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Who Actually Does It?

Tick local or national for each job.

Name
Local — your town or city
A small group of people, usually voted for by the people who live there. They look after the things you can see from your own street.
National — the whole country
A much bigger group, in the capital city. They make the laws that everybody in the country has to follow, wherever they live.
fixing a pothole in your street
printing the money
deciding how much money the whole country spends on hospitals
emptying the bins
deciding the speed limit for the whole country
putting up street lights
making a new law about seatbelts
running the libraries and the parks
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Who Would You Tell?

Tick who could fix it. Write what you would ask.

Name
The swing in your local park is broken.
You think the speed limit outside your school should be lower for everyone in the country.
The bins have not been emptied for three weeks.
You think the library should open on Sundays.