SS8H12 - Georgia History Post-1970

Georgia's county unit system gave each county

• a certain number of votes based on population rather than type (rural, urban, town)
• votes based on importance or prestige (size of cites, etc.)
• a certain number of votes based on type (rural, urban, town) rather than population
• votes based on original date of county creation or founding

The county unit system strengthened the influence of urban counties while minimizing that of rural counties.

• True
• False

The county unit system allowed which of these to get more votes in Georgia elections?

• White supremacists
• Officials with discriminatory practices
• Rural white candidates
• All of these

Which of these got fewer votes under the county unit system?

• Black and/or white progressive candidates
• Rural conservative candidates
• Candidates that favored segregation
• Candidates that supported farmers' issues

Why did the Supreme Court rule the county unit system unconstitutional?

• It violated "separate but equal" policies
• It violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• It violated "one person, one vote" rules
• It was a fair system that was not judged to be unconstitutional

Which case was about unfair voting districts in Georgia?

• Wesberry v Sanders
• Brown v Board of Education
• Plessy v Ferguson
• Worcester v Georgia

The redistribution of representatives for a given body (such as a state)

• Civil rights
• Reapportionment
• County unit system
• Recalibration

How did Georgia draw voting district lines before 1964?

• Based on population
• Based on ethnicity
• Based on geography
• Based on economics

In 1964, how did the U.S. Supreme Court say Georgia must begin redrawing its voting districts?

• By population
• By geography
• By political preference
• By race

How did the end of the county unit system impact Georgia?

• Elections became more fair
• More black candidates were elected to office
• More elected positions were created in urban areas
• All of these are true