Answers for Civics Essential Quiz: Ohio constitutional amendments

1. Citizens in Ohio can change the state’s constitution with a ballot issue approved by:
   1. __X___ a majority of voters.
   2. ______ two-thirds of voters.
   3. ______ three-fifths of voters.
   4. ______ 55 percent of voters.
2. The number of petition signatures needed to place a constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot is 3 percent to 10 percent of votes cast:
   1. ___X___ for Ohio governor in the last election.
   2. _______ for U.S. President in the last election.
   3. _______ for Ohio Senator in the last election.
   4. _______ for the previous constitutional amendment.
3. Which of the following laws in Ohio was approved by a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment:
   1. __X__ a ban on grocery sales taxes.
   2. ____ a ban on abortions once a fetus is shown to have a heartbeat.
   3. ____ a crackdown on puppy mill abuses.
   4. ____ tax free sales of school supplies in the month of August.
4. Passage of Issue 3 in 2009 legalized casino gambling in the downtown areas of which four Ohio cities:
   1. __X___ Cleveland
   2. ___X___ Columbus
   3. ___X___ Cincinnati
   4. ___X___ Toledo
   5. ______ Akron
   6. ______ Dayton
   7. ______ Youngstown
   8. ______ Marietta
5. A citizen-initiated constitutional amendment in Ohio to create a monopoly or other special economic privilege for a private entity requires:
   1. __X___ passage of two ballot questions, including one that asks voters if they want to approve a monopoly.
   2. _____ a petition with signatures equaling 20 percent of the vote cast in the last governor’s election.
   3. ______ approval first from the state legislature to place the issue on the ballot.
   4. ______ 55 percent of the votes cast on the issue.

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