
	Item 45 Anchor Papers

HSA 2007 Government Item 45

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itemNum: 45
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itemType: BCR
itemAnswerKey: N/A
itemMaxScorePoints: 4
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Read the information below and use it to answer the BRIEF CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE that follows.

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council represents the governments of five neighboring counties. The Council oversees air and water quality programs and helps operate a regional rideshare program.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this type of regional cooperation.
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Explain why or why not.
Include details and examples to support your answer.

Write your answer on the lines in your Answer Book.

Score Level 1 Anchor Paper
This response is related to the question and shows only minimal knowledge. Although the student presents a few fragmented advantages (don't have to have 5 separate governments checking over the same things; saves money), these ideas are skeletal and incomplete.
Score Level 1 Anchor Paper
This response is related to the question and shows only minimal knowledge. An advantage (will be cleaner) and a couple of disadvantages (might not get the attention they need; might not be clean enough) are given. However, these ideas are fragmented and general.
Score Level 2 Anchor Paper
This response shows knowledge of regional cooperation in the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Basic ideas are given in the list of advantages (peace amongst the counties, fair decisions, and it ensures that none of the 5 counties do anything to harm another county's air and water quality). A key idea is then completed in the provision of a disadvantage (a decision made by Council vote, may not be a good decision for one of the counties).
Score Level 2 Anchor Paper
This response shows knowledge of regional cooperation in the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Several relevant concepts are provided (all of their opinions will be considered; air and water quality programs are regulated in a vast area; disagreements that may arise; everyone may not be satisfied).
Score Level 3 Anchor Paper
This response shows some understanding of possible advantages to the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Accurate and supported concepts are given in the advantages and disadvantages (keep the earth clean; everyone benifits from it; project gets done quicker and more effectively; could strengthen the relationship; different groups might have different ideas; create a problem and no work could be done). Some evidence of higher order thinking is provided through effective use of an appropriate analogy (neighboring states, countries, or counties work together to achieve a common goal; when Maryland, Viginia, and Deleware work together to keep the Chesapeake Bay clean).
Score Level 3 Anchor Paper
This response shows some understanding of the difficulty that counties might have coming to consensus in the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Accurate and supported concepts are provided in the advantages and disadvantages (the county governments are close + can work good together, there trying to help the environment; they have some different issues, might take a long time; differences of opinion). Some evidence of higher order thinking is demonstrated through analysis of why the decision-making process may be problematic among several counties with differing needs (the advantages + disadvantages cancel each other because they could do most of the stuff there doing now on there own; 1 county might be mainly agriculture while another county could be mostly cities so they'll have difference of opinion; the more people you have the more compromises).
Score Level 4 Anchor Paper
This response shows understanding of the issues involving regional cooperation. Well-supported, accurate concepts are given (easier to accomplish goals when more people are working toward it; they do more good; working in a group is more complex than working as individual counties). The student demonstrates powerful evidence of higher order thinking through the use of extensive analysis of the difficult nature of a number of counties trying to work together (if Baltimore County cleaned had cleaner air and water but nobody else in Maryland did - it would be pointless; so little air and water would be cleaned, and only to become dirty again in other counties; all the counties have different needs; one county may want to spend more money on education; working a little harder is worth the cooperation and cleaner air and water; the whole nation will be working together).
Score Level 4 Anchor Paper
This response shows understanding of issues surrounding regional cooperation. Accurate concepts are well supported (regions can enjoy better public service; cooperation allows the regions to pool funds to tackle common problems; regional interests may be neglected to accomodate the collective interest). Powerful evidence of higher order thinking is demonstrated through an insightful examination of the complex nature of regional cooperation (Baltimore might favor more industrialization, but the other regions may curb that growth because they don't support it; affluent regions may suddenly find themselves paying to bring standards in poorer counties up to par with their own, and the taxpayers in those counties probably won't like that; through cooperation, the regions can work to better improve conditions for all their citizens; no county is an island, and all are affected by the conditions/policies of their neighbors; to create overall stability and improvements, regional cooperation would be the most effective way of securing these goals).

Anchor Papers ~ Government ~ Item 45

HSA 2007 Government Item 45

CID: CID7a4b54a5b4ff66a3fdf6bb00888cd657
itemNum: 45
initialLetter
itemType: BCR
itemAnswerKey: N/A
itemMaxScorePoints: 4
origNum: x

Read the information below and use it to answer the BRIEF CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE that follows.

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council represents the governments of five neighboring counties. The Council oversees air and water quality programs and helps operate a regional rideshare program.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this type of regional cooperation.
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Explain why or why not.
Include details and examples to support your answer.

Write your answer on the lines in your Answer Book.

Score Level 1 Anchor Paper
This response is related to the question and shows only minimal knowledge. Although the student presents a few fragmented advantages (don't have to have 5 separate governments checking over the same things; saves money), these ideas are skeletal and incomplete.

Score Level 1 Anchor Paper
This response is related to the question and shows only minimal knowledge. An advantage (will be cleaner) and a couple of disadvantages (might not get the attention they need; might not be clean enough) are given. However, these ideas are fragmented and general.

Score Level 2 Anchor Paper

This response shows knowledge of regional cooperation in the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Basic ideas are given in the list of advantages (peace amongst the counties, fair decisions, and it ensures that none of the 5 counties do anything to harm another county's air and water quality). A key idea is then completed in the provision of a disadvantage (a decision made by Council vote, may not be a good decision for one of the counties).

Score Level 2 Anchor Paper
This response shows knowledge of regional cooperation in the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Several relevant concepts are provided (all of their opinions will be considered; air and water quality programs are regulated in a vast area; disagreements that may arise; everyone may not be satisfied).

Score Level 3 Anchor Paper

This response shows some understanding of possible advantages to the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Accurate and supported concepts are given in the advantages and disadvantages (keep the earth clean; everyone benifits from it; project gets done quicker and more effectively; could strengthen the relationship; different groups might have different ideas; create a problem and no work could be done). Some evidence of higher order thinking is provided through effective use of an appropriate analogy (neighboring states, countries, or counties work together to achieve a common goal; when Maryland, Viginia, and Deleware work together to keep the Chesapeake Bay clean).

Score Level 3 Anchor Paper

This response shows some understanding of the difficulty that counties might have coming to consensus in the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. Accurate and supported concepts are provided in the advantages and disadvantages (the county governments are close + can work good together, there trying to help the environment; they have some different issues, might take a long time; differences of opinion). Some evidence of higher order thinking is demonstrated through analysis of why the decision-making process may be problematic among several counties with differing needs (the advantages + disadvantages cancel each other because they could do most of the stuff there doing now on there own; 1 county might be mainly agriculture while another county could be mostly cities so they'll have difference of opinion; the more people you have the more compromises).

Score Level 4 Anchor Paper

This response shows understanding of the issues involving regional cooperation. Well-supported, accurate concepts are given (easier to accomplish goals when more people are working toward it; they do more good; working in a group is more complex than working as individual counties). The student demonstrates powerful evidence of higher order thinking through the use of extensive analysis of the difficult nature of a number of counties trying to work together (if Baltimore County cleaned had cleaner air and water but nobody else in Maryland did - it would be pointless; so little air and water would be cleaned, and only to become dirty again in other counties; all the counties have different needs; one county may want to spend more money on education; working a little harder is worth the cooperation and cleaner air and water; the whole nation will be working together).

Score Level 4 Anchor Paper

This response shows understanding of issues surrounding regional cooperation. Accurate concepts are well supported (regions can enjoy better public service; cooperation allows the regions to pool funds to tackle common problems; regional interests may be neglected to accomodate the collective interest). Powerful evidence of higher order thinking is demonstrated through an insightful examination of the complex nature of regional cooperation (Baltimore might favor more industrialization, but the other regions may curb that growth because they don't support it; affluent regions may suddenly find themselves paying to bring standards in poorer counties up to par with their own, and the taxpayers in those counties probably won't like that; through cooperation, the regions can work to better improve conditions for all their citizens; no county is an island, and all are affected by the conditions/policies of their neighbors; to create overall stability and improvements, regional cooperation would be the most effective way of securing these goals).