OHIO CONSTITUTION POWERPOINT NOTES [Slide 1] Ohio Constitution: Time to Learn About it! Question to be thinking about: NAME: Can you tell how it compares/contrasts to/with the United States Constitution? [Slide 2] A constitution is... The of a state or nation. agreed to by the. Gets its power/authority from. Organizes government into, explains what their powers are, and specifies how those powers are to be exercised. [Slide 3] Ohio s constitution... Is the fundamental. Is second only to:, [Slide 4] Ohio s constitution... (federal level), or that the United States has entered into with other nations. History dates back to the! Was first approved by Congress in. First step to Ohio s admission to the Union as a state. Ohio became a state in! That is the fundamental law of Ohio today is actually the! It s called the, and Has been amended to be the law we know today. It substantially revised the relationship among the of Ohio s government.
[Slide 5] Under the Constitution of 1851... Proposed to the constitution that are agreed to by of the members of each house of the are submitted to the for approval or rejection. Amendments may also be proposed by petition and. [Slide 6] Important amendments approved in 1912... and reform Protections for Increased authority for and _ [Slide 7] Amendments to the Ohio Constitution since 1912... Many amendments have authorised the issuance of (funding) for various purposes... bonuses construction. development cleanup Other amendments have dealt with a variety of issues... Classification of property for purposes, Organization of the branch, power to grant pardons & communications, for legislators, and the Definition of.
[Slide 8] The Ohio Constitution... Sets forth the and of state government. Provides the protections of a. Is a starting point for a wide variety of issues. Is!!! The Ohio Constitution has over words! The US Constitution has about words. [Slide 9] Why is the Ohio Constitution so large? It s a document. It s a of legislative powers of the [Listen for further explanations. Take extra notes here as needed.] Ohio s state congress. It s a. It s a guide. It s a manual. [Slide 10] Still... Why does it have to be so LOOOOOOOONG? More inclusive ( ) than the United States Constitution. Has provisions pertaining to Finance and Public Many other subjects that the US Constitution barely mentions or doesn t even mention!
Ohio s Constitution state government; the US Constitution authority to the national government. [Slide 11] How s the Ohio Constitution Structured? Organization of the Ohio Constitution Preamble Broad categories highlighting basic features I. Bill of Rights II. III. IV. Executive Three branches of government V. Elective Franchise VI. Education VII. Public Institutions VIII. Public Debt & Public Works IX. Militia X. County & Township Organizations XI. Apportionment (Including Judicial Apportionment) XII. Finance & Taxation XIII. Corporations XIV. Jurisprudence XV. Miscellaneous XVII. Elections XVI. Amendments Schedule Provisions relating to of government and subject of law that applies to essential legal principles and rules of right. ( Law) - Schedule (Dates & Transition from old to new Constitution) Go on to next page for Slide 12 & your assignment!
Slide 12] Principles of Government Means that the powers of government are allocated to, each with its own personnel. A person in one branch exercise the powers given to. Implied from the of the document. Three (legislative, executive, & judicial) brought together in 3 and entities (the General, the, & the ). Prevents power from being concentrated in or abused by one branch of government. Examples: Governor can can override a veto. Courts make can pass legislation that modifies common law. may restrain by declaring legislation unenforceable ( ). General Assembly has certain. House can ; tries impeachment cases. Define of courts and create new courts, dictate how state are elected, and set the pay of state judges, the, and other executive officers. Your assignment is to come up with as many similarities and differences as you can about the Ohio Constitution and the United States Constitution. Use the information provided in this PowerPoint presentation, as well as your copies of the United States Constitution and Ohio Constitution, and your Constitution Study Guide! AT MINIMUM: You must list or describe at least 5 items for how the Ohio Constitution is different than the US Constitution, 5 items for how the US Constitution is different than the Ohio Constitution, and 10 items showing how the two are similar.