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2. 2 This is Georgia’s State Fruit

3. 3 What is the Peach?

4. 4 This is Georgia’s State Bird

5. 5 What is the Brown Thrasher?

6. 6 This is Georgia’s State Flower

7. 7 What is the Cherokee Rose?

8. 8 This is Georgia’s State Tree

9. 9 What is the Live Oak?

10. 10 This is Georgia’s State Marine Mammal?

11. 11 What is the Right Whale or Baleen Whale?

12. 12 These officials are the main governing body of Georgia’s 159 counties

13. 13 Who are county commissioners?

14. 14 In this type of local government the elected city council is responsible for making the laws, an elected mayor acts as the city’s chief executive to make sure the laws are followed

15. 15 What is a mayor-council form of government?

16. 16 This district is created for a single job or group a single group of tasks (MARTA, school systems, community fire departments, airport and port authorities)

17. 17 What is a special-purpose district?

18. 18 The major source of funds/revenue for a local government comes from

19. 19 What is property tax?

20. 20 This is what a city with it’s own government is called

21. 21 What is a municipality?

22. 22 Responsibilities for government is divided between the three branches this is known as

23. 23 What is Separation of Powers?

24. 24 The national government and the state government share authority over the same territory and same people this is called ________

25. 25 What is Federalism?

26. 26 Each branch of government has some power to control or prevent actions of the other two branches, this is known as

27. 27 What is Checks and Balances?

28. 28 The relationship between the U.S and the Soviet Union that became strained after WWII was called ______________

29. 29 What is the Cold War?

30. 30 Millions of babies were born between the late 1940’s and the early 1960’s these children where called

31. 31 What are Baby Boomers?

32. 32 Largest branch of the state government

33. 33 What is the Executive Branch?

34. 34 This branch interprets laws

35. 35 What is the Judicial Branch?

36. 36 This is a legislative body with 2 houses

37. 37 What is a bicameral house?

38. 38 Our State School Superintendant is in this branch

39. 39 What is the Executive Branch?

40. 40 This type of legislative branch has one house

41. 41 What is a unicameral house?

42. 42 This is the largest fresh water swamp in Georgia

43. 43 What is the Okefenokee Swamp?

44. 44 In order to be a member of the State HOR in Georgia you must be at least ___ years old

45. 45 What is 21?

46. 46 Who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs?

47. 47 Who is William McIntosh?

48. 48 In order to become a state senator in Georgia you must be at least _____years old

49. 49 What is 25?

50. 50 The State Attorney General is in this branch of government

51. 51 What is the Executive Branch?