Gov Ch 10 Ohio Quiz

Under Ohio's original Constitution, state legislators had put Ohio into debt lending money to canal, railroad, and turnpike companies owned by their friends.

How did Ohio's 1851 Constitution address this problem?

• The 1851 Constitution created a debt limit

• The 1851 Constitution banned the state from lending money

• The 1851 Constitution initiated strict rules on lobbying

• The 1851 Constitution declared all of the state's prior debts null and void

According to the US Constitutions, which responsibility is held by both the State of Ohio and the federal government?

• printing money

• forming international treaties

• raising taxes

• declaring war

The Ohio Constitution of 1802 and the U.S. Constitution were similar in that both included:

• taxes of people's personal incomes

• a bicameral legislature

• an amendment allowing women to vote

• the election of Supreme Court justices

A criticism of the Ohio Constitution of 1802 was that too much power had been given to the:

• Congress

• General Assembly

• Ohio District Courts

• Governor of Ohio Governor of Ohio

All judges and other executive officers in Ohio are to be elected by the voters of Ohio.

• The Ohio Constitution of 1802

• The Ohio Constitution of 1851

A 3-level court system was created

• The Ohio Constitution of 1802

• The Ohio Constitution of 1851

How long does a Governor serve for?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

Governor of Ohio was elected to serve for a term of 2 years and was elected by the voters of Ohio.

• The Ohio Constitution of 1802

• The Ohio Constitution of 1851

which right allowed US citizens to participate in the electoral process?

• the right to vote

• the right to a trial by jury

• the right to religious freedom

• the right to legal representations

how did the adoption of the Ohio Constitution of 1851 weaken the General Assembly?

• by creating district courts throughout the state

• by banning the use of poll taxes in elections

• by allowing people to vote for the office of the govenor