Unit 3B Fast and Curious 1

Money you borrow has to be paid back. This is considered a _______.

• grant
• doubt

• gift

• debt

When you borrow money from a bank, you must pay it back and also pay an extra amount the bank charges. This is _____________

• interest
• an investment

• collateral
• optional

What was the outcome of the Three Governors Controversy?

• Eugene Talmadge was sworn in and served a fourth term as governor.

• Herman Talmadge never ran for public office again

• Melvin Thompson, the Lt. Governor, became governor as required by the GA Constitution

• Eliis Arnall changed the locks on Capitol and stayed governor for another four years.

Which statement about Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. is true?

• He spent millions of dollars to build MARTA, the public transportation system in Atlanta

• His efforts to peacefully integrate Atlanta served as a model for the rest of Georgia

• His policies on race relations were never controversial.

• He brought the first professional hockey team to Atlanta because he didn't like baseball.

The interstate system was created by which American president (who saw versions of high speed limited access highways in Europe)?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower

• Ronald Reagan

Mayor William B. Hartsfield is best known for.

• Opposing efforts to integrate Atlanta schools

• making the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia an important aviation center.

• Building the first baseball stadium in Atlanta - Hart's Field.

• Being named after a gorilla at the Atlanta Zoo

Which of these was an effect of the interstate system that was built in the 1960s through Georgia? Choose TWO.

• Economic growth and urban development in Georgia.
• Reduction in tourism due to endless highway construction.

• Decline in agricultural production in Georgia when fields were paved over.

• Increased traffic congestion in urban areas.

Which statement best describes the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954?

• It made segregation legal as long as black and white people had equal access to facilities.

• It permitted local authorities to prosecute school officials who desegregated their schools.

• It declared that separation of students by race in public schools was unconstitutional

• It led to schools being closed all over the United States.