Restart Readiness Am. Gov't Checkpoint Assessments

Decide whether each phrase describes the U.S. Constitution, Ohio Constitution, or both.

Groups:

(a) U.S. Constitution

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(b) Ohio Constitution

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(c) Both

• Requires judges to be appointed

• Allows the use of referendum

• Uses a system of checks and balances

• Has a bill of rights

If the new Constitution be examined with accuracy and candor [honesty], it will be found that the change which it proposes consists much less in the addition of NEW POWERS to the Union, than in the invigoration of its ORIGINAL POWERS. . . . The powers relating to war and peace, armies and fleets, treaties and finance, with the other more considerable powers, are all vested in the existing Congress by the articles of Confederation. The proposed change does not enlarge these powers; it only substitutes a more effectual mode of administering them.

What viewpoint does this excerpt demonstrate?

• the Federalist viewpoint that federal law should be supreme to state law when they conflict

• the Federalist viewpoint that the Constitution will address the weaknesses of the prior system of government

• the Anti-Federalist viewpoint that a powerful national government poses a threat to the civil liberties of individual citizens

• the Anti-Federalist viewpoint that a powerful national government poses a threat to the civil liberties of individual citizens

The 24th Amendment guarantees people the right to vote regardless of whether or not they have paid a poll tax.

 

Which group does the 24th Amendment aim to protect?

• soldiers

• women

• poor citizens

• European Americans

Section 3 of the 25th Amendment is shown: "Whenever the President transmits . . . his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office . . . such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President."

What does this amendment establish that had previously been undefined in the Constitution?

• the separate election of presidents and vice presidents

• a process for addressing a temporary disability of the president

• a limit on the number of terms the president may serve in office

• a shorter period between an election and the date a president takes office

Select three provisions found in the U.S. Bill of Rights.

• a guarantee of a trial by jury

• the protection of free speech

• a ban on poll taxes

• the establishment of universal adult suffrage

• the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment

How did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments address the aftermath of the Civil War?

• by passing Jim Crow voting restrictions

• by providing Southern states with Reconstruction funds

• by extending freedoms and rights to African Americans

• by guaranteeing free land and education to former slaves

Which action is a violation of the First Amendment?

• a citizen's house is searched without a warrant

• an individual is put on trial twice for the same crime

• a person is forced to testify against himself or herself in court

• a reporter is arrested for writing an article that criticizes the government

The government has enacted a law requiring the installation of seat belts in new cars.

 

What is the intended benefit of this type of increased government regulation?

• to increase tax revenue

• to promote economic growth

• to reduce private sector profits

• to enhance consumer protections

Citizens of Ohio have a variety of options available to them for participation in state and local government.

 

Move each opportunity for participation into the “State Government” or “Local Government” section of the chart.

 

Groups:

(a) State Government

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(b) Local Government

• vote for governor

• organize a neighborhood watch

• serve in the National Guard

• attend city and/or township trustee meetings

The Federal Reserve purchases and sells government securities, adjusts the reserve requirement, and adjusts the discount rate to produce certain economic outcomes.

 

What is one outcome the Federal Reserve might want to produce when purchasing government securities?

• increasing interest rates

• reducing the money supply

• fostering economic expansion

• fostering economic contraction