A. List 3 reasons why some of the colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain.
B. What rights were guaranteed by the Northwest Ordinance (name 2) and what was banned by this document. Rights that were guaranteed by the Northwest Ordinance were freedom of religion and the benefit of a trial by jury. In the Northwest Ordinance, slavery was banned. C. List the 3 step process to statehood established by the Northwest Ordinance.
D. Why do nations establish constitutions? Nations establish constitutions in order to establish a federal system of government as well as to determine federal and limited powers. E. When was Ohio's first constitution written? Ohio's first constitution was written in 1803. |
F. How do both the U.S. constitution and Ohio's constitution balance civil order with civil liberty (list 2 examples of civil order and 2 for civil liberty for each constitution).
In the Ohio Constitution, civil order and civl liberty is balanced as all Ohio citizens have the opportunity to live a life of liberty and ability to acquire, possess, and protect property, which is protected by Ohio's government having greater individual rights than the United States. The U.S. Constitution balances civil order and civil liberty as all U.S. citizens have the freedom of religion, speech, press which is protected by the infrastructure of the United States government that protects all citizens' rights. |