UGA GA Constitution Exemption- Questions
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Wesberry v. Sanders Requires each state to draw its U.S. Congressional districts so that
they are approximately equal in population.
Gray v. Sanders Supreme Court case about equal representation in regard to the
American election system and formulated the famous "one person, one vote" standard for
legislative districting.
The salary of judges is prescribed by _____. the law
The GA Constitution calls for the branches of government to be... Separate and distinct
Does the current Georgia Constitution impose term limits on governors? If so, what are they?
yes. two terms, re-eligible after 4 years.
According to the Georgia constitution, does the Governor have the authority to exercise a line-
item veto? yes, can kill specific item in spending bill: can be overridden by a two-thirds
vote of the membership in each chamber of the General Assembly
What are the age qualifications for holding elective office in Georgia (US Senate, US House,
Georgia Senate, Georgia House)?Are there citizenship requirement for those seeking elective
office? Residency requirements? US senator:
30 yrs. old. citizen of US for 9 years. inhabitant of state when chosen.
US house
age 25. citizen for 7 years. inhabitant of state when chosen.
,GA senate
25. US citizen. GA citizen for at least 2 years.
GA House
21. US citizen. Citizen of GA for at least 2 yrs.
List the Georgia constitutional boards and commissions (see Article IV). How are members
selected for each board or commission? What are the responsibilities of each? PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION-elected statewide, oversees utilities like gas, electricity,communication
networks, transportation;
PARDONS AND PAROLES-governor appoints, can stay death sentence, executive clemency,
inmates and parole times:
STATE PERSONNEL BOARD-appointed by governor, hr/benefit programs to govt workers:
STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD-one member per district elected by majority vote of general
assembly, highway construction, railroads:
VETERANS SERVICE BOARD-governor:
BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES-1 member per congressional district and 5 at large appointed
by governor:
EDUCATIONAL BOARD-governor, one member per district, local schools:
REGENTS-one per district, appointed by governor: colleges
What is eminent domain? taking of private property for public use such as expanding a
highway, constructing facilities, and laying water or sewer lines
, Which of the following is elected by the voters of Georgia?
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Public Service Commission.
State Superintendent of Schools.
All of the above. All of the above
The presiding officer of the state Senate specified by the Georgia Constitution is:
the Speaker.
a senator chosen by the governor
the most senior member of the Senate.
the lieutenant governor. the lieutenant governor
To protect against the power of the national government, the 10th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution grants the states:
implied powers.
national supremacy.
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Wesberry v. Sanders Requires each state to draw its U.S. Congressional districts so that
they are approximately equal in population.
Gray v. Sanders Supreme Court case about equal representation in regard to the
American election system and formulated the famous "one person, one vote" standard for
legislative districting.
The salary of judges is prescribed by _____. the law
The GA Constitution calls for the branches of government to be... Separate and distinct
Does the current Georgia Constitution impose term limits on governors? If so, what are they?
yes. two terms, re-eligible after 4 years.
According to the Georgia constitution, does the Governor have the authority to exercise a line-
item veto? yes, can kill specific item in spending bill: can be overridden by a two-thirds
vote of the membership in each chamber of the General Assembly
What are the age qualifications for holding elective office in Georgia (US Senate, US House,
Georgia Senate, Georgia House)?Are there citizenship requirement for those seeking elective
office? Residency requirements? US senator:
30 yrs. old. citizen of US for 9 years. inhabitant of state when chosen.
US house
age 25. citizen for 7 years. inhabitant of state when chosen.
,GA senate
25. US citizen. GA citizen for at least 2 years.
GA House
21. US citizen. Citizen of GA for at least 2 yrs.
List the Georgia constitutional boards and commissions (see Article IV). How are members
selected for each board or commission? What are the responsibilities of each? PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION-elected statewide, oversees utilities like gas, electricity,communication
networks, transportation;
PARDONS AND PAROLES-governor appoints, can stay death sentence, executive clemency,
inmates and parole times:
STATE PERSONNEL BOARD-appointed by governor, hr/benefit programs to govt workers:
STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD-one member per district elected by majority vote of general
assembly, highway construction, railroads:
VETERANS SERVICE BOARD-governor:
BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES-1 member per congressional district and 5 at large appointed
by governor:
EDUCATIONAL BOARD-governor, one member per district, local schools:
REGENTS-one per district, appointed by governor: colleges
What is eminent domain? taking of private property for public use such as expanding a
highway, constructing facilities, and laying water or sewer lines
, Which of the following is elected by the voters of Georgia?
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Public Service Commission.
State Superintendent of Schools.
All of the above. All of the above
The presiding officer of the state Senate specified by the Georgia Constitution is:
the Speaker.
a senator chosen by the governor
the most senior member of the Senate.
the lieutenant governor. the lieutenant governor
To protect against the power of the national government, the 10th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution grants the states:
implied powers.
national supremacy.
