Civic Engagement and Community Involvement

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A town council faces budget cuts and can no longer afford to pay for landscaping in town parks. How could a citizen work within his or her own community to help the local government address the problem?

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By organizing a group of residents to volunteer for weekly park maintenance.

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Citizens must choose between a plan to build a new city auditorium or a plan to restore the old one. Supporters of the new auditorium claim that building a new auditorium would be more economical than restoring the old one. In evaluating the credibility of this claim, citizens should pay particular attention to...

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The projected cost data provided by architects and accountants

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How can a citizen become involved in addressing problems that affect the entire state?

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By signing petitions to place issues on the ballot

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Your city is debating whether to install a skateboard park on city-owned land. You want to support the park. Which method would be effective in helping to determine public policy on this decision? Options: Attend the meeting of the city council and present the benefits of a park, Participate in the Governor's reelection campaign, Send an email to your U.S. senators expressing your point of view, Organize a letter writing campaign to members of the Ohio General Assembly

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Attend the meeting of the city council and present the benefits of a park

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What action should Rashad take to address his concern about the proposed median strip affecting his business? Options: Attend his local commission meeting and ask members to reject the proposed project, Call his U.S. representative and request that she vote against the proposal, Write a letter to the governor and ask him to veto the proposal if it is adopted, Petition members of the Ohio General Assembly and request that they cut funding for the proposed project.

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Attend his local commission meeting and ask members to reject the proposed project

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What would be the appropriate first step the neighborhood members could take to try to curtail the littering? Options: stage a sit-in at the park and make sure no one litters, contact the governor's office and file an official complaint, contact the parks and recreation department and inform them of the issue, have the neighborhood watch set up a sting operation to try to catch the offenders

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contact the parks and recreation department and inform them of the issue

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What is one way you can help in your community?

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Pick up trash in your neighborhood.

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Individuals in Ohio can directly help address the problems at the local level by running for a  _________ and problems at the state level by ________

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School board seat, Serving in the National Guard

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Why can the Ohio government adopt an air quality regulation for the state of Ohio that imposes stricter standards than a federal air quality regulation?

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Because the U.S. federal structure allows state governments to adopt their own own regulations that are, at minimum, consistent with federal law.

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Which phrase describes the system of federalism established by the United States Constitution?

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The division of powers between the national government and the states