WPHS Handbook
Arrive after this time without a note and you are logged late.
8:20 AM
This is the title of the person who runs the city government.
The Mayor
(BONUS: What is their name?)
This level of government fixes the potholes on your block.
The city
You have to be at least this old to vote.
18
Every state gets this many U.S. Senators.
2
This is the title of the person who lives in the White House.
The President!
Reach this many latenesses and your family gets notified.
Three
This is the total number of members on Philadelphia City Council.
17
This level decides what age you can get a driver’s license.
The state
But you can register at this age, as long as you turn 18 by Election Day.
17
You vote for your member of the U.S. House this often.
This person is currently President of the United States.
Donald Trump
Transpasses go only to students who live more than this far from school.
1.5 miles
Ten Council members represent a district. The other seven are elected this way, by the whole city.
At-Large
This level is the only one that can declare war.
The federal government
Pennsylvania polls are open between these two times on Election Day.
7 AM to 8 PM
Pennsylvania’s governor serves a term this long.
Four years
This person is currently Mayor of Philadelphia.
Cherelle Parker
Being late to class more than once a week costs you these.
Sports and all extracurricular activities (allegedly)
The mayor serves a term this long, and can serve this many in a row.
Four years, two terms
This level sets the rules for how elections run — polling hours, ballots, deadlines.
The state
True or False?
If you are standing in line at 8 PM when the polls close, you can still vote.
True
In a Pennsylvania primary, you can only vote for candidates from this.
Your own registered party
Pennsylvania has two U.S. Senators. Name either one.
John Fetterman or Dave McCormick
Philadelphia holds its city elections in these years — never the same year as a president.
Odd-numbered years
BONUS: When is the next Philadelphia City Election?
In Philadelphia, these three elected officials are in charge of actually running elections.
The City Commissioners
Since 2019, any Pennsylvania voter can do this without giving a reason why.
Vote by Mail
These sit at the bottom of the ballot, are not people at all, and you vote yes or no on them.
Ballot questions
Pennsylvania just elected a governor on Tuesday. Name the winner.
Josh Shapiro
True or False
You can lose your right to vote?
True
(Bonus: How?)
True or False
You are allowed vote without an ID...
True
When is the next presidential election?
2028