Government Review

Amendments

100

This amendment protects freedom of religion

1st

200

This amendment abolished slavery

13th

300

This amendment enabled women to vote

19th

400

This amendment repealed Prohibition

21st

500

This amendment only was added because of advances in transportation technology.

20th

Principles of Government

100

This describes how powers of government are divided into co-equal branches

Separation of Powers

200

This is the idea that government gets its authority to rule from the people.

Popular Sovereignty

300

This term describes that each branch of government has the power to limit the other branches

Checks and Balances

400

This concept states that government cannot do whatever it wants, it must follow the law.

Limited Government

500

The concept that powers of government are divided into three layers 

Federalism

Fiscal & Monetary Policy

100

This government organization implements monetary policy

The Federal Reserve Bank

200

The Fed adjusts this to inform banks how much money they need to hold onto in their vault

Reserve Requirement

300

Congress impacts the economy through this kind of policy that involves the budget

Fiscal Policy

400

The Fed adjusts this to impact interest rates across the country

Discount Rate

500

If the Fed sells securities, they are trying to implement this kind of policy

Contractionary Policy

The Ohio Constitution

100

Ohio fixed this problem by adding constitutional limits to debt in 1851

Debt

200

This is how the Ohio Constitution of 1851 addressed a strong legislative branch picking almost all of the executive officers

Direct election of major executive officers

300

This is how the Ohio Constitution of 1851 relieved the burden of the Ohio Supreme Court

Added district courts at the state level

400

After the Ohio Constitution of 1851, the Ohio Supreme Court meets in Columbus. This was in response to these conditions in the earlier constitution.

The Ohio Supreme Court used to have to meet in each county each year.

500

This is the highest and most supreme state law in Ohio

The Ohio Constitution

Branches of Government

100

This branch writes laws

Legislative Branch

200

This branch controls the military

Executive Branch

300

This part of the federal government confirms judicial appointments

Senate

400

This part of government introduces the budget

Executive Branch

500

This branch of government can decide if laws are unconstitutional

Judicial Branch