OST GOVT Review Part 1/2

How was the U.S. Constitution amended to expand participation in federal elections to

the District of Columbia?

• by lowering the voting age in the District of Columbia to 21

• by allowing residents of the District of Columbia to elect a mayor

• by granting the District of Columbia representation in the U.S. Senate

• by giving the District of Columbia representation in the Electoral College

An excerpt from the debate over ratification of the Constitution is shown.

"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 the Constitution should grant state

  governments the power to overturn laws at the national level

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

Which has a bill of rights?

• U.S. Constitution

• Ohio Constitution

• Both

Which allows the use of referendum?

• U.S. Constitution

• Ohio Constitution

• Both

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

Which provisions are found in the U.S. Bill of Rights?

• the protection of free speech

• a guarantee of a trial by jury

• the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment

• All of the above

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

• by passing Jim Crow voting restrictions into law

• 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.

How are the powers of Ohio’s state government consistent with the powers of the U.S.

federal government?

• Ohio’s legislative branch has the power to pass laws.

• Ohio’s legislative branch has the power to appoint all executive officials.

• Ohio’s executive branch has the power to negotiate with foreign nations.

• Ohio’s executive branch has the power to appoint Supreme Court justices.