Take Me To Your Leaders!
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Episode 6 | 19m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
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Ohio University Public Television's interactive series on Ohio government
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Take Me To Your Leaders! is a local public television program presented by WOUB
Take Me To Your Leaders!
Review and Summary
Episode 6 | 19m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Ohio University Public Television's interactive series on Ohio government
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Our planet is in chaos.
Our waters are polluted, our air is poisoned.
We have no laws go forth through space to the planet Earth.
Learn from them.
We have so little time left.
- Take me two yard leaders.
- Who are you?
What do you want?
- My planet is in trouble.
We need your help.
Please take me to your leaders.
- Sherlock, it is time for me to return to my planet.
- I knew that you would have to leave someday.
Ntic, have you learned everything you need to know?
- I think so, Katie, but there is so much.
Will you do one last thing for me before I go - Nez, I'll do anything I can for you.
- Will you help me review everything I've learned?
- Of course.
And I know of a really great way to do it too.
If, well, if only, - If only what?
kk?
- Well, if only we could be on a game show.
- That's easy.
Just follow me.
- Welcome to Knowledge Power Game Show Land.
Our first game is alphabet Rapid fire.
In this game, the first letter of the answers will be an alphabetical order.
Starting with a, for example, if a citizen is unhappy with a decision reached in a lower court, he or she may appeal the decision in what court?
The answer's appellate and starting with the letter B, A law starts out as a what?
The answer is Bill.
Okay, get it.
All right.
Y'all have five seconds to answer.
Now if you hear this sound your time's up and we'll move on to the next contestant.
So be quick.
Okay, here we go.
One of two ways Americans have of getting government officials that Rachel, okay, it's appointing.
Next question.
A plan for spending tax money designed by a mayor or governor.
Budget.
Right answer.
Good job, Tyler.
Next question.
A written document or plan outlining the powers and duties of the government.
Ohio has one and so does the US constitution.
Good job.
Okay, next one.
An official appointed by a mayor, Dr. D. - A Democrat out there.
- Nope.
It's a department head.
Next one.
Another of the two ways Americans have of getting government officials.
You've already named one.
Okay, it's elected to elect.
Next one.
Ntic and Katie are, we're friends.
Okay, next one.
The name of the legislature in the state of Ohio.
Remember the legislature is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
No idea.
Okay, it's General assembly.
Next one.
One of a school district superintendent's main responsibilities is to blank District employees hire.
Yay.
It's time to play power play in this game.
The first one to push the button and light up the board gets to answer the question.
Now if you answer correctly, you get control of the game board.
That means you get to get a chance to discover the answers on the board.
Remember, if you hear this sound, your answer's correct, but if you hear this sound, you need to do some more detective work 'cause that answer's wrong.
So is everybody ready?
Okay, here we go.
The governor is the head of the executive branch who's the governor of Ohio Green Team.
Go ahead and answer.
- George Voinovich.
- You're right.
George Voinovich.
Yay.
Okay, now if executive is one of the three branches of government, what are the other two?
Legislature and wait one sec.
Say one of them.
Legislature.
Right?
Legislature.
Legislative.
Second one.
And judicial.
Judicial.
Judicial is the second one.
Great.
Okay, next question.
In Ohio we have municipal common pleas, appellate and supreme court, which court handles cases which have penalties of less than 10,000.
Oh, red team go ahead and answer.
Municipal courts.
Municipal court.
That's right.
Okay.
Now on the board, the Ohio General Assembly has two parts.
Can you name them?
The house.
The house.
That's right.
That's one part.
And what's the second one?
The Senate.
The Senate.
Very good.
Okay.
Onto the third question.
County government is the oldest form of government in Ohio.
Now how many counties does Ohio have?
Green team go ahead and answer.
What was that?
8 88.
That's right.
Yay.
Okay.
On the board in Ohio, members of the state board of Education are elected now.
Name three, elected state officials.
These are elected state officials.
The - Governor.
- Governor.
That's right.
That's one answer.
Two more.
Okay.
Time's up.
Let's go to the board and see what the other two are.
One of them is, go ahead.
Rachel.
Judge.
Judge.
Right, and what's the third one?
Legislator.
Legislator.
That's right.
Yeah.
Okay.
It's time to go to our next rapid fire game in this rapid fire.
The answers are all numbers.
Okay, start with you Gretchen.
The number of branches of government.
Three.
That's right.
Three.
Judicial, executive and legislative.
Okay, next one.
Okay, you'll have to do a little math for this one.
Total the terms of office of the governor and a state representative.
Six.
Six.
That's right.
There's four for the governor.
Four for the governor, and two for the state Representative.
Number of parts to the Ohio General Assembly.
Two.
Good job.
The Senate and the House of Representatives Justices on the Ohio Supreme Court.
- A hundred, - Sorry.
It's seven.
Next one.
Counties in the state of Ohio.
88.
That's right.
88.
Next one.
Number of persons on a board of county commissioners.
Three.
Three.
That's what the answer is.
Okay.
Some more math.
Adria, subtract the length of term for a county commissioner from the length of term for a county sheriff.
- Two.
- No, the answer is zero 'cause there's four years for the county commissioner and four years for the county Sheriff.
Okay.
Length of term for a judge in Ohio.
- Six years.
- That's right.
Six years.
Okay.
Gretchen, are there seven, 11, or 13 members of the state board of education?
11 Time for the powers that be and here's how we play.
We have three schools today that are connected to us by telephone.
First we have Brook Elementary in Beville.
Mme.
Morris Elementary in New Mme.
Morris and Shenandoah Elementary in Saraville.
When Ntic asks a question about the three branches of government, the first school to buzz in and light up, the board gets to answer.
So here's Ntic.
- Thank you KD and welcome to the powers that be.
Good luck to all our schools.
Here's our first question.
Which government official is the political leader of Ohio and can Vito Bills?
- Ooh, we have the first answer from Shen Doah.
Go ahead Governor.
- Governor is the correct answer.
Very good.
Question number two, the Ohio legislature, which is the House of Representatives and the Senate is called what?
- Ooh.
Second answer is from Brooke.
Go ahead.
- Generous assembly.
General Assembly is correct.
Very good.
Brooke.
Our next question, there are seven judges on the Ohio Supreme Court.
What are they called?
- Go ahead, Mme.
Morris for the answer justices.
- That is correct.
What do we call the head of the executive branch in most cities?
- Oh, Brooke, go ahead for the answer, mayor.
- Mayor is correct.
Brooke, our next question.
When a bill has been passed by the general assembly and signed by the governor, it becomes a what?
- Madams for the answer.
Allah.
- It becomes Allah.
Yes.
Very good Earth children.
The fourth levels of courts in Ohio are the Supreme Court, the court of appeals, the common plea courts, and the name of the fourth court - Is Mme.
Morris.
Would you like to answer municipal court?
- Very good.
Another correct answer.
Our next question, if a governor or mayor does not want to pass a bill, what action can they take to stop it?
- Do you have the answer?
- Veto.
Veto is correct in a city.
Ordinances can be passed by who or what the question again?
In a city ordinances can be passed by who or what?
- I think Mme.
Morris has the answer.
The city council.
- City council is correct.
And our last question.
This written plan of government helps the Ohio Supreme Court decide the meaning of laws.
- Ah, Mme.
Morris, go ahead and answer Constitution.
The Ohio Constitution is a correct answer.
Okay, it's time for another rapid fire game.
This time it's SNC.
That's S for schools and C for counties.
So the clue is the first answer is about schools and the second one is about counties and then about schools and then about counties.
And you get the picture.
Remember, you only have 90 seconds.
That's a minute and a half to answer as many as you can.
So let's go.
Does every school district board throughout the entire state of Ohio have the same number of members now knows the answer.
County government is the oldest form of government in the state of Ohio.
Would you say that's true or false?
- True.
Two - Is Dr. Ted Sanders, the state superintendent of public instruction?
- Yes.
- Yes.
He's When a new baby is born in the state of Ohio, which government official's office has responsibility for the birth certificate being filed?
- The judges?
- Nope.
It's the county commissioner's office.
And remember, this office is responsible for keeping lots and lots of different records.
Okay, what group appoints the state superintendent of public instruction?
- The school - Board.
It's the state board of education.
Next one.
It order to provide county services for Ohio citizens such as taking care of roads and supervising elections.
County governments need money.
So what is one way the county has of getting money?
Taxes.
Taxes.
That's one way we have time for one more game.
And this is the balance of power.
In this game we have a scale with the three branches of government and here we have 15 icons with the names, duties, and of the officials in each of the branches of government.
Now each contestant has only eight seconds to walk across the balance beam.
That's right.
This game's about balance and put the icon in the branch of government where it belongs.
So if you hear this sound, your answer's correct, but if you hear this sound, try again until you get it right.
Now I hear on my right is JR one of my fellow private detectives.
- Thanks Katie.
It's great to be here.
Let's play the balance of power.
- Okay, let contestant come on up.
It's Derrick, I'm giving you budgets.
Eight seconds.
Ready, set, go.
- Derek has the budgets icon.
He's headed over the balance of power balance beam and he's placed it in the executive branch.
Absolutely correct.
Budgets are in the executive branch.
Bey, raise it.
Go.
Betsy has only eight seconds.
Has the icon.
She's headed on the corner and she's placed it in the In the judicial branch.
Absolutely correct.
Judicial branch.
Jesse, judge, go.
Jesse has just eight seconds to get around the balance of our balance beam and she's placed her icon.
Judge, good job.
Assembly.
Go.
Will's got his icon.
He's over the balance being, he's placed his icon general assembly in the legislative branch.
Absolutely correct.
Abby, I'm giving you veto.
Ready, set, go.
Abby's holding the veto icon.
What is a veto?
It's in the executive branch.
Absolutely correct.
Come on Kristen, I'm giving you Supreme Court.
Ready?
Set.
Set, go.
The Supreme Court, where is that?
Is that in the judicial branch legislation?
The executive branch, the Supreme Court is of court in the judicial branch.
Absolutely.
Good job.
Come on up.
Casey giving you elected.
Only - Got eight seconds.
Ready, set, - Go.
Casey is taking her icon around over the balance of power balance beam.
Where is she gonna place it?
Elected in legislative branch.
Correct.
Mayor, ready, set, go.
Trace has got the mayor.
Where is the mayor belong?
The mayor belongs in the executive branch.
Absolutely correct.
Okay, get out.
Come on Ben.
Giving you representative Ray said go.
Ben's taking the representative icon around the corner.
What's he gonna do as a representative in the judicial?
Is it legislative?
Yes, it's legislative.
Absolutely give you elected.
Ready.
Elected.
Go.
Where do we elect our rulers and legislative and executive and judicial?
We elect them under the executive branch.
Absolutely correct.
Up.
Gimme override to come on.
Go.
Who can override in the judicial branch?
In the executive branch and the legislative branch we override in the legislative branch.
Absolutely correct.
Giving you governor.
Ready, set, go.
Where do we find the governor?
Which branch of government is it?
The judicial branch?
Come on, the executive branch, the legislative branch, the governor in the executive branch.
Sarah, giving you elected.
Ready, set, go.
Where do we elect our leaders?
Come on in the legislative branch, the executive branch.
I straight across right in the judicial branch.
Every branch government, Derek, appeal.
Ready, set, go.
Derek is taking the appeal icon around the corner.
Where does it belong?
We appeal to the judicial board.
Absolutely correct.
And the final icon changing the city council around the corner.
City council legislate final icon.
- Wow, - You have so many powers.
That's a tick.
- So do you.
You have the greatest power of all.
You have given me the knowledge to save my planet.
I will miss you Glock.
- I'll miss you too.
Ntic.
I've learned so much from this investigation and so is Ntic.
He has acquired the knowledge to be a good citizen.
I wonder what he will do when he gets home.
What do you think Neite will do?
In fact, that's your challenge for today.
Tell me what you think Neite will do with his new knowledge to bring order to his planet.
By the end of next, write to me to tell me about it.
Let me know what you did and what you learned.
You can send your letters to me at the address you see on your screen.
So I guess that wraps up this case.
Just remember that the best way to get at the facts is to keep asking questions.
Bye.
- Welcome home.
There's a tech.
It is good to have you back.
Thank you.
- It is good to be back from the planet Earth.
- Take me to your leaders with Make Possible by a grant from the Ohio Education Technology Equity Commission.
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