EOC Vocab- Miscellaneous Vocab Words

Question 1

People who want a strong national government when we wrote our Constitution. They did not think citizens’ rights needed to be listed

Answer 1

Federalists

Question 2

Federalists

Answer 2

People who want a strong national government when we wrote our Constitution. They did not think citizens’ rights needed to be listed

Question 3

People who wanted a weak national government when we wrote the Constitution, and who wanted citizens’ rights listed

Answer 3

Anti- Federalists

Question 4

Anti- Federalists

Answer 4

People who wanted a weak national government when we wrote the Constitution, and who wanted citizens’ rights listed

Question 5

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution which were added to get anti-federalists to agree to ratify it

Answer 5

Bill of Rights

Question 6

Bill of Rights

Answer 6

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution which were added to get anti-federalists to agree to ratify it

Question 7

A process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights to people against state and local government

Answer 7

Incorporation

Question 8

Incorporation

Answer 8

A process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights to people against state and local government

Question 9

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 said these positions had to be elected by the people

Answer 9

Executive Officials and Judges

Question 10

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 banned these laws

Answer 10

Retroactive Laws

Question 11

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 banned this kind of tax

Answer 11

Poll Taxes

Question 12

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 said this could only be used for its stated purpose

Answer 12

Tax Money

Question 13

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 created these courts

Answer 13

District Courts

Question 14

These have the same principles but are not identical to the US Constitution

Answer 14

State Constitutions

Question 15

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 put a limit on how much _______ the state could be in.

Answer 15

Debt

Question 16

The US Constitution and national laws override these

Answer 16

State Laws

Question 17

The level of government that can print money

Answer 17

National/Federal

Question 18

The level of government that conducts elections

Answer 18

State

Question 19

The level of government that regulates foreign commerce

Answer 19

Federal/ National

Question 20

The level of government that ratifies amendments to the
Constitution

Answer 20

State

Question 21

What level of government is the governor?

Answer 21

State

Question 22

What level of government is school board?

Answer 22

Local

Question 23

What level of government is congress?

Answer 23

Federal/ National

Question 24

What level of government is the army?

Answer 24

Federal/ National

Question 25

What level of government is city council?

Answer 25

Local

Question 26

What level of government is a mayor?

Answer 26

Local

Question 27

What level of government is the Ohio General Assembly?

Answer 27

State

Question 28

When citizens get petitions signed to get an issue put on the ballot and voted on

Answer 28

Initiative

Question 29

Our national bank

Answer 29

Federal Reserve

Question 30

The Federal Reserve controls the amount of _____________ in circulation

Answer 30

Money

Question 31

The Federal Reserve controls the amount of money in circulation by setting ____________________, also known as the discount rate

Answer 31

interest rates

Question 32

The Federal Reserve sets _________________, which is how much money banks have to keep on hand

Answer 32

reserve requirements

Question 33

_______________ interest rates and reserve requirements lead to less borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products

Answer 33

Higher

Question 34

______________ interest rates and reserve requirements lead to more borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products

Answer 34

Lower

Question 35

The money that the government collects from people

Answer 35

taxes

Question 36

_________ taxes lead to more borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products

Answer 36

Lower

Question 37

__________ taxes lead to less borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products

Answer 37

Higher

Question 38

Policies that lead to less borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products are called_______________________

Answer 38

Contractionary policies

Question 39

Policies that lead to more borrowing, spending, economic growth, and consumer demand for products

Answer 39

expansionary policies

Question 40

The government can only spend money it takes in through taxes and ____________________

Answer 40

borrowing

Question 41

Government ____________________ is usually popular among people who benefit from it, so it is difficult to cut

Answer 41

Spending

Question 42

increased government spending and reduced taxes are ____________ policies.

Answer 42

expansionary

Question 43

decreased government spending and higher taxes are ____________ policies.

Answer 43

Contractionary