Street Smarts: The Office of Sheriff

today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition is all about the role of sheriffs in the United States visit pruk kids.com to download this sweet worksheet and play along this is Street smarts a game show on the streets where contestants are rewarded for their knowledge Street amazing amazing oh high five Selena Selena I have something important I need to tell you what is it it's time for another episode of Street Smart Civics Edition you heard it right ladies and gentlemen I'm your host Selena Lewis with you to the end of the CLE that's right you know it's me it's Uncle Sam and we're here on the streets of downtown LA to see what kids know about the office of sheriff you took all my lines oh sorry well let's go see what these kids know huh let's go find out here are the rules there are a total of eight questions each correct answer is is worth $5 but the final question is worth $20 if someone is stuck on a question they can pay Uncle Sam $2 for a clue or they can pay him $5 to ask for help from a friend or parent now once someone answers incorrectly that is it they are eliminated however the good news is they get to keep all the cash that they earn up to that point who do we have here today gi gi I like that I like that the Jazz attitude behind nice Emily Jordan Becket um Aubrey Andrew you ready to answer some questions about the office of sheriff yes yes he is he's ready question one the office of sheriff is the only head of a law enforcement agency in the US that is directly accountable to the a people B politicians or C president a people a people is hor those people those George Washington people it's the people it's the people hey people people people yes people there you the easiest $5 you ever made there you go well done Becket question two the office of sheriff is often included in this state document that lays out laws determining how a state is run a constitution B Magna Carta or C Emancipation [Music] Proclamation can I get a clue of course you can as a matter of fact you can I'll take two here's your money thank you this founding us document begins with the words we the people the Constitution doesn't even need you to read the answers there is5 more dollars for you a constitution a constitution is correct constituted that correctly a constitution a correct Constitution Oh I thought he was going to ask for a clue but instead he just got another $5 woo question three Shares are often a elected by voters in their County B appointed by the governor or C chosen by Lottery B chosen by the governor it is not B they're not chosen by the governor chosen by the governor that is not correct elected by people in the county hey ising ding a elected by those in the County elected is cor you another $5 Jordan a elected by voters in count yeah it is I believe that is correct for [Music] $5 question number four true or false the term share comes from an Old English term Shire re which refers to a royal official who is appointed to overseas a shire in England I'm going to ask for help oh $5 true yeah true as you get that $5 back what do you have to say to DZ thank you go Dad true yeah it's true I give up she's already ready true well give him his five Uncle Sam cuz that's as true as you are $5 richer question five in Most states a shar's term lasts for how many years can I have a clue can I get a clue gra clue of course you can I'll take two for The Clue thank you a sheriff's term is the same length as a presidential term four years so give her her five Uncle S four years four years is the correct answer Caz nice four years 4 years is and that's a two for five deal how do you feel about that you're taking all Uncle Sam's money uh maybe bad cuz I'm taking his money but Uncle Sam Uncle Sam deserves it GA what is your favorite subject in school law law what do you like about law I think it's a lot of fun and uh my teacher is really awesome shout out to Mr cook woo be cooking up some more questions for [Music] you still got it question six sharff duties vary across the country but often include making a rest giving tickets and citations taking charge of prisoners and a enforcing traffic laws B passing legislation or C running school board meetings enforcing traffic laws enforcing trff traffic laws is what is it again correct a enforcing traffic laws enforcing traffic laws B passing legislation B is not correct not correct oh but hey I still won you made it out yet right you get to keep all the money you made so far made it all the way to here question seven which empire brought the concept of a sheriff to its colonies including to North America are there a Clues on this one can I have a clue of course you can the US fought for their independence against this Empire the British it is the B Great Britain Brit great answer amazing Great Britain or England she didn't just say Britain she said Great Britain and that was a great answer $5 for you [Applause] GI and that is a wrap for today's episode oh Selena Selena what what are you doing what she answered all the questions she got her money I still have a 20 in my hand oh my God which means it's time for the final question she's doing it yet Here's the final question Sheriff can also have several Court rated duties including serving and enforcing warrants for arrest serving as a bayith and a overseeing juries B approving lawyers or C deciding prison sentences uh deciding prison sentences deciding prison sentences is not correct overseeing jurries a is it a is she going to take Jackson home is it a sorry Mr Jackson I told you I was for real Jordan is the winner Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan hey overseeing jurries the girl whose favorite subject is law of course she gets the final question correct goana goana Street SPS amazing today we learned about sherff and the United States they are the only law enforcement officials that are directly accountable to the people the constitution of their state and the US Constitution the office of the sheriff is the oldest non-military law enforcement entity in the world originating around the 9th century in England the name itself comes from the term Shire reev which referred to Royal officials or Reeves who were appointed to oversee a shire or a division of land after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 the office of sheriff became more important due to their role in helping Kings establish a firm government their duties included keeping the peace collecting taxes maintaining jails arresting fugitives maintaining the list of wanted criminals and serving orders for the king's court the British Empire then brought the concept of a sheriff to its colonies including North America as the United States became an independent country and expanded into the West the sheriff became an iconic figure in law enforcement these new frontier States had many Lawless areas and the sheriffs played a key role in establishing the rule of law in those areas so important was this role that Most states included the office of sheriff in their constitutions and often required them to be elected sheriffs are now often directly elected by the voters of their County and in Most states they are elected to four-year terms today the duties of a sheriff vary across the country just as in centuries past they enforced the law but this now includes enforcing traffic laws giving tickets and citations and Performing Court duties these Court duties include serving and enforcing warrants for arrest overseeing juries serving as bayith and arranging transportation for defendants additionally sheriffs can have investigative and coroner duties as well fun fact two former presidents in US history have also been sheriffs Grover Cleveland in New York and Theodore Roosevelt a deputy sheriff in South Dakota throughout history sheriffs have played an important role in preserving the peace and protecting the people of the United States wow Selena we had a lot of winners today we sure did and a big thank you to all our contestants for participating in today's episode of Street Smart CICS edition if you don't know I'm your host Selena Lewis with Uncle Sam and reminding you to stay Smart Stay Street Smart peace woo oh there comes the sheriff thank you [Applause] Sheriff enforce those traffic laws yeah take two for The Clue thank you all right here is your clue oh he said you're welcome good manners mom we can hear sound get that money sound effects going yeah sh reev sh Reeves shy re which refers [Laughter] sh hey hey thanks for watching this episode we hope you learned a lot you know we have more right Prager you kids is devoted to teaching what most schools aren't our American values history and blessings watch more at Prager kids.com and parent don't forget to subscribe