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| 6892810930 | State constitution | Document that authorizes the exercise of power by a State's government | 0 | |
| 6892813192 | one man, one vote | Concept established by the 1962 Supreme Court case of Baker v. Carr, dealing with State legislatures | 1 | |
| 6892818110 | Democratic | Most elected officials in Lucas County are members of the ___________ Party | 2 | |
| 6892819554 | checks and balances | System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to restrain the actions of the others | 3 | |
| 6892821158 | State constitution | Document that puts limits on the exercise of the State's power | 4 | |
| 6892826004 | 99 | Number of seats in the Ohio House of Representatives | 5 | |
| 6892828041 | 33 | Number of seats in the Ohio Senate | 6 | |
| 6892828994 | Chief Justice | Maureen O'Connor is the current _______________ of the Ohio Supreme Court | 7 | |
| 6892830653 | McCulloch v. Maryland | Supreme Court case from 1819 that established a "ladder of laws" with the US Constitution as the supreme law of the land | 8 | |
| 6892833162 | fundamental laws | Laws of basic and lasting importance which may not easily be changed | 9 | |
| 6892833957 | common law | An unwritten law made by a judge that has developed over centuries from those generally accepted ideas of right and wrong that have gained judicial recognition | 10 | |
| 6892834936 | budget | A financial plan for the use of money, personnel, and property | 11 | |
| 6892836266 | House of Representatives | Michael Sheehy represents Maumee in the Ohio _________________ . | 12 | |
| 6892838610 | 88 | Total number of counties in Ohio | 13 | |
| 6892840333 | State constitution | Document that is far too long because it is repetitive, too detailed, and cluttered with dead-letter provisions | 14 | |
| 6892843158 | initiative | A process in which a certain number of qualified voters sign petitions in favor of a proposed statute or constitutional amendment, which then goes directly to the ballot | 15 | |
| 6892844587 | special district | Maumee City School District is classified as a _____________ because it has tax & spend powers and a geographic zone of service | 16 | |
| 6892848533 | collective bargaining | The process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a labor union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents | 17 | |
| 6892850648 | line-item veto | An executive's cancellation of specific dollar amounts from a legislative spending bill | 18 | |
| 6892852739 | Massachusetts | State that established the important precedent of having its people, not its politicians, ratify its constitution | 19 | |
| 6892855431 | public debt | The 1851 Ohio Constitution put limits on _____________ as a means of limiting the powers of the legislature. | 20 | |
| 6892858676 | tort | A civil wrong that unfairly causes someone else to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the act | 21 | |
| 6892860207 | Senate | Edna Brown represents Maumee and Lucas County in the Ohio ____________ . | 22 | |
| 6892862602 | Auditor | The County ___________ is responsible for establishing the value of a resident's property for means of taxation | 23 | |
| 6892868277 | limited government | Basic principle of the American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do and each individual has rights that government cannot take away | 24 | |
| 6892869946 | 18 | You must be at least ______ years old to serve as Governor of Ohio | 25 | |
| 6892871432 | mayor-council | The oldest and most widely used type of city government | 26 | |
| 6892872613 | the people | In order to go into effect, a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution must be approved by a vote of ____________ . | 27 | |
| 6892876453 | Secretary of State | Is responsible for conducting all elections in Ohio | 28 | |
| 6892878468 | police power | The authority of each State to act to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its people | 29 | |
| 6892879413 | Nebraska | Only State with a unicameral State legislature | 30 | |
| 6892905777 | Common Pleas | The main criminal court in an Ohio county is the Court of _____________ . | 31 | |
| 6892907497 | 20 years | In Ohio, it is required that the people vote _________ on whether to hold a State constitutional convention | 32 | |
| 6892909374 | statutory | ___________ law is passed by the legislature | 33 | |
| 6892912201 | regressive | A tax is _________ if it is levied at a flat rate, without regard to the level of a taxpayer's income or ability to pay it. | 34 | |
| 6892924261 | 4 | A term of office for an Ohio Governor is ______ years | 35 | |
| 6892931200 | public education | State spending on ____________ accounts for about 30% of all State spending nationwide | 36 | |
| 6892982069 | House of Representatives | Fred Strahorn is the Minority Party Leader in the Ohio _____________ . | 37 | |
| 6892985681 | President | Larry Obhof is the current _________ of the Ohio Senate | 38 | |
| 6892988813 | Senate | Kenny Yuko is the Minority Party Leader in the Ohio ___________ . | 39 | |
| 6892991504 | Speaker | Cliff Rosenberger was the ___________ of the Ohio House of Representatives until his recent resignation in the face of a FBI investigation | 40 | |
| 6892993834 | Randy Gardner | Longtime Republican State legislator from Bowling Green whose career shows that term limits in the Ohio General Assembly are not firm | 41 | |
| 6893016424 | home rule | Power of special authority granted to municipalities in Ohio's Constitution, allowing these communities to create laws and take actions not expressly granted in State law | 42 | |
| 6893019140 | bill of rights | Each State protects the personal freedoms of its citizens by including a ______________ in its constitution | 43 | |
| 6893023864 | recall | A petition procedure by which voters may remove an elected official from office before the completion of his or her regular term | 44 | |
| 6893027366 | property taxes | Most important type of taxes for school districts like Maumee | 45 | |
| 6893032127 | ratification | Formal approval, final consent to put into effect a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty | 46 | |
| 6893037985 | felony | A serious crime which may be punished by a heavy fine and/or imprisonment or even death | 47 | |
| 6893048016 | 1 year | In addition to being eligible to vote, you must have resided in the district you would represent in the Ohio General Assembly for at least ____________ . | 48 | |
| 6893065424 | 3 | Each Ohio county has ______ Commissioners, who are elected on a partisan ballot | 49 | |
| 6893067433 | 4 | All elected officials in an Ohio county serve a ______ year term | 50 | |
| 6893080269 | referendum | A process by which a legislative measure is referred to the State's voters for final approval or rejection | 51 | |
| 6893085946 | incorporation | The process by which a State establishes a city as a legal self-governing body | 52 | |
| 6893089148 | three-fifths | The Ohio General Assembly may propose an amendment to the Ohio Constitution by voting on it with a _________ in both houses | 53 | |
| 6893095356 | commutation | The power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine for a crime | 54 | |
| 6893098941 | Medicaid | A program administered by the State to provide medical insurance to low-income families | 55 | |
| 6893108512 | General Assembly | Officially, the legislature in our State is titled the Ohio __________ | 56 | |
| 6893111687 | 6 | Judges in Ohio's State court system are elected to _____ -year terms and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot | 57 | |
| 6893124689 | gerrymandering | The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group | 58 | |
| 6893127166 | Treasurer | Collects taxes and handles the county's money | 59 | |
| 6893139384 | Treasurer | Lindsay Webb is the current Lucas County ________ . | 60 | |
| 6893146256 | popular sovereignty | Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed | 61 | |
| 6893150434 | Auditor | The State ___________ serves as the watchdog over all public funds in Ohio and conducts inspections and checkups to make sure governmental units are handling money properly | 62 | |
| 6893174810 | Rich Carr | Current Mayor of Maumee | 63 |
