Ohio Constitutions and Civic Participation

Why did the Ohio Constitution of 1802 give the General Assembly more power than the governor?

• Ohioans' experiences before statehood made them distrust a strong executive

• The governor was not elected by the people

• The General Assembly was more popular

• The governor requested less power

Ohioans were given the ability to elect all high ranking state officials in which constitution?

• 1802

• 1803

• 1851

• 1795

The Constitution of 1802 gave too much power to which branch?

• The Legislature

• The Executive

• The Judiciary

• The Federal Government

If a citizen wanted to go to the Ohio General Assembly to express concerns about a bill, which level and branch of government would they target?

• Ohio Legislative Branch

• Ohio Executive Branch

• Ohio Judicial Branch

• Federal Legislative Branch

Both the Constitution of 1802 and 1851 included a bicameral legislature. True or False.

• True

• False

Both Ohio General Assemblies under the Constitution of 1802 and 1851 were the same because their members were chosen through an election process. True or False.

• True

• False

If a town council faces budget cuts and cannot keep up with the city parks as a result, what can a citizen do to address the problem?

• Organize citizen groups to do weekly park clean ups

• Petition for more funding

• Ignore the issue

• Complain to the media

One civic activity that is available in Ohio where citizens can make laws or amendments is done first by collecting?

• Votes

• Signatures

• Donations

• Surveys

How long is the term for governor according to the 1851 Constitution?

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

• 5 years

If you choose to participate in a Board of Education meeting you are choosing to exercise civic participation at which level of government?

• Federal

• State

• Local

• National