Balance Your Government

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Ohio's government is separated into three independent branches. Each branch has the ability to limit the power of the other two. Visitors will have a chance to “balance” the government with the interactive Balance Your Government exhibit.

Pre-Tour Activities:

  • Review the three branches of government and their functions at the local, state and federal levels.
  • Give examples of positions of work in each branch.
  • Discuss how individuals come to hold positions in each branch, whether by election, appointment or some other manner.
  • Give examples of how one branch of government keeps another in check, such as courts' authority to rule laws unconstitutional.

Post-Tour Activities

  • Compare our system of government with others around the world.
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