01Congress and legislation
A bill, rule, amendment, oversight claim, budget choice, or congressional ethics system.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Text and version history · authority · implementation owner · fiscal and distribution effects · enforcement · rights floor
- STOP RULE
- No public claim of passage, funding, enforcement, or effect without the matching primary record.
02Candidate accountability
A promise, biography, policy position, conflict claim, vote, endorsement, or answer under campaign pressure.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Identical questions · dated answer ledger · office powers · funding path · prior record · correction invitation
- STOP RULE
- Never convert missing evidence, party identity, or style into a verdict on character.
03Agency program performance
A benefit, backlog, enforcement program, grant, public-health service, or claimed operational improvement.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Baseline · eligibility · wait time · denials · geography · subgroup burden · appeal · effectiveness measure
- STOP RULE
- Improved is not resolved; a national average cannot close a local or subgroup failure.
04Public procurement
A vendor, contract, scoring process, pilot, renewal, sole-source action, or promised control.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Need · alternatives · bid record · terms · data rights · exit cost · incidents · audit access · accountable owner
- STOP RULE
- A contract award is not evidence that the system works or is safe in use.
05Healthcare and Medicaid
Prior authorization, coverage, triage, scheduling, clinical support, utilization review, or medical administration.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Clinical authority · evidence basis · time sensitivity · denial burden · continuity · appeal · override · outcome data
- STOP RULE
- Civic QA inspects administration and public accountability; it does not issue medical advice.
06Schools and special education
Placement, discipline, accommodations, transportation, safety, attendance, curriculum, or automated monitoring.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Student rights · guardian notice · individualized evidence · disability impact · appeal · data boundary · remedy
- STOP RULE
- Efficiency or safety language cannot erase individualized rights or a child’s path back.
07Local service delivery
A 311 case, road repair, code action, sanitation issue, utility problem, permit, or neighborhood commitment.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Request identity · location · service level · status meaning · owner · inspection evidence · resident confirmation
- STOP RULE
- Closed in a database is not the same state as resolved in the world.
08Courts, policing, and detention
A risk tool, diversion policy, surveillance practice, enforcement pattern, jail service, or court administration claim.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Legal authority · due process · error rates · subgroup burden · discovery · counsel access · appeal · human override
- STOP RULE
- A high score or professional judgment cannot replace challenge, disclosure, and attributable authority.
09Workplaces and public contractors
Hiring, scheduling, monitoring, discipline, safety, pay, accommodations, or contractor labor practice.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Policy · actual workflow · worker voice · retaliation protection · subgroup effects · grievance · correction evidence
- STOP RULE
- Compliance language cannot close a finding while the exposed worker still lacks remedy.
10High-impact AI
A model, ranking system, detector, assistant, or agent affecting access, scrutiny, recommendation, or action.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Purpose · data lineage · validation · error burden · reliance · authorization · logging · appeal · rollback · stop rule
- STOP RULE
- No global green: one strong metric cannot override rights, authority, recovery, or an unknown deployment condition.
11Media and public claims
A headline, official statement, dashboard, campaign ad, press release, viral claim, or correction.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Exact claim · original source · time window · denominator · omitted context · uncertainty · correction history
- STOP RULE
- A coherent story, repeated citation, or model summary is not independent corroboration.
12Emergency policy
A temporary order, disaster response, rapid procurement, public-health restriction, or urgent exception.
- EVIDENCE FLOOR
- Trigger · authority · necessity · least-burdensome option · duration · review cadence · exit rule · after-action evidence
- STOP RULE
- Urgency may change the clock; it does not remove ownership, proportionality, or the path back.