Words to Know
Ohio's Constitution
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
100
This is a type of system by which a community, state, or nation is ruled (governed)
What is government?
100
This is the number of Constitutional Conventions that took place before Ohio's Constitution was completed.
What is four?
100
the leader of Ohio's executive branch
What is the governor?
100
This group is made up of the House of Representatives and Senate.
What is the General Assembly?
100
This heads the judicial branch in Ohio.
What is the Ohio Supreme Court?
200
This is the level of government that affects the United States.
What is the national government?
200
This person had very little power in the first drafts of the Ohio Constitution.
What is the governor?
200
one of the most important responsibilities of the executive branch
What is carry out laws?
200
the main responsibility of the legislative branch
What is making laws?
200
This is how people become judges of Ohio's Supreme Court.
What is voting?
300
This word means "to make sure people follow the rules".
What is enforce?
300
It tells how Ohio's government should be organized.
What is one reason for Ohio's Constitution?
300
The governor does this if he or she thinks a bill should be a law.
What is signs it?
300
another name for people who make laws
What is legislators?
300
This is the group of people who listen to court cases to decide if people are innocent or guilty.
What is a jury?
400
This is the name for the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
It guarantees the rights of people in Ohio.
What is one reason for Ohio's Constitution?
400
This happens when the governor does not believe the bill would make a good law, so he or she doesn't sign it.
What is a veto?
400
This is where Ohio's General Assembly meets.
What is Columbus?
400
This word means "to explain the law" or "figure out what the law means".
What is interpret?
500
This is the type of government where decisions are made by the people and for the people.
What is a democracy?
500
the year Ohio's Constitution became finalized
What is 1912?
500
This is the length of a governor's term.
What is 4 years?
500
This is a written idea for a law.
What is a bill?
500
the name of the person who writes down everything during a court case
What is court reporter or stenographer?
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