B. Adding On, Rather than Starting Over. In 1873 a new constitution was proposed, but the voters of the state rejected it. Learning from that experience, leaders tried a different approach-mendevents
In 1912, voters adopted 33 of the 41 proposed amendments to the 1851 Constitution. Additional changes
and updates have occurred since 1912, but none at the scale of 1851 or 1912.
Read through a sample set of amendments proposed in 1912 and guess which ones passed (put an X).
leaving the rejected amendments blank.
Grant women the right to vote in the
state of Ohio
Expand the state's bill of rights
Establish a minimum wage
Give the governor a line-Item veto in
appropriation (spending) bills
Use voting machines in elections
Allow for voter-led initiatives and
referendums
Strike the word "white" from the 1851
Constitution's definition of voter
eligibility
Abolish the death penalty
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Allow for home rule of municipalities
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An 8-year-old boy named “george” was diagnosed with a rare constellation of five auto-immunediseases; two of these diseases were terminal and could take his life. at the time of diagnosis, thediseases were very aggressive; he faced the possibility of being completely bed-ridden in the next couple of months and facing death within five months. however, george received aggressive treatments and experienced the support of a loving family. after two years of treatments, george began to be angry about his condition. one night, his older brother was goingto bed and he saw his younger brother on the floor. he nudged him and asked, “what are you doing? ” george responded that he was praying because he did not want to be angry at god. he then asked his older brother, “why did god allow these diseases to happen to me? ” the older brother then said, “let’s go and talk to mom and dad.” george approached his parents and posedthis question: “why did god give me all of these diseases? ”the mom and dad come to you and ask, "what should we share with our son? " consider the following questions as you complete your thread: what are the doctrinal issues to consider in this situation? how would these doctrines aid you in sharing with the parents? if the parents requested that you counsel their son, what information would you counsel george?