CS 18+19: EOC Bootcamp

Multiple Select

Select two examples of collaboration between different levels of government on public policy issues.

• The president issues an executive order restructuring federal agencies

• State governments fund educational programs after receiving federal grants

• The Senate and House of Representatives vote to overturna presidential veto

• The Supreme Court rules a state law unconstitutional for going against a federal law

• Congress passes new environmental regulations that state and local governments implement

Multiple Choice

Your city is debating whether to install a skateboard park on city owned land. You want to support the park.

Which method would be the most effective in helping to determine public policy on this decision?

• Participate in the governor's reelection campaign

• Send an email to your U.S. senators expressing your point of view

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

• Organize a letter writing campaign to members of the Ohio General Assembly

Multiple Choice

Which power can the U.S. Supreme Court exercise with reference to the U.S. Constitution?

• propose, alter, approve, and craft constitutional amendments

• veto proposed constitutional amendments before they are ratified

• provide clarification and/or extend the meaning of constitutional provisions on a case by case basis

• formally add new constitutional language by rendering decisions, interpretations and rulings on a case by case basis

Hotspot

Select the boxes to identify the branch of government that is responsible for each policy action. A branch may have more than one responsibility.

Multiple Choice

How can the president impact public policy?

• by issuing executive orders

• by impeaching civil officers

• by amending the Constitution

• by appointing state governors

Multiple Choice

The legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government each have specific powers. Which power belongs to the judicial branch?

• enforcing laws

• interpreting laws

• passing resolutions

• recognizing foreign nations

Labelling

In the 1950s and 1960s, all three branches of the federal government acted to extend civil rights to African Americans.

Match each branch with an action it took the extend civil rights during this period.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Legislative

Judicial

Executive

Multiple Choice

The Ohio General Assembly is considering a bill that would reduce the amount of tax revenue allocated to local schooll systems. A group of teachers is opposed to the passage of this bill.

What would be the most effective action that the teachers' group could take to influence the General Assembly's vote on this bill?

• filing an appeal with the state Supreme Court

• starting a letter writing campaign to state legislators

• offering comments during local city council meetings

• holding public demonstrations in front of the White House

Multiple Choice

Rashad lives in a small Ohio town and owns a shop along a busy road. Town leaders have proposed a project to divide the road by building a median strip between opposing lanes of traffic. This would prevent cars traveling on the opposite side of the road from turning into Rashad's shop. He is worried that the addition of the median strip will negatively impact his business.

Which action should Rashad take to address his concern?

• 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

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

• petition members of the Ohio General Assembly and request that they cut funding for the proposed project

Hotspot

Citizens have the ability to help support their state and local communities in various ways. Identify three ways citizens can directly support their local communities.

Categorize

Options (5)

Serve in a volunteer fire department

Organize a charity event to raise money for his town's police force

Meet with his town's mayor to discuss the emergency services budget

Run for the General Assembly on a platform of improved emergency services

Sign a petition to bring the issue of emergency services to the governor's attention

Jeff wants to make sure that emergency services are adequately supported in his town and across the state of Ohio. Categorize each action as local or state level.

Local

State

Hotspot

Several situations are described in which citizens are dissatisfied with public policy.

Select the boxes to match the situation with the appropriate step for a citizen to take.