Government
What are the 3 branches of Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Where do local governments get money?
Taxes
Name of the person who works through the county to help ensure safety for all living outside the cities.
Sheriff
What were the 3 reasons that the Spanish explored and settled in North America?
God, Gold, Glory
What are the 4 main transportation systems in Georgia?
Interstate highways, railroads, airports, deep water ports
Name these amendments:
1. made sure that all people born in the US are citizens and have equal protection under the law.
2. gave African American men the right to vote.
3. officially ended slavery in the United States.
1. 14th
2. 15th
3. 13th
What tax is used for education?
Property Tax
Name of the group of Indians living in Georgia at the time of European Exploration.
Mississippians
Hernando DeSoto, Gold
Each member of your group must stand up and say the GA pledge of allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the Georgia flag and to the principles for which it stands; wisdom, justice, moderation, and courage
Preamble
Define these two words:
budget debt
budget - plan for spending, amount of money you can spend on a certain thing
debt - amount of money borrowed that you have to pay back
Name of the group of settlers who came to GA to practice their Protestant religion, settled in Ebenezer.
What do Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton all have in common?
GA signers of the Declaration of Independence
What happened to the American Indians because of Spanish exploration?
Disease and Death (smallpox)
What are the dates of the Civil War?
1861-1865
When was the current Georgia Constitution ratified?
1983
What are 2 risks that entrepreneurs take to start a business?
debt, closure
Name of the group of settlers who came to GA to practice their Protestant religion, settled in Ebenezer.
Salzburgers
What is the name of the document that settled Georgia?
Charter of 1732
Name the following land policy:
Senators were bribed by land companies to sell the land, the land companies then sold the land for an expensive price, the national government had to take the land so GA became smaller in size
Yazoo Land Fraud
What are the 3 main qualifications for voting in GA?
18 years old, Resident of GA, U.S. citizen
What are 3 of the 5 industries that influence the economy of Georgia?
Agriculture, Entertainment, Manufacturing, Service, Technology
Who was the President who created the New Deal?
Name all 4 of his New Deal programs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rural Electrification Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Social Security Administration
What are the three reasons for settling Georgia?
Philanthropy (charity) , Economies, Defense (buffer colony/military)
explain the difference between separation of powers and checks and balances.
Sep. of Powers - the process of dividing power amongst the 3 branches of gov. equally
Checks & Bals - the capability of each branch to keep the other branches in check, which prevents one branch from becoming stronger than the other