a proposed park rule helps or hurts them. What are they doing?

A naturalized citizen wants to help choose local leaders. What must most adults do before they can vote in a town election?

Families hear that library hours may change before the council votes. What local action can they take?

A town asks residents to share ideas for a new playground before it is built. Why does the town want their ideas?