Read the following scenarios and decide whom you would need to contact to help solve each problem. First, determine if the problem falls under federal, state or local jurisdiction. Then, choose one or more of the choices listed under each of the three levels of government that might apply.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Social Security Administration
Division of Motor Vehicles
Environmental Protection Agency
Commissioner of Voter Registration
Department of Human Services
1.You have just moved into a new house and you need to get your mail forwarded to your new address
2.Your sister has just reached the driving age and wants to apply for her license
3.You have just obtained your first job and you need a social security number
4.Your parents want to add a room onto your house, but want to be sure your taxes won’t increase too much
5.A friend of yours has been having some family problems and wants some help
6.Everyday night the band next door practices and it is very hard to concentrate and do your homework
7.The mother of the kid next door just received a ticket because he son was riding his bike without a helmet
8.Your brand new skateboard is stolen
9.Your brother just turned eighteen and wants to register to vote
10. Your mother wants to know if she can deduct the cost of donations to charity from her income tax
11.Your parents and friends do not agree with your district’s new high school diploma system