How do the Open Meetings and Open Records laws contribute to transparency in government?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The Open Records Act allows individuals, the media, and interest groups to see government records, thereby increasing trust in government. Greater access to government records means greater transparency in government.
2. The Open Records Act allows a government body or agency to exempt information if doing so is in the public interest; this allowance is tempered by the requirement that a government body or agency must obtain an opinion from the attorney general before denying access to the requested information.
3. Under the Open Meetings Act, members of a governing body cannot meet informally in any setting, so secrecy is diminished.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. Sixteenth b. Seventeenth c. Eighteenth d. Nineteenth
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A) soldiers are typically armed with artillery and tanks B) soldiers are typically sent to a country only when a cease-fire has been arranged C) soldiers are under the joint command of generals from each of the countries represented on the peacekeeping force D) member states have accepted a proposal to upgrade forces to take on a peacemaking role
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A. Canada B. Germany C. France D. The United States E. Japan