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SEMESTER 1 EXAM STUDY POWERPOINT
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UNIT 1 GEORGIA’S GEOGRAPHY
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NAME THE PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF GEORGIA.
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1. COASTAL PLAIN 2. PIEDMONT 3. BLUE RIDGE 4. APPALACHIAN PLATEAU 5. RIDGE AND VALLEY
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WHICH REGION IS THE LARGEST?
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COASTAL PLAIN
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WHICH REGION IS THE SMALLEST?
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APPALACHIAN PLATEAU
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WHICH REGION IS THE MAIN AGRICULTURAL REGION?
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COASTAL PLAIN
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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PRODUCTS FROM THIS MAIN AGRICULTURAL REGION?
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PEANUTS, PECANS, VIDALIA ONIONS
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WHAT IS THE FALL LINE AND WHERE IS IT LOCATED?
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WHAT? WHERE THE HILLS MEET THE FLAT LAND/COASTAL PLAIN WHERE? STRETCHES FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON TO AUGUSTA
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WHY ARE MANY TOWNS AND CITIES LOCATED ALONG THE FALL LINE?
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RAPIDLY FLOWING RIVERS ARE A SOURCE OF ENERGY
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NAME THE STATES THAT BORDER GEORGIA.
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1. SOUTH CAROLINA 2. NORTH CAROLINA 3. TENNESSEE 4. FLORIDA 5. ALABAMA
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NAME THE RIVERS THAT FORM THE BORDERS OF GEORGIA.
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1. SAVANNAH RIVER 2. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
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WHY DOES THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE HAVE LITTLE GROUNDWATER?
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BECAUSE OF ITS HARD ROCK BASE
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DESCRIBE THE PIEDMONT REGION.
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FOOT OF THE MOUNTAINS, 2 ND LARGEST, HILLY, GOES TO CENTRAL GEORGIA, RED CLAY, MOST POPULATED, WHERE WE LIVE
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WHERE ARE GEORGIA’S DEEP WATER PORTS LOCATED?
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1. SAVANNAH 2. BRUNSWICK
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HOW DO THE BARRIER ISLANDS PROTECT THE MAINLAND?
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THEY BLOCK WIND, SANDS AND WATER THAT COULD CAUSE EROSION ON THE MAINLAND.
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NAME THE MAIN CITIES LOCATED ON THE FALL LINE.
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COLUMBUS, MACON, AUGUSTA
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WHICH GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES MADE EARLY EXPLORATION OF THE NEW WORLD FEASIBLE?
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WIND & OCEAN CURRENTS
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UNIT 2 PREHISTORIC GEORGIA INDIANS
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NAME THE 4 PREHISTORIC INDIAN PERIODS.
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1. PALEO 2. ARCHAIC 3. WOODLAND 4. MISSISSIPPIAN
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP WAS THE FIRST TO USE BOW AND ARROWS?
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WOODLAND
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP STARTED HORTICULTURE?
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ARCHAIC
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP BANDED TOGETHER IN TRIBES?
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WOODLAND
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP HAD VILLAGES WITH PROTECTIVE TOWERS AND MOATS?
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MISSISSIPPIANS
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP BUILT MOUNDS TO BURY THEIR DEAD?
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WOODLAND
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP USED CHOPPERS AND DRILLING TOOLS FROM DEER ANTLERS?
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ARCHAIC
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP HUNTED WITH LONG WOODEN SPEARS?
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PALEO
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP MOVED EACH SEASON IN SEARCH OF FOOD?
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ARCHAIC
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WHICH PREHISTORIC GROUP FIRST USED CLAY CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE?
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ARCHAIC
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UNIT 3 COLONIZATION TO ROYAL GOVERNMENT
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NAME THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT COLONIZED THE NEW WORLD.
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ENGLAND, SPAIN, FRANCE
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WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR EUROPEAN EXPLORATION OF THE NEW WORLD?
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GOD, GLORY, GOLD
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST CITY ESTABLISHED BY EUROPEANS IN THE NEW WORLD?
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ST. AUGUSTINE
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WHICH SPANISH EXPLORER TRAVELED THROUGH GEORGIA SEARCHING FOR GOLD?
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HERNANDO DE SOTO
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WHEN AND ON WHAT SHIPS DID COLUMBUS ARRIVE IN THE NEW WORLD?
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WHEN? OCTOBER 12, 1492 SHIPS? NINA, PINTA, SANTA MARIA
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WHERE DID COLUMBUS LAND?
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SAN SALVADOR -- BAHAMAS
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WHY WAS SOUTH CAROLINA SO PLEASED TO HAVE GEORGIA BECOME A COLONY?
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IT WAS A BUFFER AGAINST SPAIN
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WHICH GROUP OF INDIANS LIVED IN THE AREA WHERE OGLETHORPE FOUNDED HIS COLONY?
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YAMACRAW
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF OGLETHORPE’S SHIP? WHEN AND WHERE DID IT LAND?
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WHAT? THE ANN WHEN? FEBRUARY 12, 1733 WHERE? YAMACRAW BLUFF
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WHO SETTLED EBENEZER AND NEW EBENEZER?
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GERMAN SALZBURGERS
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WHAT COULD THE GEORGIA COLONIAL TRUSTEES DO AND NOT DO?
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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
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WHAT WAS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF DISCONTENT WITH GEORGIA’S EARLY COLONISTS AND WHY?
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NO SLAVES
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NAME GEORGIA’S 3 ROYAL GOVERNORS.
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1. REYNOLDS 2. ELLIS 3. WRIGHT
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DEFINE A ROYAL COLONY.
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DIRECTLY GOVERNED BY THE KING
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WHAT WAS OGLETHORPE’S PLAN FOR THE BUILDING OF SAVANNAH?
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SQUARES
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DEFINE MERCANTILISM.
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TRADE POLICY WHERE A NATION EXPORTS MORE THAN ITS IMPORTS; COLONIES ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPLY RAW MATERIALS TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY.
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UNIT 4 AMERICAN REVOLUTION & NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
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WHAT COUNTRIES WERE INVOLVED IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR?
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FRANCE & ENGLAND
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WHY DID THIS WAR LEAD TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
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RAISED DEBT & CAUSED THE KING TO TAX THE COLONISTS.
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WHEN WAS GEORGIA’S FIRST STATE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED? WHAT WERE ITS WEAKNESSES?
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WHEN? 1777 WHAT? UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE WITH STRONG POWERS INCLUDING THE POWER TO APPOINT GOVERNOR & CONTROL HIS ACTIONS
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WHY WAS THERE LESS ANTI-BRITISH FEELING IN GEORGIA THAN IN THE OTHER COLONIES DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
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YOUNGEST COLONY AND NEEDED THEIR SUPPORT
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WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
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WHO SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM GEORGIA?
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HALL, GWINNETT, WALTON
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WHAT WAS THE FINAL DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION?
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BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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WHO SIGNED THE TREATY OF PARIS OF 1783?
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GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED STATES, FRANCE
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WHICH GEORGIA ROYAL GOVERNOR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEFENSES OF THE COLONY?
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JAMES WRIGHT
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WHAT ISSUES CREATED CONFLICT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?
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REPRESENTATION, SLAVE COUNT, DIVIDING GOVERNMENT INTO 3 BRANCHES, ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
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WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?
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TO REVISE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES?
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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WHEN DID GEORGIA AND THE OTHER COLONIES GAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN?
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JULY 4, 1776
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WHAT IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN GEORGIA TO BE NAMED FOR A WOMAN? WHO? WHY?
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WHAT? HART WHO? NANCY HART WHY? HERIONE OF THE REVOLUTION
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WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE HEADRIGHT SYSTEM?
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TO DISTRIBUTE INDIAN LANDS
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WHY DID THE AUTHORS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WANT A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH LITTLE POWER?
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THEY HAD JUST LEFT THAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT.
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WHAT ISSUE WAS SETTLED BY THE GREAT COMPROMISE?
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REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
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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?
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JAMES MADISON
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HOW MANY UNITED STATES SENATORS ARE THERE? HOW MANY ARE FROM GEORGIA?
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US SENATORS? 100 FROM GEORGIA? 2
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WHAT IS SEPARATION OF POWERS?
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GOVERNMENT IS DIVIDED INTO 3 SEPARATE BRANCHES
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WHAT IS FEDERALISM?
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3 LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
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HOW MANY UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE THERE? HOW MANY ARE FROM GEORGIA?
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? 435 FROM GEORGIA? 13
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HOW IS THE NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES DETERMINED IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
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BASED ON POPULATION
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WHO SIGNED THE US CONSTITUTION FROM GEORGIA?
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ABRAHAM BALDWIN & WILLIAM FEW
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UNIT 5 STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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HOW MAY YEARS IS A GEORGIA GOVERNOR’S TERM? HOW MANY TERMS CAN HE/SHE SERVE?
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4 YEARS 2 CONSECUTIVE TERMS
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WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE A GEORGIA GOVERNOR?
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30 YEARS OLD, 6 YEARS -- RESIDENT OF GEORGIA, 15 YEARS -- A US CITIZEN
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WHO BECOMES GEORGIA’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IF BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ARE UNABLE TO SERVE?
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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HOW OLD MUST A GEORGIA VOTER BE?
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AT LEAST 18
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WHEN WAS GEORGIA’S FIRST CONSITUTION RATIFIED?
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1777
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HOW DOES A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MOST EFFECTIVELY AFFECT THE PASSAGE OR FAILURE OF LEGISLATION IN THE STATE SENATE?
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BY ASSIGNING BILLS TO COMMITTEES
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST BRANCH OF GEORGIA’S GOVERNMENT?
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EXECUTIVE
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ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, WHERE DOES ALL GOVERNMENT ORIGINATE?
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WITH THE PEOPLE
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WHO IS THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE GEORGIA STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? OF THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE?
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HOUSE? SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SENATE? LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR/PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN BY A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE?
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HOLD HEARING, VOTE BILLS OUT, KILL BILLS WITH A NEGATIVE VOTE
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HOW DOES A BILL BECOME A LAW?
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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.
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WHAT HAPPENS TO A BILL PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IF THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT VETO IT, BUT DOES NOT SIGN IT?
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IT BECOMES A LAW ANYWAY.
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WHAT ARE THE ELECTED STATEWIDE OFFICES IN GEORGIA?
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SECRETARY OF STATE, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
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WHAT VOTE IS REQUIRED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN ORDER FOR A BILL TO PASS?
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MAJORITY
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WHAT IS REVENUE?
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INCOME
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WHAT GUIDELINE IS CONSIDERED MOST IMPORTANT FOR DETERMINING THE BOUNDARIES FOR HOUSE AND SENATE ELECTION DISTRICTS EVERY TEN YEARS?
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EQUAL POPULATION SPLIT AMONG DISTRICTS
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WHAT TYPE OF LEGISLATION MUST BEGIN IN THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
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APPROPRIATIONS
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WHAT BENEFIT DID THE CONSTITUTION PROVIDE THAT THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION DID NOT?
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STRONG FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH COULD HANDLE NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROADS, ETC.
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WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ELECTED TO THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
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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
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WHERE DOES THE REAL WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKE PLACE?
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COMMITTEES
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HOW MANY PEOPLE SERVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY? TERM LENGTH?
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HOW MANY? HOUSE – 180; SENATE – 56 TERM? 2 YEARS
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WHEN IS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD AND HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?
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HOW LONG? 40 DAYS WHEN? SECOND MONDAY OF JANUARY
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WHERE DOES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEET?
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STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA
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WHAT ARE CHECKS & BALANCES? GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
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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
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WHAT ARE THE 3 DIFFERENT FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT?
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1. CITY 2. COUNTY 3. SPECIAL PURPOSE
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WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT?
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SCHOOL SYSTEM, MARTA, PORT AUTHORITY
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WHAT IS A CITY WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT?
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MUNICIPALITY
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CITY GOVERNMENT?
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MAYOR-COUNCIL COUNCIL-MAYOR COMMISSIONS
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HOW ARE A STRONG MAYOR GOVERNMENT AND A WEAK MAYOR GOVERNMENT DIFFERENT?
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STRONG MAYOR – STRONG AND ACTIVE GOVERNMENT LEADER WEAK MAYOR – COUNCIL HAS BOTH EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS AND THE MAYOR IS JUST A FIGUREHEAD
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WHAT IS A CIVIL CASE?
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DISPUTES BETWEEN 2 OR MORE PERSONS OR GROUPS
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WHAT IS A CRIMINAL CASE?
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CASES INVOLVING VIOLATIONS OF LAWS
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WHAT IS A FELONY?
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SERIOUS CRIME PUNISHABLE BY A YEAR OR MORE IN PRISON, A FINE OF AT LEAST $1,000 OR BOTH
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WHAT IS A MISDEMEANOR?
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LESS SERIOUS; PUNISHABLE BY LESS THAN A YEAR IN PRISON, A FINE OF LESS THAN $1,000 OR BOTH
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WHO HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN A CIVIL CASE?
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PLAINTIFF
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WHO HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN A CRIMINAL CASE?
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STATE
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DEFINE JUVENILE.
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CITIZEN UNDER THE AGE OF 17
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STATUS OFFENSE & A DELINQUENT ACT?
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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
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