State and Local Government

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The _______ Amendment guarantees the right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances" States do this in several different ways.

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1st

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_____________________ is the process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot. Georgia does NOT have an initiative process; there are 24 states that have adopted this process

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Initiative

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_______________ is a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of their term of office. This is not the same as impeachment. Recall of a state official is achieved through an election. Eighteen states permit an election to remove a state official through the recall process. Georgia does allow recall.

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Recall

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Who is the Chief Executive of the Georgia state government?

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Governor

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Each ____________ has at least one representative in the Georgia General Assembly.

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county

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To serve in the Georgia State Senate you must be how old?

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25

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To serve in the Georgia State House of Representatives you must be how old?

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21

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To serve as Governor of Georgia you must be how old?

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30

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An _____________ tax is a real property tax on items like automobiles, land, real estate, boats, machinery, and business inventories.

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ad valorem

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This is a tax charged on all tangible consumer items which must be voted on and approved by the citizens in an election as a referendum item.

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sales tax