Unit 4 Quiz 2

Which of the following would you NOT find in both the Georgia Constitution and United States Constitution?

• Descriptions of county and city governments
• Preamble
• Bill of Rights
• Establishment of a bicameral legislature

What document outlines the foundations of the federal government?

• United States Constitution
• Georgia Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

What is a constitutional amendment?

• A meeting for creating an entirely new constitution
• A change or addition to a constitution
• A list of rights and freedoms for the citizens of Georgia and the United States
• The state budget, which is set by General Assembly

The constitutions of the U.S. and the state of Georgia limit the powers of the government by dividing the government into three different branches. What is being described here?

• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Constitutional Convention
• Constitutional Amendment

Georgia's judicial branch includes the ___________.

• Courts
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Lieutenant Governor

Georgia's judicial branch performs which duty in Georgia's state level government?

• Create laws
• Call Special Sessions of General Assembly
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws

Each branch of government has a duty in which they provide _______________ to limit the powers of the other branches. This prevents one branch of government from gaining too much power.

• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Money
• Amendments

General Assembly refers to which branch of Georgia's state level government?

• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Gubernatorial Branch
• Legislative Branch

Georgia's governor is a part of which branch of government?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Constitutional Branch
• Judicial Branch

Georgia's executive branch performs which duty in Georgia's state level government?

• Write new legislation
• Create laws
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws