Unit 11: Ohio State Government (B)

2 year terms, can serve up to 8 years

• Ohio HOR
• Ohio Senate
• Supreme Court
• Governor

4 year terms, can serve up to 8 years

• Ohio HOR
• Ohio Senate
• Supreme Court
• Treasurer

This branch had the most power under the 1803 Constitution

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• Federal

This was a weakness of the 1803 Constitution

• No Judicial Branch
• Too many taxes
• Too many Representatives
• Too much debt

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The name of Ohio's legislative branch whose job it is to make state laws.

• General Assembly
• President
• Governor
• Judicial Branch

Ohio officially became a state in _______________________.

• 1803
• 1788
• 1800
• 1776

What caused the Ohio state supreme court to become unable to fulfill their obligation under Ohio's original constitution?

• a sharp increase in population and the number of counties
• the General Assembly had to approve their decisions
• the Governors would veto so much of the general assembly's laws
• nothing; they were able to fulfill their duties just fine

The new 1851 constitution limited the total debt Ohio would accumulate because...

• other states were doing it
• we had accumulated over $20 million in debt
• banks were no longer extending as much credit 

___ of each house must approve a proposed amendment before it is sent to the people for a vote.

• 1/2
• 2/3
• 3/5

Under Ohio's new constitution in 1851, all voting restrictions were eliminated and suffrage was expanded to all citizens.

• true
• false