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SS8CG1ab Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Georgia's FIRST constitution written?

a)

1839

b)

1777

c)

1983

d)

1678

2.

How many articles are in Georgia's state constitution?

a)

7

b)

20

c)

10

d)

11

3.

What are the 2 major parties in the US?

a)

Progressive and Reform

b)

Green and Libertarian

c)

Republican and Democratic

d)

Constitution and Independent

4.

The part of the Georgia Constitution that states the purpose of the Constitution.

a)

Article IV

b)

Preamble

c)

Article IX

d)

Article II

5.

Margarita wants to know more about voting in the state of Georgia. Which part of the Constitution should Margarita look at?

a)

Article X

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article V

6.

What are two ways the Georgia Constitution and the U.S. Constitution are similar?

a)

They both are the same age and length.

b)

They both have preambles and a bill of rights.

c)

They both focus on city and county government

d)

They both have been ratified and amended the same number of times

7.

As a whole, rights identified in the Bill of Rights and in the Georgia State Constitution mostly address the rights of...

a)

states.

b)

cities.

c)

citizens.

d)

public officials.

8.

The term separation of powers refers to the designation of certain powers to...

a)

the nation's citizens

b)

State and Municipal government

c)

power of the federal government vs. power of state governments

d)

each of the three branches of government.

9.

The General Assembly in Georgia passes laws; the Georgia courts declare laws unconstitutional, and the governor vetoes bills. This is an example of...

a)

political reform

b)

partisan politics

c)

federal regulations

d)

checks and balances

10.

Both the United States Constitution and Georgia's Constitution provide for a system of checks and balances. Why did the authors of both constitutions include this system?

a)

To encourage cooperation between political parties

b)

To guarantee that all citizens have equal rights

c)

To ensure that no branch of government becomes too powerful

d)

To ensure that large states do not have more power than small states.