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

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

Answer 2

Anti- Federalists

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Bill of Rights

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Incorporation

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Executive Officials and Judges

Question 6

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 banned these laws

Answer 6

Retroactive Laws

Question 7

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 banned this kind of tax

Answer 7

Poll Taxes

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Tax Money

Question 9

The Ohio Constitution of 1851 created these courts

Answer 9

District Courts

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Debt

Question 11

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

Answer 11

State Constitutions

Question 12

The US Constitution and national laws override these

Answer 12

State Laws

Question 13

The level of government that can print money

Answer 13

National/Federal

Question 14

The level of government that can declare war

Answer 14

National/Federal

Question 15

The level of government that conducts elections

Answer 15

State

Question 16

The level of government that regulates foreign commerce

Answer 16

Federal/ National

Question 17

The level of government that ratifies amendments to the
Constitution

Answer 17

State

Question 18

What level of government is the governor?

Answer 18

State

Question 19

What level of government is school board?

Answer 19

Local

Question 20

What level of government is congress?

Answer 20

Federal/ National

Question 21

What level of government is the army?

Answer 21

Federal/ National

Question 22

What level of government is city council?

Answer 22

Local

Question 23

What level of government is a mayor?

Answer 23

Local

Question 24

What level of government is the Ohio General Assembly?

Answer 24

State

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Initiative

Question 26

Our national bank

Answer 26

Federal Reserve

Question 27

The Federal Reserve controls the amount of _____________ in circulation

Answer 27

Money

Question 28

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

Answer 28

interest rates

Question 29

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

Answer 29

reserve requirements

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Higher

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Lower

Question 32

The money that the government collects from people

Answer 32

taxes

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Lower

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Higher

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Contractionary policies

Question 36

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

Answer 36

expansionary policies

Question 37

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

Answer 37

borrowing

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Spending

Question 39

Cutting government spending is difficult because most government spending is ____________, meaning it has to be spent

Answer 39

Fixed

Question 40

increased government spending and reduced taxes are ____________ policies.

Answer 40

expansionary

Question 41

decreased government spending and higher taxes are ____________ policies.

Answer 41

Contractionary

Question 42

The level of government that can raise a sales tax

Answer 42

state