Digital Organizing forTown Halls in Georgia
Module 4 · Holding Officials Accountable: The Scorecard › 4.5 Module 4 checkpoint
Subsection 4.5

Module 4 checkpoint

~4 min

Module 4 Checkpoint

Confirm you can name the five scorecard components, list the six Georgia research sources, and frame the scorecard at the right moment in the run-of-show.

You have completed Module 4: Holding Officials Accountable: The Scorecard. Answer these four questions to confirm your understanding.

Which of these is NOT one of the five scorecard components?

Correct. A scorecard is never an endorsement. The five components are identity block, issue rows, weighting, sourcing column, and summary grade. A scorecard is never an endorsement. The five components are identity, issue rows, weighting, sourcing, and summary grade.

Which source is the gold standard for documenting a Georgia legislator's votes?

Correct. Roll-call PDFs from the Georgia General Assembly are the gold standard — they are official, sourced, and dated. Roll-call PDFs from legis.ga.gov are the gold standard. Social media gets deleted; press coverage is secondary documentation.

Where in the run-of-show should the scorecard be presented?

Correct. Stories first establish the issue is real. Scorecard second establishes the record. Q&A becomes a conversation with the record on the table. Stories first, scorecard second, Q&A third. That sequence makes the Q&A a conversation with the record already on the table.

How should the scorecard be distributed to attendees?

Correct. A printed one-page handout goes home with attendees. Slides are forgotten by the parking lot. A printed handout. The paper goes home; the projector slide doesn't.

Badge earned

Accountability Analyst

You've completed Module 4: Holding Officials Accountable: The Scorecard. This badge is yours.

Template

Legislator Accountability Scorecard

You've earned access to this scorecard template by completing Module 4. It is the one-page layout with the legislator identity block, issue rows with weighting, sourcing column, and summary grade.

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Action: Complete all four quiz questions, then slide to finish Module 4 and move to Module 5.