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How would you describe the population shift in Georgia after World War II?
People moved from farms areas to suburbs surrounding the cities.
100
Who am I? I was a civil rights activist, organized nonviolent protests, delivered a famous speech in 1963's March to Washington, and was assassinated after my final "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech in 1968?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
100

Who was the only Georgian who ever served as President of the US?

Jimmy Carter

100
When in Georgia's history did its economy no longer rely upon cotton as its major component?
After World War II when people began moving from farms to the suburbs
100

What is the function of the executive branch?

Enforce or carry out the laws.

200
1.Who do you think of when you mention major league sports in Atlanta? 2.Who do you think of when you mention air transportation (aviation)?
1. Ivan Allen 2. William Hartsfield
200

Why was Georgia's 1956 state flag controversial?

The addition of a Confederate battle emblem interpreted by many as a symbol for racism and segregation.

200

How did Georgia impact World War I?

The state had many military training facilities throughout the state.

200

Why is Georgia known as ATLWOOD?

The increase in the film industry revenues across the state.

200

Where does Georgia's governors formal and informal powers come from?

Formal: constitution 

Informal: tradition

300

What was the decision of the Sibley Commission?

They suggested schools be slowing integrated (the opposite of what they found at their hearings).

300

Who was elected governor, but also chose not to integrate his restaurant?

Lester Maddox

300

Why was the county unit system in Georgia determined to be unconstitutional in 1962?

it was an unfair way to elect state officials giving rural(country) areas a large advantage over urban(city) areas

300

What former slave moved to Atlanta and became an entrepreneur whose business ventures made him one of the nation's wealthiest men in early 1900's?

Alonzo Herndon

300

What is the major difference between a civil court and a criminal court case?

who brings charges in the dispute

400
What three men were involved in the three governor's episode?
Melvin Thompson, Ellis Arnall, and Herman Talmadge
400
Who am I? I was the first African American mayor in 1974, led a major expansion of Hartfield International Airport, and helped bring Olympic Games to Atlanta in 1996?
Maynard Jackson
400

How is the Cotton Exposition and Summer Olympics similiar in their impact upon Georgia?

They both drew attention to social problems the state was experiencing at the time.

400
Georgia's state government has three branches, but the actual power of the government according to the state constitution lies in...
citizens of Georgia
400

Name on delinquent and one unruly act.

Delinquent: Any crime an adult would be charged with.

Unruly Act: Any crime only a minor would be charged with.

500

What 1954 Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

Brown v. Board of Education

500
Who am I? I began my career as a leader in the 1960's civil rights movement, mayor of Atlanta, and a key figure in bringing Olympic Games to Atlanta??
Andrew Young
500

What has been most responsible for Georgia's rapid population growth in the last 25 years?

Immigration

500

How will the Savannah Harbor Expansion help the state?

By making the harbor deeper, larger ships will be able to dock and brings their goods into the state.

500
When someone under the age of 17 commits a crime known as one of the "Seven Deadly Sins" that person is tried...
as an adult
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