Unit 5 Review

Questions 1

100

Requirements to vote

What is must be 18, current resident of Georgia, registered to vote

200

A right and a responsibility of a Georgia citizen

What is voting

300

List responsibilities of Georgia citizens

What is jury duty, paying taxes, and voting, (Obeying the law)

400

The number of counties first created due to the Constitution and the number we currently have

What is 8 and 159

500

Collecting taxes, registering voters, maintaining roads is the role for Georgia's ___ government

What is county government

Questions 2

100

The three pillars on the Georgia Flag

What is Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation

200

The purpose of separation of powers

What is to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

300

The Georgia county government's role is to

What is oversee elections

400

Who has the power to create a special purpose government (city, county, or state)

What is county

500

Examples of special purpose governments

What is parks and school districts

Questions 3

100

The Georgia Legislature is able to create

What is cities

200

Another word for cities is

What is municipal

300

Define special-purpose district

What is providing a single service to a limited area

400

Georgia Constitution created

What is counties 

500

Municipal charters create

What is city governments

Questions 4

100

Example of a WEAK Mayor Council form of government

What is Smyrna

200

Number of consolidated governments in Georgia

What is 7

300

Define consolidated government

Merges county operations and governance with one or more cities in a county

400

Examples of special purpose districts

What is MARTA, Georgia Ports, school systems, housing authorities, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

500

Spending decisions are based on 

What is available funds and the needs of the counties

Questions 5

100

The 3 branches of government

What is Legislative, Judicial, and Executive

200

Georgia titles in each branch

What is executive: Governor, Legislative: General Assembly, Judicial: Supreme Court

300

Early county structures included

What is a courthouse and jail.

400

For a town to be a county seat what did they need to have

What is a courthouse

500

COMPARE the Georgia and US Constitution

Had 3 branches of government, Bill of Rights, had Preambles, articles, and amendment processes.