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WorksheetsVocabulary Review G1, CG1-6, H1-H3
Total questions: 116
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A land mass inhabited by people who share a common territory and government; also known as a country.
a)
Nation
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Climate
2.
Lines of latitude and longitude that divide the earth into halves
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Nation
c)
Continent
d)
Climate
3.
The world’s largest land masses.
a)
Continent
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Nation
d)
Climate
4.
A long river that flows from northern Georgia along the Georgia/Alabama border and into the Apalachicola River. The river is used for rafting and fishing and is a national recreation area.
a)
Chattahoochee River
b)
Savannah River
c)
Okenfenokee Swamp
d)
Barrier Islands
5.
A river that begins in South Carolina, flows along the South Carolina and Georgia border, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 300 miles long
a)
Savannah River
b)
Chattahoochee River
c)
Okenfenokee Swamp
d)
Barrier Islands
6.
The largest swamp in North America; was the home to many Native Americans and a location for Spanish missions.
a)
Okenfenokee Swamp
b)
Savannah River
c)
Chattahoochee River
d)
Barrier Islands
7.
A large mountain chain in eastern North America extending from Canada into Alabama.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Fall Line
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Barrier Islands
8.
A geological boundary that divides the rocks of the upper Coastal Plain from those of the Piedmont. Because the line is marked by rivers, it has been a center for commerce and trade throughout Georgia’s history.
a)
Fall Line
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Barrier Islands
9.
The average measurements of temperature, wind, humidity, snow, and rain in a place over the course of years
a)
Climate
b)
Nation
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Hemisphere
10.
A region in northwest Georgia known for its mountains. It is part of a larger mountain range that runs the length of the eastern U.S.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Blue Ridge
11.
A region located in northwest Georgia, marked by high ridges that overlook deep, wide valleys.
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Piedmont
12.
A low-lying and mostly flat region of Georgia that covers most of the state’s southern half. It has sandy beaches, flatlands, and gently rolling hills.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
13.
Georgia’s northeastern region; receives more rainfall than any other region; many major rivers begin here.
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Coastal Plains
14.
A region of Georgia located between the Coastal Plain in the south and mountains in the north. It is hilly, the second-largest region of the state, and the most populated.
a)
Piedmont
b)
Ridge and Valley
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
15.
Several islands off Georgia's coast; inhabited by Native Americans; the Spanish built several missions on these islands. Protects Georgia’s coast from hurricanes and storms.
a)
Barrier Islands
b)
Okenfenokee Swamp
c)
Savannah River
d)
Chattahoochee River
16.
An election where members of the two major parties vote for candidates to represent them in the general elections.
a)
Primary election
b)
Runoff election
c)
Special election
d)
General election
17.
A direct vote by the people.
a)
Referendum
b)
Primary election
c)
Special election
d)
General election
18.
Required criteria a person must have in order to vote; these include being 18 years of age and being a citizen of the United States.
a)
Voting qualifications
b)
Responsibilities of Citizens
c)
Reasons for a constitution
d)
Responsibilities of Senators
19.
An election where the winning candidates of each party's primary, along with third party candidates and independents, run for political offices.
a)
General election
b)
Special election
c)
Runoff election
d)
Primary election
20.
An election between candidates that did not receive 50% +1 of the vote.
a)
Runoff election
b)
Primary election
c)
Special election
d)
General election
21.
An election that is used to present a special issue to voters or fill an office vacancy.
a)
Special election
b)
Runoff election
c)
Primary election
d)
General election
22.
Changes made to the Georgia and/or the U.S. Constitutions.
a)
Amendments
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Polling place
23.
A political system that allows one branch of government to veto or amend the acts of another to prevent one branch from having too much power.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Amendments
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Polling place
24.
The elected executive of the state; serves a four year term.
a)
Governor
b)
Judge
c)
Lawyer
d)
Speaker of the House
25.
The constitutional principle that limits the powers vested in one person or branch of government.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Amendments
d)
Responsibilities of Citizens
26.
The power held by the executive branch to reject a law
a)
Veto
b)
House Approval
c)
Dismissal
d)
NOPE!
27.
A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
a)
Jury
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Governor
d)
Cool kids
28.
Duties that all citizens have; some are mandatory, like paying taxes and serving on juries; others are voluntary, such as voting.
a)
Responsibilities of Citizens
b)
Voting qualifications
c)
Reasons for a constitution
d)
Responsibilities of Senators
29.
Location people are assigned to vote based on their residence.
a)
Polling place
b)
Precinct
c)
Jury
d)
Veto
30.
A voting district.
a)
Precinct
b)
Polling place
c)
Jury
d)
Separation of Powers
31.
Committee created for a special purpose.
a)
Ad Hoc Committee
b)
Conference Committee
c)
Joint Committee
d)
Standing Committee
32.
Money generated for the state through taxes.
a)
Tax Revenue
b)
Bills
c)
Fines
d)
Taxes
33.
A representative whose role is to promote the interest of the Governor on the house floor.
a)
Floor Leader
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Majority Leader
d)
Minority Leader
34.
A permanent committee.
a)
Standing Committee
b)
Joint Committee
c)
Ad Hoc Committee
d)
Conference Committee
35.
Leader who is responsible for making sure members of his or her party vote for bills and agendas that the minority party favors.
a)
Minority Leader
b)
Majority Leader
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Floor Leader
36.
Created when the House and Senate writes differing versions of a bill; committee must compromise to make the bill the same.
a)
Conference Committee
b)
Joint Committee
c)
Standing Committee
d)
Ad Hoc Committee
37.
Georgia’s legislative branch; made up of a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
a)
Georgia General Assembly
b)
Georgia Judicial Circuit
c)
Georgia Supreme Court
d)
Governor's Office
38.
Presiding officer of the General Assembly’s House of Representatives.
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Majority Leader
c)
Minority Leader
d)
Floor Leader
39.
A committee made up of members of the Senate and House.
a)
Joint Committee
b)
Ad Hoc Committee
c)
Conference Committee
d)
Standing Committee
40.
Money paid by citizens to support the function of local, state, and/or the federal government.
a)
Taxes
b)
Bill
c)
Veto
d)
Fine
41.
A proposed law.
a)
Bill
b)
Taxes
c)
Veto
d)
Fine
42.
Leader who is responsible for making sure members of his or her party vote for bills and agendas that the majority party favors.
a)
Majority Leader
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Minority Leader
d)
Floor Leader
43.
The branch of government responsible for carrying out (enforcing) the laws
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Georgia Supreme Court
44.
The elected executive of the state; serves a four year term.
a)
Governor
b)
Lieutenant Governor
c)
Attorney General
d)
Justice
45.
Georgia’s second highest-ranking executive official, who would take over the governorship if the governor could not serve out his term.
a)
Lieutenant Governor
b)
Governor
c)
Attorney General
d)
Justice
46.
The state’s chief legal officer.
a)
Attorney General
b)
Lieutenant Governor
c)
Governor
d)
Justice
47.
Members of the Supreme Court; in the Georgia Supreme Court, justices hold six year terms and are selected by popular vote.
a)
Justices
b)
Jurisdiction
c)
Appeal
d)
State Court
48.
Georgia's hightest court; it hears appeals from the Georgia Court of Apeeals and reveiews death penatly cases.
a)
Georgia Supreme Court
b)
Georgia Court of Appeals
c)
Superior Court
d)
Magistrate Court
49.
The court which hears appeals from Superior Court.
a)
Georgia Court of Appeals
b)
Superior Court
c)
Georgia Supreme Court
d)
Probate Court
50.
Disputes between two or more people or gourps who claim that one has harned the other.
a)
Civil Case
b)
Criminal Case
c)
Appeal
d)
Jurisdiction
51.
Violations of state or local law.
a)
Criminal Case
b)
Civil Case
c)
Appeal
d)
Jurisdiction
52.
A legal proceeding to ask a higher court to review a case where the verdict has already been decided.
a)
Appeal
b)
Criminal Case
c)
Civil Case
d)
State Court
53.
The legal authority fo a court to hear a case.
a)
Jurisdiction
b)
Appeal
c)
Justices
d)
Probate Court
54.
The branch of government that upholds and applies the law.
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
55.
The court which hears cases involving juveniles.
a)
Juvenile Court
b)
Superior Court
c)
State Court
d)
Probate Court
56.
The court that hears civil cases involving claims of $15,000 or les, violations of city ordinances, warrants, and felony/misdemeanor preliminary hearings.
a)
Magistrate Court
b)
Superior Court
c)
Georgia Supreme Court
d)
Probate Court
57.
The court which hears cases involving wills and marriage license
a)
Probate Court
b)
Magistrate Court
c)
Juvenile Court
58.
The court which hears misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings, and some civil cases
a)
State Court
b)
Superior Court
c)
Superior Court
d)
Probate Court
59.
The court which hears felonies, appeals from lower courts, divorces, and some civil cases.
a)
Superior Court
b)
Georgia Supreme Court
c)
Probate Court
d)
State Court
60.
A child under the age of 17.
a)
Juvenile
b)
Misdemeanor
c)
Ajudicatory
d)
Municipality
61.
An act committed by a juvenile that would be a criminal offense according to adult law
a)
Delinquent Act
b)
Unruly Act
c)
Civil Case
d)
Municipality
62.
An act committed by a juvenile that would not be a criminal offense according to adult law
a)
Unruly Act
b)
Delinquent Act
c)
Civil Case
d)
Municipality
63.
A determination of guilt or innocence by a jury
a)
Verdict
b)
Probable Cause Hearing
c)
Ajudicatory Trial
d)
Arraignment
64.
For a juvenile in custody, a hearing to decide whether to keep them in custody.
a)
Probable Cause Hearing
b)
Dispositional Hearing
c)
Ajudicatory Trial
d)
Municipal Charter
65.
A crime punishable by less than a year or less in prison.
a)
Misdemeanor
b)
Felony
c)
Informal Adjustment
d)
Municipality
66.
A crime punishable by more than a year in prison, or death.
a)
Felony
b)
Misdemeanor
c)
Informal Adjustment
d)
Municipality
67.
The agreement among a juvenile, their parents, and the court to dismiss charges if the juvenile admits guilt and follows certain requirements such as attending school.
a)
Informal Adjustment
b)
Dispositional Hearing
c)
Ajudicatory Trial
d)
Municipal Charter
68.
Money paid directly to the government as a punishment.
a)
Fines
b)
Fees
c)
Taxes
69.
Money paid directly to the government for a service, a license, or to register for something.
a)
Fees
b)
Fines
c)
Taxes
70.
The hearing to determine the punishment for a juvenile defendant who has been found guilty.
a)
Dispositional Hearing
b)
Informal Adjustment
c)
Arraignment
d)
Probable Cause Hearing
71.
A type of location that must be chartered by the state legislature and must have at least 200 residents, be located at least 3 miles from nearest city, and using its lands as tracts or residential, business, industrial, institutional, or government areas.
a)
Municipality
b)
County
c)
State
d)
Nation
72.
The elected officials who serve as the governing bodies of counties.
a)
Board of Commissioners
b)
Governor
c)
Floor Leader
d)
Supreme Court Justice
73.
A formal trial for a juvenile defendant.
a)
Ajudicatory Trial
b)
Dispositional Hearing
c)
Informal Adjustment
d)
Probable Cause Hearing
74.
The hearing before a judge in which a defendant hears the charges they are facing and enters a plea of guilty or not guilty.
a)
Arraignment
b)
Ajudicatory Trial
c)
Dispositional Hearing
d)
Informal Adjustment
75.
A written document that sets up the structure of a city government.
a)
Municipal Charter
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Preamble
d)
Grievances
76.
Form of city government where the mayor holds major responsibilities and powers.
a)
Strong Mayor government
b)
Weak Mayor government
c)
Council-Manager government
d)
Board of Commissioners
77.
Form of city government where the city council holds the majority of power and responsibilities while the majoy has minor responsibilities.
a)
Weak Mayor government
b)
Strong Mayor government
c)
Council-Manager government
d)
Board of Commissioners
78.
Form of city government with an elected council who make policies and hires a manager to carry out those policies.
a)
Council-Manager government
b)
Weak Mayor government
c)
Strong Mayor government
d)
Board of Commissioners
79.
Sedimentary rock used by the American Indians to make knives.
a)
Chert
b)
Maize
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Mercantilism
80.
The workforce in the Mississippian culture.
a)
Commoners
b)
Elites
c)
Governor
d)
Justice
81.
The power holders in the Mississippian culture.
a)
Elites
b)
Commoners
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Conquistador
82.
Churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Christianity.
a)
Missions
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Senate
d)
Worty Poor
83.
The last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale farmers and mound builders who traded throughout North America.
a)
Mississippian Indians
b)
Paleo Indians
c)
Creek Indians
d)
Cherokee Indians
84.
Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern United States; credited as being the first European in Georgia.
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
Button Gwinnett
85.
Another term for corn.
a)
Maize
b)
Chert
c)
Kernels
d)
Mercantilism
86.
The English economic policy focused on exporting more than importing.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Tariffs
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Stamp Act
87.
The time period when Georgia was governed by the trustees. The trustees created many regulations during the time period, including a ban on slavery, liquor and liquor dealers, lawyers, and Catholics.
a)
Trustee Period
b)
Royal Colony
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Worthy Poor
88.
People in debtor's prison who Oglethorpe believed that, if given a chance, could be farmers and businessmen in Georgia.
a)
Worthy Poor
b)
Trustee Period
c)
Royal Colony
d)
Intolerable Acts
89.
The royal period in Georgia beginning in 1752 after the trustees gave authority of the colony to the king. The royal period lasted until the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution in 1783.
a)
Royal Colony
b)
Trustee Period
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Worthy Poor
90.
Crops produced in the Georgia colony: wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco.
a)
W.R.I.S.T. Crops
b)
Maize
c)
Stamp Act
d)
De Facto
91.
Someone who owed more money to creditors than they had.
a)
Debtor
b)
De Facto
c)
Elites
d)
Yeoman Farmer
92.
A farmer who owned his own land, usually a small farm, and usually with no slaves; Trustees hoped that the Georgia colonists would meet these qualifications.
a)
Yeoman Farmer
b)
Debtor
c)
Commoner
d)
Grievances
93.
One of the three reasons for Georgia's founding; practice of giving time or money to help make life better for other people (charity).
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Buffer Colony
c)
Defense
94.
A term which means in practice but not necessarily ordained by law. In James Oglethorpe's case, he was never officially proclaimed a leader or governor of Georgia, but was the only trustee to come to the colony who took on the position.
a)
De Facto
b)
Debtor
c)
Broadside
d)
Grievances
95.
Governor appointed by the English Monarch to run a colony. Georgia had three royal governors. They were John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright.
a)
Royal Governors
b)
Trustees
c)
De Facto
d)
Liberty Boys
96.
One of three reasons for Georgia's founding; colony was to serve as a defensive buffer between Spanish Florida and the successful English colony of South Carolina.
a)
Buffer Colony
b)
Philanthropy
c)
Defense
97.
A war between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America. The English won the war and gained large area of North American from the French. The war did not affect Georgia directly but the Georgia colony gained land after the conclusion of the conflict.
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Battle of Kettle Creek
c)
Siege of Savannah
d)
American Revolution
98.
Royal proclamation that forbade English colonists from settling newly acquired land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Siege of Savannah
99.
Three-part document that discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by King George, and offers an official declaration of independence from England.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Georgia Constitution of 1777
d)
Municipal Charter
100.
An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.
a)
Grievances
b)
Preamble
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Municipal Charter
101.
The beginning of a document that explains why the document exists.
a)
Preamble
b)
Grievances
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Municipal Charter
102.
Small Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where patriot forces, led by Elijah Clarke, defeated 600 loyalists; one of the few patriot victories in the state.
a)
Battle of Kettle Creek
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Siege of Savannah
d)
American Revolution
103.
A sizable sheet of paper printed on one side.
a)
Broadside
b)
Chert
c)
Maize
d)
Mercantilism
104.
A group of five acts issued by the British Parliament designed to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party.
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Townshend Acts
105.
The Georgia chapter of the Sons of Liberty; established in protest of the Stamp Act.
a)
Liberty Boys
b)
Patriots
c)
Loyalists
d)
Trustees
106.
Group established by Sam Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, to protest the Stamp Act and other English taxes.
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Patriots
c)
Loyalists
d)
Trustees
107.
Colonists who were loyal to Great Britain; also known as Tories.
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Trustees
d)
Royal Governors
108.
A colonist who wanted to become independent from Great Britain.
a)
Patriot
b)
Trustees
c)
Royal Governors
d)
Loyalists
109.
A failed attempt by the French and Americans to recapture Savannah during the Revolution.
a)
Siege of Savannah
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Battle of Kettle Creek
d)
American Revolution
110.
An act established by the British government to help repay the cost of the French and Indian War. This act was one of the first direct taxes placed on the colonies by the British Government causing much protest amongst the colonists. The act, which placed a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and other paper products, was repealed in 1766.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Townshend Acts
111.
The gathering place in Savannah for the Liberty Boys.
a)
Tondee's Tavern
b)
Spanish Missions
c)
Savannah Port
d)
Proclamation of 1763
112.
Meeting that took place in Philadelphia from May to September 1787; original intent was to revise the Articles of Confederation, though the entire document was soon scrapped and a new constitution was written.
a)
Constitutional Convention
b)
Second Continental Congress
c)
Tondee's Tavern
d)
Stamp Act
113.
A compromise made between the large and small states during the Constitutional Convention; allowed for a two house legislative branches with the number of senators for each state being equal (2 per state) and the number of members of the House of Representatives being based on the state’s population.
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Stamp Act
114.
A plan proposed by delegates of smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that favored a unicameral house with each state having the same number of delegates in Congress in order to have equal representation regardless of state size; also wanted to regulate interstate and international trade.
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Three-Fifths Compromise
115.
A plan proposed by delegates from Virginia during the Constitutional Convention that favored population-weighted representation in the U.S. legislative branch.
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Three-Fifths Compromise
116.
A compromise made between slave and free states during the Constitutional Convention; North and South agreed that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person in a state’s population.
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Virginia Plan
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