Ohio Constitutions

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How are the powers of the state government consistent with the powers of the U.S. Federal Government? Options: Ohio’s legislative branch has the power to pass laws, Ohio’s legislative branch has the power to appoint all executive officials, Ohio’s executive branch has the power to negotiate with foreign nations, Ohio’s executive branch has the power to appoint Supreme Court Justices

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Ohio’s legislative branch has the power to pass laws

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What statement accurately describes the relationship between the Ohio Constitution and the U.S. Constitution? Options: Ohio laws overrule federal laws when there is a conflict, All articles of the Ohio constitution must be the same as the U.S. Constitution, The structure of the Ohio Constitution does not resemble the structure of the U.S. Constitution, The Ohio Constitution is consistent with the key principles of the U.S. Constitution, but contains some differences from the U.S. Constitution

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The Ohio Constitution is consistent with the key principles of the U.S. Constitution, but contains some differences from the U.S. Constitution

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What happens when the laws of Ohio and the Federal Government contradict one another?

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The U.S. Constitution is followed because it states that laws of the United States are supreme to state laws.

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A major criticism of the Ohio Constitution of 1803 was that too much power had been given to the…

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General Assembly

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The Ohio Constitution of 1853 corrected a weakness that existed in the Ohio Constitution of 1803 by…

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Adding spending restriction on the state government

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Which best explains why the Ohio constitution of 1803 gave the general assembly much more power than the governor?

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Ohioans experience before statehood made them distrust a strong executive.

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In both the U.S. Constitution and the Ohio Constitution, how is the legislative branch chosen?

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They are elected by citizens

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Why did the Ohio Constitution of 1853 add a new level of courts?

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Another level was added to lighten the load of the Ohio Supreme Court

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A political characteristic of both the U.S. and Ohio's first Constitution is that...

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Government powers were divided among three separate branches

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The Branch of government that had too much power in the 1803 Ohio constitution was...

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Legislative