Ohio EOC Government Review

Citizens engage in civic duties and political activities at the local, state, and national levels. Some types of activities often take place at one level but not another. Which civic or political activity can citizens carry out at the state level?

• Organize a neighborhood watch patrol.

• Serving in the active-duty army or air force

• Testifying before Congress on a regional issue.

• Signing a petition to place an issue on the ballot.

What is a responsibility of exercising your right to vote?

• Serving on a jury.

• Paying attorney fees.

• Obtaining a college degree.

• Being informed on public issues.

The legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government each have specific powers.

Which power belongs to the Judicial Branch.

• Enforcing Laws

• Interpreting Laws

• Passing Resolutions

• Recognizing foreign relations.

In 1851, Ohio drafted a new constitution that was meant to address problems of the original state constitution. These problems included: An overburdened judicial branch A significant amount of state debt An overly powerful legislative branch Select all of the ways that the Ohio Constitution of 1851 addressed these problems.

• It created district courts.

• It forgave all outstanding state debt.

• It required major executive officials to be elected into office.

• It allowed the judicial branch to appoint legislative officials.

• It instituted debt limitations.

Select the two answers that make the most sense when reading this sentence. The federal government controls taxation and spending policy. These are both parts of _________ policy. If the government were to raise taxes and decrease spending, this would be an example of an attempt to ________ economic growth.

• Fiscal and encourage

• Monetary and encourage

• Fiscal and slow

• Monetary and slow

In the United States, rights carry responsibilities. Select the correct answer that embodies a civic responsibility of a citizen and the right that it safeguards.

• Serving on a jury, right to an education.

• Donating money to charity, right to read a newspaper.

• Attending college, right to an education.

• Being active in a political party, right to an impartial jury.

• Serving on a jury, right to an impartial jury

Rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people.

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 3

• Amendment 7

• Amendment 9

Forbids excessive fines as punishment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

Powers not listed directly in the Constitution belong to the states and the people ie. health care, education

• Amendment 10

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 6

• Amendment 5

Implied powers are...

• held by the Supreme Court only

• declare war, create post offices, impeach the president

• not written in the Constitution, but allowed by the "elastic clause"

• used only by the president