Part 2: Using the issue identified in the first column, determine a possible solution to that issue in the second column. Then, determine an action that you could request the government to take to achieve the solution. (20 points total, 5 points per question)

Question

Issue
Possible Solution
Action Requested
Overcrowded Animal Shelters
More adoptions of shelter pets and larger animal shelters
Example: Attend the local county commissioners’ meeting to request that they provide money for advertisement and for building larger animal shelters.
People driving too fast on roadways
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Litter on the side of the roadways
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Answer 1

| Issue | Possible Solution | Action Requested | |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Overcrowded Animal Shelters | More adoptions of shelter pets and larger animal shelters | Attend the local county commissioners’ meeting to request that they provide money for advertisement and for building larger animal shelters. | | People driving too fast on roadways | Implementation of speed bumps and increased police enforcement of speed limits | Request local government to evaluate areas with high speeds and install speed bumps as well as increase traffic patrols to enforce speed limits. | | Litter on the side of the roadways | Increase awareness through community clean-up events and better waste management | Propose to the local government to initiate a "litter awareness month" with community clean-up events and to increase the number of trash receptacles along busy roads. |