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

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between the Ohio Constitution and the US Constitution?

• Ohio laws overrule federal laws when there is a conflict

• The Ohio Constitution is consistent with the key principles of the US Constitution, but contains some laws that differ from the laws of the US Constitution

• All articles of the Ohio Constitution must be same as all articles of the US Constitution

  
  

• The structure of the Ohio Constitution does not resemble the structure of the US 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