Handout for Lesson 3.1: Council Services Card Sort

Cut out these cards. Sort them into two columns: "Local Council Responsibility" and "Central Government Responsibility."

Fixing potholes

Building hospitals

Running the library

Setting foreign policy

Collecting rubbish

Running the army

Maintaining local parks

Issuing passports

Zoning for new buildings

Managing the water supply

Printing money

Organizing local festivals