Ohio Constitution Video Questions

Match each part of Ohio's government to the correct branch.

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch (General Assembly)

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(b) Executive Branch

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(c) Judicial Branch

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The Ohio General Assembly (legislative branch) as created by the Ohio Constitution of 1803 was too

• Weak

• Powerful

• Numerous

• Balanced

Under the 1803 Ohio Constitution, who appointed judges and state officials

• The voters

• The governor

• The General Assembly

• The Ohio Supreme Court

3 issues from the 1803 Ohio Constitution that needed to fixed included

• Weaken the legislative branch

• Make it easier for the Supreme Court of Ohio by not requiring them to meet in every county of Ohio each year

• Reduce/control state debt

• Weaken the executive branch

This section of a 2022 sample ballot shows how the Ohio Constitution of 1851 gave more power to the people. This principle is called

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Limited Government

Ohio's 1851 Constitution gave the right to vote to

• White men over the age of 21

• All men regardless of race

• All men and women

• White men that owned over $50,000 of property

What was one change made by the 1851 Ohio constitution that affected how the state was governed?

• The 1851 Ohio Constitution increased the power of the General Assembly

• The 1851 Constitution limited the amount of debt the state could accumulate

• The 1851 Ohio Constitution permitted the General Assembly to enact retroactive laws

• The 1851 Ohio Constitution lifed a restriction on how the state could spend its tax funs

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 government debt

• - An overly powerful legislative branch.

• Select all the ways the Ohio Constitution of 1851 addressed these problems.

• It created district courts

• • It instituted debt limitations

• It forgave all outstanding state debt

• • It allowed the judicial branch to appoint legislative officials

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

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

• Ohio laws overrule federal laws when there is a conflict

• 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

• 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