STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FACT FINDING TOUR
Using the Internet and other resources, complete your fact-finding tour on the government of the state of Ohio and Strongsville. Use/constitution.cfm, , cuyahogacounty.us, you may Google the names of the officials
EXECUTIVE BRANCH:
Governor(current) ______
Number of consecutive terms allowed by the Ohio Constitution:______
Lieutenant Governor (current):______
Attorney General (current):______
Secretary of State (current):______
State Auditor (current):______
State Treasurer (current):______
Go to: constitution.cfm(check the banner at the top)
Click on Ohio House of Representatives or Ohio Senate
STATE LEGISLATURE: Ohio’s legislature is also known as:______
Current Term:______
Upper House:______, # of members:______
Length of term:______Chief Officer:______
Qualifications: 1. Age:______
2. ______
Lower House:______, # of members:______
Length of term:______Chief Officer:______
Qualifications: 1. Age:______
2. ______
Number of House districts:______
Number of Senate districts:______
Number of Congressional Districts:______(refers to Congress, in Washington,
D.C.)
To pass a bill into law requires a ______vote
To override a governor’s veto requires a ______vote.
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Constitutional courts as created by the Ohio Constitution
Ohio Supreme Court
Term:______# of Justices, including Chief Justice:______
Chief Justice (current) :______
Associate Justices (current):______
______
______
COUNTYGOVERNMENT
Go to http: //www. cuyahogacounty.us.
CuyahogaCounty has a new form of government. It is no longer a Commission form of government, due to a vote by the people of CuyahogaCounty to elect a CountyExecutive.
Current Executive: ______
Current CountyProsecutor: ______
Click on Government. How many positions are listed under Justice? ______How many are Charter
Officials?______
Go to Strongsville.org
List the services that the city of Strongsville provides for its citizens.
Click on City Council. What ward do you live in? Who is your ward council-person?
Who are the at-large council-persons for the city council?
Click on Mayor’s Office tab. Scroll over to Resident’s Guide and click on community profile.
What is the population of Strongsville (2010 Census)?
What type of government does Strongsville have?______
How many Civic and Social Organizations are found in Strongsville?
Who is the mayor of Strongsville, what degree of education has he attained, and from what college does he hold his degree?
Go to City Council Tab again. Click on Codified Ordinances. Click on View Codified Ordinances.
What are the curfew requirements in Strongsville? Refer to section 10 of 636.13. List them by age and time of curfew.
What does the ordinance say about keeping barking dogs or howling animals? Is violating this ordinance a felony or misdemeanor?
According to housing ordinances, how must a Strongsville resident identify their address for their dwelling?
Refer to ordinance 868.08. What does this ordinance deal with?
What is the fee if determined to be false for residential property?
List 2 facts that make Strongsville an economically desirable place to live, work or invest in.
List three facts you learned from your investigation of Strongsville that you did not previously know. Do not duplicate any of the above answers. (You may write on the back or attach a separate sheet if necessary)