Ohio Legislative Branch
The lower house of the legislative branch.
House of Representatives
The highest position in a state's government.
The Governor
Outline that provided the method for admitting Ohio as a state into the union.
Northwest Ordinance
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County department that runs hospitals, clinics, and foster care.
Health and Human Services
The name of the legislative body of Ohio.
The General Assembly
Executive office that is currently held by Jon Husted.
Lieutenant Governor
The year that Ohio's first state constitution was approved.
1802
The way Ohio's second constitution fixed the Judicial Branch.
They created district courts and took away the travel requirement.
County Department that provides road and bridge maintenance.
Public Works and Transportation
Bicameral
Executive office of the top legal officer of a state.
Attorney General
United States President who pushed and had Ohio admitted as a state.
Thomas Jefferson
How Ohio's second constitution fixed the executive branch.
New offices were created and people could vote directly on the offices.
Community department that maintains vital records and runs elections.
Records and Elections
The number of senators in Ohio's senate.
33
Executive office that oversees revenue and finances.
The year that Ohio was admitted into the Union.
1803
The way that Ohio's second constitution fixed the legislative branch.
They stripped the General Assembly's power. Could not pass laws retroactively, appoint key officers and judges, and pass laws that didn't apply to everyone equally.
County department that manages sheriff and police departments and runs county jails.
The number of representatives in the Ohio House of Representatives
99
Executive office that supervises the administration of election laws and approves ballot language.
Secretary of State
The city that Ohio's first capitol was located in.
Chillicothe
How Ohio's second constitution changed the economic policies.
It set a limit on state debt and required money to be used exactly on what it was borrowed for.
The main sources of revenue for counties.
Property taxes, sales tax, and service fees.