Zoned Out
State your Name
The Governor's Mansion
Freedom of the Pressed
Anchors Away
POLL-ar Bear
400
it is the county we are in right now
400
This organization writes policy for a specific school district
School Board
400
One of the roles of the governor is as "Commander in Chief". This is who they command in that role
The National Guard
Bonus: Who else can call on the national gaurd?
400
This amendment guarantees our freedom of the press
1st Amendment
400
These are defamatory statements that are spoken
Slander
400
Judges at the federal level are appointed but chosen this way at the state+local level
Elected
600
Laws that regulate what individuals or companies can and cannot do on their land
Zoning Laws
600
This is the largest division within states
Counties
600
The equivalent to the governor at the national level is this
The President
600
The UN recognizes this as a right that all humans have in respect to the media and the government
A Right to Know
600
These are defamatory statements published in print
Libel
600
Mr. Allen says that he is "politically homeless" disliking parts of the republican and democrat parties but still choosing to vote for one every 2 years. He would be defined as this politically speaking
Independent
800
Larger cities that have their own governments like Baltimore and Boston are called this (a level of government)
Municipalities
800
This is the principal of our government that divides power between federal, state, and local govenrments
Federalism
800
This is the minimum age for a governor of Pennsylvania
30
800
Most young people get their news from this category of the media
social media
800
Our expectation of the media that we should know where they are getting their information from
A synonym for "able to be seen through"
Transparency
800
Getting off work, free childcare for the day, informing citizens, mail in ballots, and early voting are all ways to do this
Increase voter turnout
1000
This is the level of government that handles trash collection
Township
1000
A main similarity about how the state legislature and the US Congress are structured
They have two houses (bicameral)
1000
The equivalent to the vice president at the state level
Lieutenant Governor
1000
An example of being this would be:
While working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq, Manning downloaded and leaked hundreds of thousands of classified military logs and diplomatic cables to the transparency organization WikiLeaks. The leaks included the "Collateral Murder" video, which showed a U.S. military helicopter crew firing on and killing civilians and journalists in Baghdad.
Whistleblower
1000
This is a major risk whistleblowers run when going against the US government
Answers vary
1000
You must be THIS to vote in primary elections in Pennsylvania
Registered with a party
1200
Local governments can give businesses tax breaks, tax credits, or public funding to get them to do this
Move to their area
1200
You would go to this level of government's courthouse within the state to get a marriage license
County Courthouse
1200
A bill gets to the governors desk from the state legislature. This an option/power the governor has that the president does not in this situation
Pocket Veto
1200
This act, aimed at transparency, states that citizens in the US can request access to govenrment documents
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)
1200
This is what has happened to American's trust in the media
It has decreased dramatically
1200
This is the day of the month for the presidential election every 4 years
Say both day and month
First Tuesday in November