Georgia Government Quiz 2

Which of the following people are eligible to participate in the next election?

• Allison is 19, a Georgia citizen and is in prison for 2 years for fraud.

• Jake is 17, in college and is a citizen of Georgia.

• Mark is 18, in college and plans to move back to Italy where he’s from after college.

• Lucy is 20, working at the governor’s office and was born and raised in Georgia.

Both the Georgia Constitution and the US Constitution

• divide the powers of government between three branches.

• concentrate legislative power in a single house of Congress.

• place all the powers of government into the executive branch.

• divide judicial power between two chambers of the Supreme Court.

Where would you find this statement in Georgia’s Constitution?

Paragraph I. Life, liberty, and property. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property except by due process of law.

Paragraph II. Protection to person and property; equal protection. Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of government and shall be impartial and complete. No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws.

Paragraph III. Freedom of conscience. Each person has the natural and inalienable right to worship God, each according to the dictates of that person's own conscience; and no human authority should, in any case, control or interfere with such right of conscience.

Paragraph IV. Religious opinions; freedom of religion. No inhabitant of this state shall be molested in person or property or be prohibited from holding any public office or trust on account of religious opinions; but the right of freedom of religion shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the state.

• Preamble

• Bill of RIghts

• Articles

• Amendments

Which of these BEST defines a bicameral legislature?

• a governing body made of two houses

• government made up of two leaders

• government that requires 2 year terms

• a governing body that is unfair to its people

The procedure established by the Consitution by which a Governor refuses to apporve a bill and presents it from becooming a law....

• embargo

• veto

• blackball

• prohibition

The part of Georgia's government that makes laws is the _______________.

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

The House of representatives and the Senate operate on a ___________________ where laws are debated by groups of people who specialize in that subject.

• committee system

• commission

• cabinet

• task force

The Legislative body in Georgia is called the.....

• Congress

• Knesset

• General Assembly

• Parliament

You must be a citizen of the United States

You must be a legal resident of Georgia

You must be at least 18 years old

Which of the following makes the BEST title for the outline above?

• Georgia Voting Qualifications

• United States Tax Eligibility Rules

• Jury Duty Criteria in the United States

• Property-owning Requirements in Georgia