1. SEMESTER 1 EXAM STUDY POWERPOINT

2. UNIT 1 GEORGIA’S GEOGRAPHY

3. NAME THE PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF GEORGIA.

4. 1. COASTAL PLAIN 2. PIEDMONT 3. BLUE RIDGE 4. APPALACHIAN PLATEAU 5. RIDGE AND VALLEY

5. WHICH REGION IS THE LARGEST?

6. COASTAL PLAIN

7. WHICH REGION IS THE SMALLEST?

8. APPALACHIAN PLATEAU

9. WHICH REGION IS THE MAIN AGRICULTURAL REGION?

10. COASTAL PLAIN

11. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PRODUCTS FROM THIS MAIN AGRICULTURAL REGION?

12. PEANUTS, PECANS, VIDALIA ONIONS

13. WHAT IS THE FALL LINE AND WHERE IS IT LOCATED?

14. WHAT? WHERE THE HILLS MEET THE FLAT LAND/COASTAL PLAIN WHERE? STRETCHES FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON TO AUGUSTA

15. WHY ARE MANY TOWNS AND CITIES LOCATED ALONG THE FALL LINE?

16. RAPIDLY FLOWING RIVERS ARE A SOURCE OF ENERGY

17. NAME THE STATES THAT BORDER GEORGIA.

18. 1. SOUTH CAROLINA 2. NORTH CAROLINA 3. TENNESSEE 4. FLORIDA 5. ALABAMA

19. NAME THE RIVERS THAT FORM THE BORDERS OF GEORGIA.

20. 1. SAVANNAH RIVER 2. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

21. WHY DOES THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE HAVE LITTLE GROUNDWATER?

22. BECAUSE OF ITS HARD ROCK BASE

23. DESCRIBE THE PIEDMONT REGION.

24. FOOT OF THE MOUNTAINS, 2 ND LARGEST, HILLY, GOES TO CENTRAL GEORGIA, RED CLAY, MOST POPULATED, WHERE WE LIVE

25. WHERE ARE GEORGIA’S DEEP WATER PORTS LOCATED?

26. 1. SAVANNAH 2. BRUNSWICK

27. HOW DO THE BARRIER ISLANDS PROTECT THE MAINLAND?

28. THEY BLOCK WIND, SANDS AND WATER THAT COULD CAUSE EROSION ON THE MAINLAND.

29. NAME THE MAIN CITIES LOCATED ON THE FALL LINE.

30. COLUMBUS, MACON, AUGUSTA

31. WHICH GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES MADE EARLY EXPLORATION OF THE NEW WORLD FEASIBLE?

32. WIND & OCEAN CURRENTS

33. UNIT 2 PREHISTORIC GEORGIA INDIANS

34. NAME THE 4 PREHISTORIC INDIAN PERIODS.

35. 1. PALEO 2. ARCHAIC 3. WOODLAND 4. MISSISSIPPIAN

36. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP WAS THE FIRST TO USE BOW AND ARROWS?

37. WOODLAND

38. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP STARTED HORTICULTURE?

39. ARCHAIC

40. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP BANDED TOGETHER IN TRIBES?

41. WOODLAND

42. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP HAD VILLAGES WITH PROTECTIVE TOWERS AND MOATS?

43. MISSISSIPPIANS

44. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP BUILT MOUNDS TO BURY THEIR DEAD?

45. WOODLAND

46. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP USED CHOPPERS AND DRILLING TOOLS FROM DEER ANTLERS?

47. ARCHAIC

48. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP HUNTED WITH LONG WOODEN SPEARS?

49. PALEO

50. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP MOVED EACH SEASON IN SEARCH OF FOOD?

51. ARCHAIC

52. WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP FIRST USED CLAY CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE?

53. ARCHAIC

54. UNIT 3 COLONIZATION TO ROYAL GOVERNMENT

55. NAME THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT COLONIZED THE NEW WORLD.

56. ENGLAND, SPAIN, FRANCE

57. WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR EUROPEAN EXPLORATION OF THE NEW WORLD?

58. GOD, GLORY, GOLD

59. WHAT WAS THE FIRST CITY ESTABLISHED BY EUROPEANS IN THE NEW WORLD?

60. ST. AUGUSTINE

61. WHICH SPANISH EXPLORER TRAVELED THROUGH GEORGIA SEARCHING FOR GOLD?

62. HERNANDO DE SOTO

63. WHEN AND ON WHAT SHIPS DID COLUMBUS ARRIVE IN THE NEW WORLD?

64. WHEN? OCTOBER 12, 1492 SHIPS? NINA, PINTA, SANTA MARIA

65. WHERE DID COLUMBUS LAND?

66. SAN SALVADOR -- BAHAMAS

67. WHY WAS SOUTH CAROLINA SO PLEASED TO HAVE GEORGIA BECOME A COLONY?

68. IT WAS A BUFFER AGAINST SPAIN

69. WHICH GROUP OF INDIANS LIVED IN THE AREA WHERE OGLETHORPE FOUNDED HIS COLONY?

70. YAMACRAW

71. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF OGLETHORPE’S SHIP? WHEN AND WHERE DID IT LAND?

72. WHAT? THE ANN WHEN? FEBRUARY 12, 1733 WHERE? YAMACRAW BLUFF

73. WHO SETTLED EBENEZER AND NEW EBENEZER?

74. GERMAN SALZBURGERS

75. WHAT COULD THE GEORGIA COLONIAL TRUSTEES DO AND NOT DO?

76. COULD DOCOULD NOT DO √ Defend the new colony against all enemies √ Pass land received to a male heir √ Received seeds and agricultural tools to cultivate the land. √ Grow mulberry trees √ Obey the regulations √ Own land in Georgia √ Hold political office √ Make a profit

77. WHAT WAS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF DISCONTENT WITH GEORGIA’S EARLY COLONISTS AND WHY?

78. NO SLAVES

79. NAME GEORGIA’S 3 ROYAL GOVERNORS.

80. 1. REYNOLDS 2. ELLIS 3. WRIGHT

81. DEFINE A ROYAL COLONY.

82. DIRECTLY GOVERNED BY THE KING

83. WHAT WAS OGLETHORPE’S PLAN FOR THE BUILDING OF SAVANNAH?

84. SQUARES

85. DEFINE MERCANTILISM.

86. TRADE POLICY WHERE A NATION EXPORTS MORE THAN ITS IMPORTS; COLONIES ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPLY RAW MATERIALS TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY.

87. UNIT 4 AMERICAN REVOLUTION & NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

88. WHAT COUNTRIES WERE INVOLVED IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR?

89. FRANCE & ENGLAND

90. WHY DID THIS WAR LEAD TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?

91. RAISED DEBT & CAUSED THE KING TO TAX THE COLONISTS.

92. WHEN WAS GEORGIA’S FIRST STATE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED? WHAT WERE ITS WEAKNESSES?

93. WHEN? 1777 WHAT? UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE WITH STRONG POWERS INCLUDING THE POWER TO APPOINT GOVERNOR & CONTROL HIS ACTIONS

94. WHY WAS THERE LESS ANTI-BRITISH FEELING IN GEORGIA THAN IN THE OTHER COLONIES DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?

95. YOUNGEST COLONY AND NEEDED THEIR SUPPORT

96. WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

97. THOMAS JEFFERSON

98. WHO SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM GEORGIA?

99. HALL, GWINNETT, WALTON

100. WHAT WAS THE FINAL DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION?

101. BATTLE OF YORKTOWN

102. WHO SIGNED THE TREATY OF PARIS OF 1783?

103. GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED STATES, FRANCE

104. WHICH GEORGIA ROYAL GOVERNOR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEFENSES OF THE COLONY?

105. JAMES WRIGHT

106. WHAT ISSUES CREATED CONFLICT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?

107. REPRESENTATION, SLAVE COUNT, DIVIDING GOVERNMENT INTO 3 BRANCHES, ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

108. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?

109. TO REVISE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

110. WHAT WAS THE FIRST CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES?

111. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

112. WHEN DID GEORGIA AND THE OTHER COLONIES GAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN?

113. JULY 4, 1776

114. WHAT IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN GEORGIA TO BE NAMED FOR A WOMAN? WHO? WHY?

115. WHAT? HART WHO? NANCY HART WHY? HERIONE OF THE REVOLUTION

116. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE HEADRIGHT SYSTEM?

117. TO DISTRIBUTE INDIAN LANDS

118. WHY DID THE AUTHORS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WANT A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH LITTLE POWER?

119. THEY HAD JUST LEFT THAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT.

120. WHAT ISSUE WAS SETTLED BY THE GREAT COMPROMISE?

121. REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS

122. WHO WAS THE FOUNDING FATHER WHO PROVIDED THE DEFINITION OF A REPUBLIC AND LED THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO ORGANIZE THE NEW GOVERNMENT AS A REPUBLIC?

123. JAMES MADISON

124. HOW MANY UNITED STATES SENATORS ARE THERE? HOW MANY ARE FROM GEORGIA?

125. US SENATORS? 100 FROM GEORGIA? 2

126. WHAT IS SEPARATION OF POWERS?

127. GOVERNMENT IS DIVIDED INTO 3 SEPARATE BRANCHES

128. WHAT IS FEDERALISM?

129. 3 LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

130. HOW MANY UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE THERE? HOW MANY ARE FROM GEORGIA?

131. US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? 435 FROM GEORGIA? 13

132. HOW IS THE NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES DETERMINED IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?

133. BASED ON POPULATION

134. WHO SIGNED THE US CONSTITUTION FROM GEORGIA?

135. ABRAHAM BALDWIN & WILLIAM FEW

136. UNIT 5 STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

137. HOW MAY YEARS IS A GEORGIA GOVERNOR’S TERM? HOW MANY TERMS CAN HE/SHE SERVE?

138. 4 YEARS 2 CONSECUTIVE TERMS

139. WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE A GEORGIA GOVERNOR?

140. 30 YEARS OLD, 6 YEARS -- RESIDENT OF GEORGIA, 15 YEARS -- A US CITIZEN

141. WHO BECOMES GEORGIA’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IF BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ARE UNABLE TO SERVE?

142. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

143. HOW OLD MUST A GEORGIA VOTER BE?

144. AT LEAST 18

145. WHEN WAS GEORGIA’S FIRST CONSITUTION RATIFIED?

146. 1777

147. HOW DOES A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MOST EFFECTIVELY AFFECT THE PASSAGE OR FAILURE OF LEGISLATION IN THE STATE SENATE?

148. BY ASSIGNING BILLS TO COMMITTEES

149. WHAT IS THE LARGEST BRANCH OF GEORGIA’S GOVERNMENT?

150. EXECUTIVE

151. ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, WHERE DOES ALL GOVERNMENT ORIGINATE?

152. WITH THE PEOPLE

153. WHO IS THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE GEORGIA STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? OF THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE?

154. HOUSE? SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SENATE? LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR/PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

155. WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN BY A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE?

156. HOLD HEARING, VOTE BILLS OUT, KILL BILLS WITH A NEGATIVE VOTE

157. HOW DOES A BILL BECOME A LAW?

158. 1) PROPOSAL 2) ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE 3) COMMITTEE STUDIES BILL 4) COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION (HOLD, PASS/NOT PASS, IN HOUSE – NO RECOMMENDATION) 5) FULL HOUSE FOR VOTE 6) IF PASSES, GOES TO SENATE 7) STEPS 2 – 4 TAKEN 8) IF BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE PASS, SENT TO GOVERNOR 9) GOVERNOR (PASS/VETO/NO ACTION) 10) IF GOVERNOR VETOES, CAN STILL BECOME A LAW IF 2/3 OF BOTH HOUSES VOTE TO OVERRIDE.

159. WHAT HAPPENS TO A BILL PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IF THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT VETO IT, BUT DOES NOT SIGN IT?

160. IT BECOMES A LAW ANYWAY.

161. WHAT ARE THE ELECTED STATEWIDE OFFICES IN GEORGIA?

162. SECRETARY OF STATE, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE

163. WHAT VOTE IS REQUIRED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN ORDER FOR A BILL TO PASS?

164. MAJORITY

165. WHAT IS REVENUE?

166. INCOME

167. WHAT GUIDELINE IS CONSIDERED MOST IMPORTANT FOR DETERMINING THE BOUNDARIES FOR HOUSE AND SENATE ELECTION DISTRICTS EVERY TEN YEARS?

168. EQUAL POPULATION SPLIT AMONG DISTRICTS

169. WHAT TYPE OF LEGISLATION MUST BEGIN IN THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?

170. APPROPRIATIONS

171. WHAT BENEFIT DID THE CONSTITUTION PROVIDE THAT THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION DID NOT?

172. STRONG FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH COULD HANDLE NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROADS, ETC.

173. WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ELECTED TO THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?

174. SENATEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES √ 25 years old √ US citizen √ Georgia citizen for 2 years √ Resident of district for one year √ 21 years old √ US citizen √ Georgia citizen for 2 years √ Resident of the district for one year

175. WHERE DOES THE REAL WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKE PLACE?

176. COMMITTEES

177. HOW MANY PEOPLE SERVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY? TERM LENGTH?

178. HOW MANY? HOUSE – 180; SENATE – 56 TERM? 2 YEARS

179. WHEN IS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD AND HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?

180. HOW LONG? 40 DAYS WHEN? SECOND MONDAY OF JANUARY

181. WHERE DOES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEET?

182. STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA

183. WHAT ARE CHECKS & BALANCES? GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

184. KEEPS ONE BRANCH FROM BECOMING TOO POWERFUL… LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CAN IMPEACH EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCH, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CAN OVERRIDE THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH DECISIONS EXAMPLE – GOVERNOR CAN VETO BILLS AND CALL SPECIAL SESSIONS

185. WHAT ARE THE 3 DIFFERENT FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT?

186. 1. CITY 2. COUNTY 3. SPECIAL PURPOSE

187. WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT?

188. SCHOOL SYSTEM, MARTA, PORT AUTHORITY

189. WHAT IS A CITY WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT?

190. MUNICIPALITY

191. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CITY GOVERNMENT?

192. MAYOR-COUNCIL COUNCIL-MAYOR COMMISSIONS

193. HOW ARE A STRONG MAYOR GOVERNMENT AND A WEAK MAYOR GOVERNMENT DIFFERENT?

194. STRONG MAYOR – STRONG AND ACTIVE GOVERNMENT LEADER WEAK MAYOR – COUNCIL HAS BOTH EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS AND THE MAYOR IS JUST A FIGUREHEAD

195. WHAT IS A CIVIL CASE?

196. DISPUTES BETWEEN 2 OR MORE PERSONS OR GROUPS

197. WHAT IS A CRIMINAL CASE?

198. CASES INVOLVING VIOLATIONS OF LAWS

199. WHAT IS A FELONY?

200. SERIOUS CRIME PUNISHABLE BY A YEAR OR MORE IN PRISON, A FINE OF AT LEAST $1,000 OR BOTH

201. WHAT IS A MISDEMEANOR?

202. LESS SERIOUS; PUNISHABLE BY LESS THAN A YEAR IN PRISON, A FINE OF LESS THAN $1,000 OR BOTH

203. WHO HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN A CIVIL CASE?

204. PLAINTIFF

205. WHO HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN A CRIMINAL CASE?

206. STATE

207. DEFINE JUVENILE.

208. CITIZEN UNDER THE AGE OF 17

209. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STATUS OFFENSE & A DELINQUENT ACT?

210. STATUS OFFENSE? AN ACT THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A CRIME IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT DELINQUENT ACT? CONSIDERED A CRIME IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT