Georgia Government and the State Constitution

The most recent ______________________ for the State of Georgia was ratified in 1983 and was a culmination of twenty years of discussion and debate

• Constitution

• Charter

• Newpaper

• Media

There are more than ___ cities and towns in Georgia.

• 520

• 159

• 500

• 160

There are a ___ counties in Georgia.

• 175
• 159
• 150
• 200

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

• representative
• mayor
• governor
• senator

Georgia’s government resembles the ________________ government with executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

• unitary
• monarchical
• federal
• authoritarian

The ____________ is the top executive leadership position in the state.

• judge
• mayor
• senator
• governor

In Georgia, the state _______________ grants significant powers to the counties and cities.

• regulation
• law
• constitution
• amendment

A real property tax on items like automobiles, land, real estate, boats, machinery, and business inventories.

• Sales tax
• Income tax
• Luxury tax
• Ad valorem tax

A tax which is charged on all tangible consumer items, and local-option sales taxes, which must be voted on and approved by the citizens in an election as a referendum item.

• Income tax and property tax
• Excise tax and luxury tax
• Value-added tax and import tax
• Sales tax and local-option sales tax.

A type of tax is often referred to as a _______ (special local option sales tax).

• state sales tax
• federal income tax
• property tax
• SPLOST