There seemed to be two Americas because each side was very different. The east was more urban. It had more cities. The west was more rural and agricultural.
The FEMA website would be more likely to have accurate information than an outside source.
The FEMA website, being a government source, would report their data and information and accurately as possible.
Outside sources regarding FEMA would contain bias, personal experience, and potentially slanted data. FEMA could have misrepresented data but they answer to the government and the people of the country, whereas outside sources answer to an organization or business. Outside sources would need to be corroborated to verify the information. Though all sources should be verified and corroborated, typically government sources are most accurate.
A third type of citizen could vote and practive commerce, but could not hold office or marry
