History of Ohio's Constitution - Things I Should Know

Congress is equivalent to ___ at the State level

• President

• General Assembly

• Governor

• Executive Branch

The 2 issues forcing Ohio to adopt a new constitution in 1851

• debt & corruption

• mistrust & growth to 88 counties

• transportation & banking

Match each position to whom elected them into office:

• the people

• Governor 1802

• General Assembly

• President

• the people

• Secretary of State of Ohio 1802

• General Assembly

• Ohio Supreme Court Justices 1802

• Electoral College

• General Assembly

Reason General Assembly significantly more powerful than the other 2 branches in the 1802 Constitution:

• No prior experience with the Executive & Legislative branches

• Governor Arthur St. Clair ruled the territory harshly.

What is the impact of disenfranchising a citizen?

• you cost them money to vote

• you keep them from voting

• you enslave them

• you allow them suffrage

In 1802 which position was appointed by the General Assembly?

• Governor

• Secretary of State

• BOTH

in 1851, with the executive and judicial positions being elected by the voters, which 2 principles were in play?

• Federalism and Limited Gov't

• Popular Sovereignty & Republicanism

• Checks & Balances and Limited Gov't

• Separation of Power and

  Popular Sovereignty

Under the 1802 Ohio Constitution, the General Assembly was

• part of the Executive Branch

• ineffective

• corrupt

By 1851 the 3 branches of Ohio's branches were

• EQUAL

• STILL WEAKER

  THAN THE

  GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Ohio became the nation's ___ state in the Union in 1803?

• 15

• 17

• 20

• 23