Issues, Corrections, and Citizenship: Ohio and United States Constitutions Why can’t everyone be aware of the changes in our Constitutions? Various issues in Ohio lead to the need to adopt a new Constitution (Ohio). These various issues lead to the corrections in which the Constitution has in place of these issues currently (Ohio). In addition, the current Ohio Constitution and United States Constitution hold major similarities and differences (Study). Additionally, The Ohio Constitution explains the power of initiative; therefore, as a citizen I can use my power of initiative (Ballot). Not to mention, the fiscal policy impacting economic activity (Amadeo) and the Federal Reserve expanding the economy (Board). The Ohio Constitution of 1803 …show more content…
The legislative branch makes the laws in both the Ohio Constitution and United States Constitution (Study). “The executive branch puts the law into practice. In the US Constitution, the president is the head of the executive branch. In the Ohio Constitution, it's the state governor.” (Study). “The judicial branch interprets the constitution and the laws.” (Study). The Ohio Constitution and the United States Constitution both provide lesser courts (Study). Although, the Ohio Constitution “relies more on direct democracy” and in the United States Constitution “people don’t vote directly for the president. Instead they vote for electors who then vote for the president.” (Study). Correspondingly, the Ohio Constitution and United States Constitution have a Bill of Rights. The Ohio Constitution contains the rights to an education, the right to change or abolish the state government, and right for crime victims. These rights are not included in the United States Constitution (Study). In addition, the power of initiative is significant in Ohio. The power of initiative is the right to propose a new law (Ballot). The power of initiative is significant in Ohio because it allows citizens to interact with the government directly. As a citizen I can use my power of initiative by trying to get minimum wage raised. Also as a citizen, I can participate in local and state government. I can participate …show more content…
It performs five general functions to promote the effective operation of the U.S. economy and, more generally, the public interest.” (Board.) The five functions are “conducting the nation’s monetary policy,” “helping maintain the stability of the financial system,” “supervising and regulating financial institutions,” “fostering payment and settlement system safety and efficiency,” and “promoting consumer protection and community development.” (Board). The Federal Reserve conducts the nation’s monetary policy (Board). To conduct the nation’s monetary policy is to “promote maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates in the U.S. economy;” (Board). The Federal Reserve promotes the stability of the financial system. Promoting the stability of the financial system is to seek to “minimize and contain systemic risks through active monitoring and engagement in the U.S. and abroad;” (Board). The Federal Reserve promotes the safety and soundness of individual financial institutions, “and monitors their impact on the financial system as a whole;” (Board). The Federal Reserve “fosters payment and settlement system safety and efficiency through services to the banking industry and the U.S. government that facilitate U.S.-dollar transactions and payments;” and “promotes consumer protection and community development through consumer-focused supervision and examination, research and analysis of