Answers to Civics Essential quiz: What do judges do and why is it important?

The four levels of courts in Ohio are municipal, common pleas, state appellate, and state supreme.

_X_True __False

 

A 2014 survey found that 63% of Ohio voters participate in judicial races.

__True _X_False

 

Voters often choose judicial candidates based on name recognition only.

_X_True __False

 

The League of Women Voters posts information about judicial candidates on its websites.

_X_True __False

 

Judicial candidates can discuss specific court cases that might come before them during campaigns.

__True _X_False

Support for Ohio Civics Essential is provided by a strategic grant from the Ohio State Bar Foundation to improve civics knowledge of Ohio adults.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Ohio State Bar Foundation.
 

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Bob Sandrick is an award-winning veteran reporter who has worked as a staff writer for cleveland.com and Sun News. He broke the story about Cleveland Division of Water billing errors in one suburb. It was later discovered the problem was widespread, leading to water division reforms. Today Sandrick is a freelance multimedia journalist.

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