Ohio's Government

Ohio's 1803 Constitution gave too much power to:

• The Legislative Branch

• The Executive Branch

• The Judicial Branch

• The People

Which of the following two were ways Ohio's 1851 Constitution reduced the power of the Legislative Branch:

• It placed limits on the types of laws the Legislative Branch could use to raise money

• A new level of courts was created

• The Legislative Branch and Executive Branch were combined into one branch

• More state government positions were chosen by the people instead of appointed by the Legislative Branch

The current governor of Ohio is:

• Donald Trump

• Mike DeWine

• Andrew Cuomo

• Mary Taylor

Ohio's Constitution is most closely based on the

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Alaskan Constitution

Why do Supreme Court Judges in Ohio no longer have to travel and hear cases in all the different counties? Use the picture to help. *

• There were more levels of the court system in 1802 so Supreme Court judges had lots of time to travel

• It was easier for judges to travel from place to place in 1802 then it is now

• Ohio has more counties and more people than it did in 1802 so it would be too hard for the Ohio Supreme Court to visit every county

• The governor now listens to and decides court cases instead of the Ohio Supreme Court

The practice of using money and power to unfairly influence governmental officials is called ___________. The government created by Ohio's 1803 Constitution had this problem.

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Corruption

• Democracy

Under the system of US federalism, which of the following two are powers exclusive to the national government?

• Setting up schools (education)

• Declaring wars

• Coining (making) money

• Law enforcement

Under the system of US federalism, which of the following is a power that belongs only to the states?

• Setting up schools (education)

• Declaring wars

• Coining (making) money

• Collecting taxes

Under the system of US federalism, which of the following is a concurrent (shared) power that both the states and the national government have?

• Setting up schools (education)

• Declaring wars

• Coining (making) money

• Collecting taxes

An _____________ allows citizens to draft laws they would like to see adopted.

• initiative

• referendum

• recall

• election