GOVERNMENT: Commonly missed questions on the OST

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Your city is debating whether to install a skateboard park on city owned land. You want to support the part. Which method would be effective in helping to determine public policy on this decision?

Attend the meeting of the city council and present the benefits of a part

In 1851, Ohio drafted a new Constitution that was meant to address problems to the original state Constitution. These problems included: 1. An overburdened judicial branch. 2. A significant amount of state government debt. 3. An overly powerful legislative branch.

1. It created district courts 2. It instituted debt limitations 3. It required major executive officials to be elected into office

Sanjay is reading a new book on Congress to see if it will work as a source for his report on the legislative branch. Select the letters before two sentences from biographical information about the author that can help Sanjay determine the author's credibility

1. She represented Ohio's 20th district in Congress from 2003-2015 2. She is now the head of the political science department at State University.

In the presidential election of 1800, there was a tie in the Electoral College vote for President. How was the US Constitution amended to change the election procedures of the Electoral College?

Electors were required to vote for the candidate who received the most votes in their state

Suppose the President decided that none of the proposed strategies will work and directed his advisors to develop negotiation based strategies. Select the two strategies that the president's advisors could propose that represent forms of negotiation.

Meet with a group of senators opposed to the treaty to discuss their concerns

Which statement summarizes the original Federalist position on the Bill of Rights?

No amendments were needed, as the Constitution already had protections against excessive government power.

The following question has two parts. Answer part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: In the US, rights carry responsibilities. Which is a civic responsibility of citizens?

Serving on a jury

What was one change made by the 1851 Ohio Constitution that affected how the state was governed?

The 1851 Ohio Constitution limited the amount of debt the state could accumulate

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between the Ohio Constitution and the US Constitution

The Ohio Constitution is consistent with the key principles of the US Constitution, but contains some laws that differ from laws of the US Constituion

Following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v Board of Education, African American students began applying to colleges and universities that had previously been segregated. In 1963, the governor of Alabama, George Wallace, tried to physically stop three African American students from registering at the University of Alabama. President Kennedy ordered the Alabama National Guard to force Wallace to move aside and allow students to register. Why did President Kennedy take this action?

The state executive branch refused to comply with a federal court ruling

Part B: Which right of US citizens does the civic responsibility that you selected in Part A safeguard?

right to an impartial jury


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