GCSU GA Constitution Test 2025- Questions with
Complete Answers
- In what different ways are the heads of executive departments selected in Georgia?
- ANSWER Elected by the people or policy making boards
- How did Jimmy Carter reorganize the state executive agencies? What was the result of
this reorganization? - ANSWER Carter reduced the number of agencies from 300
agencies to 22 departments and used the "one stop shopping" concept that one broad
function of government should be handled by one agency
- Which power of the Governor is held by some political scientists to be the most
important of his policy-making and management tools? - ANSWER State fiscal
affairs (raising revenues and spending funds)
- State budget process and the role of the Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) -
ANSWER Only agency in the state government over which the governor's supervisory
control is complete. The duties of the OPB center on helping the governor to draw up
both short and long range plans for the state in the shape of the executive budget. The
document predicts how much money will be available for state spending in the next
fiscal year and then specifies how much money should be spent for various programs by
every executive agency. The process begins 16 months before the fiscal year
, commences and involves hundreds of requests, communications, consultations, and
negotiations between the governor and OPB and the various executive agencies.
- How is the Governor involved in the legislative process? - ANSWER The governor may
address the legislature to present to it his views, propose bills, and to call for
cooperation. Bills passed by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor and to over-
ride a veto a 2/3 majority of both legislative chambers. After a bill's passage by the
legislature, the governor must make his veto decision within 6 days if the legislature is
still in session or 40 days if they have adjourned. If the governor takes no action, it
becomes law.
- What is the line-item veto? What kind of bills can the Governor use this on? - ANSWER
The governor may address the legislature to present to it his views, propose bills, and to
call for cooperation. Bills passed by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor and to
over-ride a veto a 2/3 majority of both legislative chambers. After a bill's passage by the
legislature, the governor must make his veto decision within 6 days if the legislature is
still in session or 40 days if they have adjourned. If the governor takes no action, it
becomes law.
- How can the legislature override the governor's veto? - ANSWER The governor may
address the legislature to present to it his views, propose bills, and to call for
cooperation. Bills passed by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor and to over-
ride a veto a 2/3 majority of both legislative chambers. After a bill's passage by the
legislature, the governor must make his veto decision within 6 days if the legislature is
still in session or 40 days if they have adjourned. If the governor takes no action, it
becomes law
- Governor's ability to call special legislative sessions and when this might be used
- ANSWER Can call special session to consider only those issue he has designated
- Term limits for the Governor and other constraints on the ability of the Governor to
exercise formal leadership powers - ANSWER 1944 the term of office was extended from
2 to 4 years, 1976 governor could serve 2 consecutive 4 year terms. The ability of the
Complete Answers
- In what different ways are the heads of executive departments selected in Georgia?
- ANSWER Elected by the people or policy making boards
- How did Jimmy Carter reorganize the state executive agencies? What was the result of
this reorganization? - ANSWER Carter reduced the number of agencies from 300
agencies to 22 departments and used the "one stop shopping" concept that one broad
function of government should be handled by one agency
- Which power of the Governor is held by some political scientists to be the most
important of his policy-making and management tools? - ANSWER State fiscal
affairs (raising revenues and spending funds)
- State budget process and the role of the Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) -
ANSWER Only agency in the state government over which the governor's supervisory
control is complete. The duties of the OPB center on helping the governor to draw up
both short and long range plans for the state in the shape of the executive budget. The
document predicts how much money will be available for state spending in the next
fiscal year and then specifies how much money should be spent for various programs by
every executive agency. The process begins 16 months before the fiscal year
, commences and involves hundreds of requests, communications, consultations, and
negotiations between the governor and OPB and the various executive agencies.
- How is the Governor involved in the legislative process? - ANSWER The governor may
address the legislature to present to it his views, propose bills, and to call for
cooperation. Bills passed by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor and to over-
ride a veto a 2/3 majority of both legislative chambers. After a bill's passage by the
legislature, the governor must make his veto decision within 6 days if the legislature is
still in session or 40 days if they have adjourned. If the governor takes no action, it
becomes law.
- What is the line-item veto? What kind of bills can the Governor use this on? - ANSWER
The governor may address the legislature to present to it his views, propose bills, and to
call for cooperation. Bills passed by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor and to
over-ride a veto a 2/3 majority of both legislative chambers. After a bill's passage by the
legislature, the governor must make his veto decision within 6 days if the legislature is
still in session or 40 days if they have adjourned. If the governor takes no action, it
becomes law.
- How can the legislature override the governor's veto? - ANSWER The governor may
address the legislature to present to it his views, propose bills, and to call for
cooperation. Bills passed by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor and to over-
ride a veto a 2/3 majority of both legislative chambers. After a bill's passage by the
legislature, the governor must make his veto decision within 6 days if the legislature is
still in session or 40 days if they have adjourned. If the governor takes no action, it
becomes law
- Governor's ability to call special legislative sessions and when this might be used
- ANSWER Can call special session to consider only those issue he has designated
- Term limits for the Governor and other constraints on the ability of the Governor to
exercise formal leadership powers - ANSWER 1944 the term of office was extended from
2 to 4 years, 1976 governor could serve 2 consecutive 4 year terms. The ability of the
