1. Formation, State Government, Constitution, and Miscellaneous Facts
Ohio
Formation, State Government, Constitution, and Miscellaneous Facts

2. Formation of Ohio

3. Ohio was once a part of the Northwest Territory

4. The Land Ordinance of 1785
The ordinance discussed how the government would measure, divide, and distribute the land it had acquired from Great Britain at the end of the American Revolution.
The land was divided and put up for sale to settlers, because the government was having money problems due to the war.
Division of Land: divided into townships or city is 36 square miles, which were then divided into one-square mile. 
Each section received a number, and Section 16 was reserved only for public schools.
This was right in the middle of the town, so that all children could go to school and make it required.

5. How It Looks!

6. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

7. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This was a means of states joining the union through the admission process.
The government wanted to admit new states, instead of expanding the existing states. 
It includes the land in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois.
Requirements
to have a population of at least 60,000
to have a governor, secretary, and three judges
To include a bill of rights
a drafted states constitution

8. Ohio’s Journey to Statehood

9. Becoming a State
On February 19, 1803 Congress passed an act stating that the citizens of Ohio had adopted a constitution in accordance with the 1802 enabling act and the said state had become one of the United States of America.
The Ohio General Assembly met for the first time in Chillicothe on March 1, 1803, the date Ohioans now celebrate as Statehood Day.

10. State Capitals Chillicothe: 1803 - 1809 Zanesville: 1809 - 1812
Columbus: present

11. Ohio’s Constitutions
*By law voters have the right to vote on whether or not to create a new constitution every 20 years

12. Constitution of 1802
Created in order for Ohio to become an official state in the U.S.
Known as a “weak” document giving much of the power to the General Assembly (Ohio’s congress) and little to the judicial and executive branch
Replaced in 1851 with a new constitution

13. Constitution of 1851
Original constitution led to much corruption throughout the state and through laws passed in the General Assembly
Convention to draft new constitution addressed the issue of checks and balances within the state government
New Constitution would evenly distribute power amongst the branches
Structure of the Ohio government currently follows this constitution

14. Constitution of 1912
Constitutional convention created a series of amendments that were progressively based (trying to rid the government of corruption)
Did not create a new constitution but added 33 new amendments to the Ohio constitution.
*Amendments are not numerically labeled in the Ohio Constitution.

15. State Government
State has 3 branches of government

17. The Executive Branch Headed by Governor of Ohio
John Kasich
Lieutenant Governor (like the VP)
Mary Taylor
Secretary of State (elections, business in Ohio, all records)
Treasurer (in charge of the money)
Auditor (watchdog for the state)
Attorney General (state lawyer)
State Board of Education (torturers)

18. U.S. Presidents from Ohio
William Henry Harrison
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
William H. Taft
Warren G. Harding

19. The Judicial Branch Three Levels in Ohio Supreme Court Justices
Court of Common Pleas
District Court System
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justices
Must retire by age 70
Elected to 6-year terms on a non-partisan ballot

20. The Legislative Branch
Two House Congress—called the General Assembly (it’s the 131st)
Senators: 33
Representatives: 99
Meet at the State House (Executive Branch offices are on the first floor)

21. Miscellaneous Facts about Ohio

22. The Beginnings Name came from the Iroquois word ohi-yo
Means “great river” or “large creek”
Admitted in 1803
Considered a Midwestern State
Known as the Buckeye State

23. Breakdown of Ohio 88 counties in Ohio Cities:
Ashtabula is Ohio’s largest county with 711 square miles
Lake is Ohio’s smallest county with 232 square miles
Cities:
#1. Columbus – 787,033
#2. Cleveland – 396,815
#3. Cincinnati – 296,943
#4. Toledo – 287,208
#10. Lorain – 64,097
#14. Elyria – 54,533

24. Compared to Other States…
34th largest state in the United States
17th state admitted into the Union
Ranked 7th among the 50 state in population

25. Our Flag
Accepted in 1902
The triangles formed on the flag represent the hills and valleys
Stripes represent the roads and waterways
13 stars represent original 13 states in the Union
Circles represents the Northwest Territory

26. State Emblems State Seal State Bird State Flower State Insect
Cardinal
State Flower
Carnation
State Insect
Ladybug
State Animal
White-tailed Deer
State Tree
Buckeye
State Rock Song
Hang on Sloopy
State Seal
illustrates Ohio’s diverse geography
In the background stands Mount Logan and the Scioto River
In the freshly harvested wheat field stands a wheat bushel and 17 arrows since we’re the 17th state in the Union
The sun has 13 rays protruding outward, representing the original 13 colonies.

27. Why Visit Ohio? Cedar Point Serpent Mound Lake Erie
Ohio Stadium – the “Horseshoe”
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Kings Island