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UGA US/GA Constitution Exam Questions
With Revised Answers
The presiding officer of the state senate specified by the GA constitution is - answer✔✔the
lieutenant governor
what was the lieutenant governor's duty proposed by Marvin Griffin? - answer✔✔to appoint
chairmen to the senate committees with governor's approval
consolidation starts... - answer✔✔through passage of an act in general assembly, approved by
majority of voters in affected counties
sovereign immunity - answer✔✔legal doctrine where a state cannot commit a legal wrong doing
and is immune from civil suit/criminal prosecution
GA public service commission 3 amenities? - answer✔✔electricity, natural gas,
telecommunications
term of office for governor - answer✔✔4 years, 2 consecutive terms
term of service for appellate judges - answer✔✔6 years
how can a line-item veto be overridden? - answer✔✔2/3 vote from general assembly
qualifications to serve as GA's attorney general? - answer✔✔US citizen for 10 years, GA
resident 4 years, 25 years old, state bar member 7 years
home rule - answer✔✔local government is granted powers to write/amend its charter and to take
any action not prohibited by the state
how many members of state board of pardons and paroles are there? - answer✔✔5 members,
appointed by governor
executive clemency - answer✔✔the power to grant reprieves, pardons, and paroles
king vs. chapman - answer✔✔outlawed GA's use of white primary
GA governor exercises ability of line-item veto for? - answer✔✔spending bills
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votes on bills in the general assembly must always be _____ if a bill involves _____ -
answer✔✔roll call, appropriations
lieutenant governor's 2 main purposes? - answer✔✔president of senate, successor of governor
term for GA state legislators - answer✔✔2 years
eminent domain - answer✔✔taking of private property for public use
term of house of representatives - answer✔✔2 years
term of senator - answer✔✔6 years
how many legislators must be present for general assembly to transact legislative business? -
answer✔✔3/5 of the assembly
judicial vacancies filled by - answer✔✔appointed by governor
US house member qualifications? - answer✔✔25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, live in
state represented
courts of limited jurisdiction - answer✔✔magistrate, probate, municipal, juvenile state
US senate qualifications? - answer✔✔30 years old, citizen of US for 9 years, inhabitant of state
when chosen
GA house qualifications? - answer✔✔21 years old, citizen of US, GA citizen 2 years
GA senate qualifications? - answer✔✔25 years old, US citizen, GA citizen 2 years
power to impeach is given to _____ and the trial is given to the _____ - answer✔✔house, senate
with the exception of some juveniles, what is the primary trial court for hearing felony cases? -
answer✔✔superior court
how are GA state legislators elected? - answer✔✔directly elected by their district
to pass a bill in GA house or in the senate requires a favorable vote of - answer✔✔a majority of
all members
a bill vetoed by the governor is dead unless - answer✔✔the general assembly overrides the veto
by a 2/3 vote of the total membership of each house
bills raising revenue/appropriating money must originate in - answer✔✔the house
how many members are in the GA house of reps? - answer✔✔180
UGA US/GA Constitution Exam Questions
With Revised Answers
The presiding officer of the state senate specified by the GA constitution is - answer✔✔the
lieutenant governor
what was the lieutenant governor's duty proposed by Marvin Griffin? - answer✔✔to appoint
chairmen to the senate committees with governor's approval
consolidation starts... - answer✔✔through passage of an act in general assembly, approved by
majority of voters in affected counties
sovereign immunity - answer✔✔legal doctrine where a state cannot commit a legal wrong doing
and is immune from civil suit/criminal prosecution
GA public service commission 3 amenities? - answer✔✔electricity, natural gas,
telecommunications
term of office for governor - answer✔✔4 years, 2 consecutive terms
term of service for appellate judges - answer✔✔6 years
how can a line-item veto be overridden? - answer✔✔2/3 vote from general assembly
qualifications to serve as GA's attorney general? - answer✔✔US citizen for 10 years, GA
resident 4 years, 25 years old, state bar member 7 years
home rule - answer✔✔local government is granted powers to write/amend its charter and to take
any action not prohibited by the state
how many members of state board of pardons and paroles are there? - answer✔✔5 members,
appointed by governor
executive clemency - answer✔✔the power to grant reprieves, pardons, and paroles
king vs. chapman - answer✔✔outlawed GA's use of white primary
GA governor exercises ability of line-item veto for? - answer✔✔spending bills
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votes on bills in the general assembly must always be _____ if a bill involves _____ -
answer✔✔roll call, appropriations
lieutenant governor's 2 main purposes? - answer✔✔president of senate, successor of governor
term for GA state legislators - answer✔✔2 years
eminent domain - answer✔✔taking of private property for public use
term of house of representatives - answer✔✔2 years
term of senator - answer✔✔6 years
how many legislators must be present for general assembly to transact legislative business? -
answer✔✔3/5 of the assembly
judicial vacancies filled by - answer✔✔appointed by governor
US house member qualifications? - answer✔✔25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, live in
state represented
courts of limited jurisdiction - answer✔✔magistrate, probate, municipal, juvenile state
US senate qualifications? - answer✔✔30 years old, citizen of US for 9 years, inhabitant of state
when chosen
GA house qualifications? - answer✔✔21 years old, citizen of US, GA citizen 2 years
GA senate qualifications? - answer✔✔25 years old, US citizen, GA citizen 2 years
power to impeach is given to _____ and the trial is given to the _____ - answer✔✔house, senate
with the exception of some juveniles, what is the primary trial court for hearing felony cases? -
answer✔✔superior court
how are GA state legislators elected? - answer✔✔directly elected by their district
to pass a bill in GA house or in the senate requires a favorable vote of - answer✔✔a majority of
all members
a bill vetoed by the governor is dead unless - answer✔✔the general assembly overrides the veto
by a 2/3 vote of the total membership of each house
bills raising revenue/appropriating money must originate in - answer✔✔the house
how many members are in the GA house of reps? - answer✔✔180
