EOC Vocab- Miscellaneous vocab words Flashcards
People who want a strong national government when we
wrote our Constitution. They did not think citizens’ rights
needed to be listed
Federalists
People who wanted a weak national government when
we wrote the Constitution, and who wanted citizens’ rights
listed
Anti- Federalists
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution which were
added to get anti-federalists to agree to ratify it
Bill of Rights
A process that extended the protections of the Bill of
Rights to people against state and local government
Incorporation
The Ohio Constitution of 1851 said these positions had to
be elected by the people
Executive Officials and Judges
The Ohio Constitution of 1851 banned these laws
Retroactive Laws
The Ohio Constitution of 1851 banned this kind of tax
Poll Taxes
The Ohio Constitution of 1851 said this could only be used
for its stated purpose
Tax Money
The Ohio Constitution of 1851 created these courts
District Courts
The Ohio Constitution of 1851 put a limit on how much
_______ the state could be in.
Debt
These have the same principles but are not identical to the
US Constitution
State Constitutions
The level of government that can raise a sales tax
state
The US Constitution and national laws override these
State Laws
The level of government that can print money
National/Federal
The level of government that can declare war
National/Federal
The level of government that conducts elections
State
The level of government that regulates foreign commerce
Federal/ National
The level of government that ratifies amendments to the
Constitution
State
What level of government is the governor?
State
What level of government is school board?
Local
What level of government is congress?
Federal/ National
What level of government is the army?
Federal/ National
What level of government is city council?
Local
What level of government is a mayor?
Local
What level of government is the Ohio General Assembly?
State
When citizens get petitions signed to get an issue put on
the ballot and voted on
Initiative
Our national bank
Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve controls the amount of
_____________ in circulation
Money
The Federal Reserve controls the amount of money in circulation by setting ____________________, also known
as the discount rate
interest rates
The Federal Reserve sets _________________,
which is how much money banks have to keep on hand
reserve requirements
_______________ interest rates and reserve requirements lead to less borrowing, spending, economic growth,
and consumer demand for products
Higher
______________ interest rates and reserve requirements
lead to more borrowing, spending, economic growth, and
consumer demand for products
Lower
The money that the government collects from people
taxes
_________ taxes lead to more borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products
Lower
__________ taxes lead to less borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products
Higher
Policies that lead to less borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products are
called_______________________
Contractionary policies
Policies that lead to more borrowing, spending, economic
growth, and consumer demand for products
expansionary policies
The government can only spend money it takes in through
taxes and ____________________
borrowing
Government ____________________ is usually popular
among people who benefit from it, so it is difficult to cut
Spending
Cutting government spending is difficult because most
government spending is ____________, meaning it has
to be spent
Fixed
increased government spending and reduced taxes are
____________ policies.
expansionary
decreased government spending and higher taxes are
____________ policies.
Contractionary
