WorksheetsUnit 4 Quiz 2
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following would you NOT find in both the Georgia Constitution and United States Constitution?
a)
Descriptions of county and city governments
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Establishment of a bicameral legislature
2.
What document outlines the foundations of the federal government?
a)
United States Constitution
b)
Georgia Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
3.
What is a constitutional amendment?
a)
A meeting for creating an entirely new constitution
b)
A change or addition to a constitution
c)
A list of rights and freedoms for the citizens of Georgia and the United States
d)
The state budget, which is set by General Assembly
4.
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?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Constitutional Convention
d)
Constitutional Amendment
5.
Georgia's judicial branch includes the ___________.
a)
Courts
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Lieutenant Governor
6.
Georgia's judicial branch performs which duty in Georgia's state level government?
a)
Create laws
b)
Call Special Sessions of General Assembly
c)
Enforce laws
d)
Interpret laws
7.
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.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Money
d)
Amendments
8.
General Assembly refers to which branch of Georgia's state level government?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Gubernatorial Branch
d)
Legislative Branch
9.
Georgia's governor is a part of which branch of government?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Constitutional Branch
d)
Judicial Branch
10.
Georgia's executive branch performs which duty in Georgia's state level government?
a)
Write new legislation
b)
Create laws
c)
Enforce laws
d)
Interpret laws
11.
How does the legislative branch provide checks and balances on the executive branch?
a)
The Legislative branch can veto laws.
b)
The legislative branch has the power to call special sessions of General Assembly.
c)
The Judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional.
d)
The Legislative branch has the power to impeach members of the executive branch.
12.
Which of the following is an example of the executive branch providing checks and balances on the legislative branch?
a)
The governor can veto legislation.
b)
General Assembly has to approve the governor's budget.
c)
The governor can declare a law unconstitutional.
d)
The governor can amend the Georgia Constitution.
13.
Georgia's General Assembly performs which duty in Georgia's state level government?
a)
Enforce laws
b)
Veto bills
c)
Interpret laws
d)
Create laws
14.
Which is NOT one of your responsibilities as a citizen of Georgia?
a)
Voting
b)
Freedom of speech
c)
Paying taxes
d)
Jury duty
15.
What determines if an election in Georgia goes to a run off?
a)
If no candidate gets over 50% of the vote
b)
If a third party candidate wins the popular vote
c)
If a third party candidate gets at least 2% of the vote
d)
If no candidate reaches 75% of the vote
16.
What are the two main political parties in the United States? (Check TWO)
a)
Democratic Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Libertarian Party
d)
Independent Party
e)
Socialist Party
17.
Which of the following is the current Georgia state flag?
a)
F
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
18.
What are the three principles of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia flag? (CHOOSE THREE)
a)
Moderation
b)
Liberty
c)
Wisdom
d)
Justice
19.
The three pillars on the Coat of Arms (Seal of Georgia) represent ______________.
a)
the three houses in Georgia's legislative branch
b)
the three signers of the Declaration of Independence (Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton)
c)
the three royal governors in Georgia's colonial period (John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright)
d)
the three branches of Georgia's state government
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