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Flashcards by Latasha Blackwell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Latasha Blackwell
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| The executive of the state of Ohio. Commander in Chief of the state military, appoints officers, approves laws, calls the General Assembly, and can pardon people. a) Governor b) Senator c) Representative | a) Governor! |
| Responsible for writing and passing legislation, approving presidential appointments, and ratifying treaties with foreign countries. a) Treasurer b) U.S. Senators c) Councilmen | b) U.S. Senators! |
| Also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman; Elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district. Among other duties, they introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees. a) President b) Representatives c) Judges | b) Representatives! |
| The number of House of Representative seats up for election a) 267 b) 125 c) 435 | c) 435! |
| President of the State Senate (breaks Senate ties) and becomes the governor if the governor is impeached, dies, fails to qualify, or resigns. a) Vice Senator b) Stage Hand c) Lieutenant Governor | c) Lieutenant Governor! |
| General elections held in November every four years, near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office. a) Presidential Election b) Midterm Election c) Middle Election | c) Midterm Election! |
| Responsible for inspecting all the public offices of the state of Ohio a) State Inspector b) Chief of State c) The Auditor of State | c) The Auditor of State! |
| Responsible for overseeing elections in the state; registering business entities (corporations, etc.) and granting them the authority to do business within the state. a) The General b) Secretary of State c) County Executive | b) The Secretary of State! |
| Responsible for collecting and safeguarding taxes & fees, and managing state investments. a) County Auditor b) Treasure of State c) Pirates, duh |
b) Treasurer of State!
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| Responsibilities include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes. a) State Senator b) Representative c) both | State Senator/Representative! |
| Can appoint, suspend, discipline and remove all county personnel, advocate for the interests of the county with other levels of government and to advocate for and promote cooperation and collaboration with other political subdivisions. a) County Executive b) Secretary of State c) Senator |
a) The County Executive!
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| Makes policy decisions for the effective functioning of County government, and is a link between government agencies and citizens. It has legislative and taxing authority for the County. a) Office of Treasury b) The Cuyahoga County Council c) IRS | The Cuyahoga County Council! |
| The highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. a) Judicial Branch b) Court of Appeals c) Supreme Court of OH | c) The Supreme Court of Ohio! |
| Hears challenges to district court decisions from courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies. a) Supreme Court b) Court of Appeals c) The Main Court |
b) A Court of Appeals!
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| Handles trials involving civil and criminal cases a) Congress b) Court of Cases c) Court of Common Pleas |
c) Court of Common Pleas
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| Last day to register to vote in OH a) Nov 1 b) Oct 15 c) Oct 9 |
c) October 9
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| Term of Senator a) 6 years b) 2 years c) indefinitely | a) 6 years |
| Term of US Representative a) 10 years b) 2 years c) 5 years | b) 2 years |
| Consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate a) Judicial Branch b) Executive Branch c) Legislative Branch | c) Legislative Branch |
| I am a current US Senator and previously Secretary of State of Ohio who is running for US Senator a) Sherrod Brown b) Richard Cordray c) Michael Simon | Sherrod Brown (D): |
| I am a current congressman and was previously a General Motors, Franchise Dealership Owner who is running for US Senator a) Eric Davis b) Jim Renacci c) Mike DeWine | b) Jim Renacci-R: |
| I am currently running for Governor of OH and previously served as OH Secretary of State and State Treasurer a) Kyle Sutton b) Travis Irvine c) Richard Cordray |
c) Richard Cordray-D
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| I am currently running for Governor of OH and previously served as Lieutenant Gov and a US Senator a) Mike DeWine b) Sherrod Brown c) Jim Rennaci | Mike DeWine-R |
| I am a candidate for Governor who is currently the Co-Chair for the Ohio Green Party and has a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy & Women’s Studies from The Ohio State University. a) Kathleen Clyde b) Constance Gadell-Newton c) Marcia Fudge | Constance Gadell-Newton-G |
| I am a candidate for Governor who founded “Central Ohioans Countering Kasich,” and has a master’s degree in Journalism. a) Richard Cordray b) Constance Gadell-Newton c) Travis Irvine | c) Travis M. Irvine-L |
| Candidate for Attorney General who previously served as a federal prosecutor for more than 20-years Steve and cracked down on government corruption, locking up officials who took bribes, and won human trafficking convictions against more than 40 defendants who preyed on young girls and other vulnerable people in Ohio a) Steve Dettelbach b) David Yost c) Zack Space | a) Steve Dettelbach-D |
| Candidate for Attorney General who is currently State Auditor and served for eight years as the elected prosecutor for Delaware County, winning the first capital murder case in the county’s history and taking down the county’s largest drug ring. a) Travis Irvine b) David Yost c) Robert Coogan | b) David Yost-R |
| Candidate for OH State Auditor who previously served as Dover’s City Law Director. As an elected Congressman from Ohio’s 18th District, he was instrumental in bringing broadband technology, employment opportunities, and infrastructure improvements to his district. a) Drake Bell b) Jon Husted c) Zack Space | c) Zack Space-D |
| Candidate for OH State Auditor who states, “As Auditor of State, independent of outside influences, I will focus resources on the most critical areas for both financial and performance audits.” a) Keith Faber b) Colonel Sanders c) Robert Coogan | c) Robert Coogan-L |
| Candidate for OH State Auditor who has previously served as a Senator and Represenative and states “As Auditor of State, he will work with local government agencies to make the most commonly requested public records online so that Ohioans have easy access 24 hours a day.” a) Keith Faber b) Dustin Nanna c) Kathleen Clyde |
a) Keith Faber-C
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| Secretary of State Candidate who previously served as City of Delaware Steering Committeeman, believes in Automatic Voter Registration “When a resident interacts with the state in any matter which collects enough information to verify and register a person to vote, they should be registered to vote. This should be a convenient process.” a) Dustin Nanna b) David Yost c) Betsy DeVos |
a) Dustin Nanna-L
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| Secretary of State Candidate who is currently a congresswoman and promises to secure elections from growing cyber threats, help welcome more businesses to Ohio and close secret money loopholes used by special interests and possible foreign enemies to influence our elections. a) Mary Alton b) Kathleen Clyde c) Connie Garfield | b) Kathleen Clyde-D |
| Secretary of State candidate who is a U.S. Army Green Beret and promises that “As secretary of state, he will work to ensure that Ohio’s entrepreneurs are not slowed down by government red tape.” a) Dan Frose b) Robert Sprague c) Frank LaRose | c) Frank LaRose-R: |
| Candidate for Treasurer of State who holds a JD from the University of Cincinnati and promises to “Conduct a fiscal impact analysis of our prison system, which consumes upward of $1 billion every year incarcerating our 52,000 prisoners (the fourth highest in the nation a) Rob Richardson b) David Yost c) Stan Hywell | a) Rob Richardson-D |
| Current Investment Firm Owner who is Candidate for Treasure of State. In the Ohio House of Representatives, he led the effort to combat our state’s deadly opioid epidemic by working with law enforcement, community leaders and doctors to prevent prescription drug diversion, curb overdose deaths and improve our treatments systems. a) Armond Budish b) Robert Sprague c) Peter Corrigan | b) Robert Sprague-R |
| County executive candidate who currently serves as the executive and believes “Voting rights are sacred and that’s why they are a priority. He has opposed voter purges and fought to preserve the right to vote by mail and he fought back when Columbus tried to take away 18 year olds’ right to vote.” a) Peter Corrigan b) Arnold Cabernet c) Armond Budish | c) Armond Budish-D |
| County Executive candidate who is currently chief operating officer at Prestolite Electric. “He wants to reduce turnover of social workers; he would consider asking colleges to forgive a portion of their graduates' debt and having the county pay off another portion. a) Peter Corrigan b) James Carrigan c) Rob Richardson | a) Peter Corrigan-R |
| Make offenses related to drug possession and use no more than misdemeanors; prohibit courts from ordering persons on probation for felonies be sent to prison for non-criminal probation violations; create a sentence credits program for inmates' participation in rehabilitative, work, or educational programs; and require the state to spend savings due to a reduction of inmates, resulting from Issue 1, on drug treatment, crime victim, and rehabilitation programs. a) Issue 8 b) Issue 1 c) Issue 10 | b) ISSUE 1 |
| This issue provides clarity on the division of responsibility between the county's human resources department and the county personnel review commission, and add to the charter anti-discrimination protections for gender identity and expression. a) Issue 7 b) Issue 57 c) 10 | c) ISSUE 10 |
| This issue fixes some rigidity in current charter language by letting the county's internal auditing department decide whether to bill relevant departments for audit costs and use one of two generally accepted auditing standards in conducting audits. a) Issue 11 b) Issue 5 c) Issue 18 | ISSUE 11 |
| This issue makes it harder for a future County Council or executive to get rid of the county inspector general or curtail his or her powers by installing the inspector general in the charter, requiring that his or her office be funded, giving him or her the authority to issue subpoenas and defining the extent of his or her authority to investigate ethics issues a) Issue 2 b) Issue 12 c) Issue U | ISSUE 12 |
| Number of Senate seats up for election | 33 |
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