U.S. Government
What are the three branches of the U.S. Government?
1.) Legislative
2.) Executive
3.) Judicial
How many states in the US are considered "Commonwealth"
4
What is the name of the State Senator we referenced all day?
Mario Scavello
What were the three highlighted issues facing Monroe County?
1. Infrastructure
2.) High Property Tax
3.) Opioid Crisis
Stroudsburg
What are the three tiers of the U.S. Government?
1.) Federal 2) State 3.) Local/County
What are the Commonwealth States?
-Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia
What are the name of the three PA State Representative?
Jack Rader, Rosemary Brown, Maureen Madden
Monroe county has one of the highest ____ ______ ______ in the US
median property taxes
What is the name of the warden that took us on our tour today?
Garry Haidle
What are the powers of each branch of the government?
Legislative branch-makes the laws
Executive- signs laws into existence
Judicial- interprets and applies the laws
How many cities are in PA?
59
Which, State Representative believes that Property taxes should be lessened by 50%
Maureen Madden
Average yearly propert tax amount to ______% of residents yearly income
5.52%
What year was the Correctional Facility built
1988
Give us two examples of how government can impact your everyday life
Some of these inclide; planning and paying for most roads, running public schools, providing water, organizing police and fire services, establishing zoning regulations, licensing professions and arranging election for citizens.
Power is more _______ in a commonwealth state
Which Government Official "replaced over 43 high-hazard bridges?
State Senator Mario Scavello
How many deaths in November of 2018 were attributed to the Opioid Crisis?
52 (5 were under investigation)
What is the maximum capacity of inmates able to be housed?
409
What bill was just based by the House on January 15, 2020
Hands-free cell phone legislation
How much money was awarded to schools in the district through the "School Saftey Grant Program"
$25,000