Georgia Studies Milestone Review

The _______________________ makes the laws that citizens must obey. (SS8CG1b)

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

The ________________ branch is the head of the government who enforces the laws. (SS8CG1b)

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

A government in which each person votes individually (SS8CG1c)

• Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

A government in which all eligible citizens hold the power (SS8CG1c)

• Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Parliamentary

• Federal

Which of these is a qualification for voting in a Georgia election? (SS8CG1d)

• pay state taxes

• pass a literacy test

• being born in Georgia

• being eighteen years old

Which of the following is NOT a qualification to serve in the Georgia Senate? (SS8CG2a)

• Must be 25 years old

• Must be born in Georgia

• Must be a Georgia resident for at least 2 years

• Must be a U.S. citizen

Which department oversees how schools are funded, certifies teachers, and distributes funds to school districts? (SS8CG2c)

• Dept. of Education

• Dept. of Insurance

• Dept. of Agriculture

• Dept. of Labor

The correct order for a bill becoming a law is,,(SS8CG2d)

• idea, print, committee, other house, committee work, vote, governor. introduction

• introduction, idea, print, committee, committee work, vote, other house, governor

• idea, introduction, committee, committee work, vote, other house, governor, print

• introduction, vote, idea, print, governor, committee, committee work, other house

Which elected officer in the executive branch is the state's chief legal officer? (SS8CG3a)

• Secretary of State

• Commissioner of Agriculture

• Attorney General

• Insurance Commissioner

Which of the following is not a county responsibility? (SS8CG6b)

• Elections

• Roads

• Welfare

• Georgia Supreme Court