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KSU Georgia Constitution Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
Does the curent GA constitution impose term limits on governors? If so, what are they? -
Answer✔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? - Answer✔Yes, they can kill specific item in spending ills; can be overridden by a 2/3
vote of the membership in each chamber of the General Assembly
Who has the power of executive clemency in the Georgia Constitution? - Answer✔The State
Board of Pardons and Paroles
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? - Answer✔GA House of Reps - must be 21 years old and have
residency for at least a year in the district that he/she represents and residency in GA for 2
years
GA Senate - must be 25 years old, residency for at least a year in the district that he/she
represents and residency in GA for at least 2 years
What are the requirements to be a Georgia department head? - Answer✔-Age of 25
-US citizen for at least 10 years
-GA resident for at least 4 years
What are the responsibilities of the lieutenant governor in Georgia? - Answer✔President of the
Senate; oversees committee on senate membership; chooses the chairman of each committee;
if Governor cannot perform duties Lieutenant Gov exercises power of the Governor and can
serve the rest of the term if the Governor dies.
Besides the governor and lieutenant governor, what positions are identified by the Georgia
constitution as being elected executive officers? - Answer✔Attorney General
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Secretary of State
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor
State School Superintendent
Public Service Commissioners
What are the qualifications to serve as Georgia's attorney general? What are his/her
responsibilities? - Answer✔Qualifications - 25 y/o, 10 years of US citizenships, 4 years of state
residency, must be an active statue member of the GA State Bar for 7 years and must not
engage in private practice of law during term
Responsibilities - legal advisor of executive branch, represents the state in all capital felony
cases/before the Supreme Court, prosecutes any state officer/person for violating criminal
statue while dealing with the state, conducting investigations into the affairs of the government
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? - Answer✔Public
Service Commission - 5 members to be elected by people, oversees utilities like gas, etc.- 6 year
terms
State Board of Pardons and Paroles - 5 members appointed by governor, subject to
confirmation by Senate and have power of executive clemency - 7 year terms
Personnel - 5 members appointed by the governor subject to Senate confirmation; 5 year terms
State Transportation Board - as many members as congressional districts in the state to be
elected by majority vote of members of the House and Senate, in charge of
transportation/highway construction, etc.
Veterans Service Board - 7 members appointed by governor - 7 year terms
Board of Natural Resources - one member from each congressional district in state & 5
members from the state at large appointed by Governor - 7 year terms
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KSU Georgia Constitution Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
Does the curent GA constitution impose term limits on governors? If so, what are they? -
Answer✔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? - Answer✔Yes, they can kill specific item in spending ills; can be overridden by a 2/3
vote of the membership in each chamber of the General Assembly
Who has the power of executive clemency in the Georgia Constitution? - Answer✔The State
Board of Pardons and Paroles
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? - Answer✔GA House of Reps - must be 21 years old and have
residency for at least a year in the district that he/she represents and residency in GA for 2
years
GA Senate - must be 25 years old, residency for at least a year in the district that he/she
represents and residency in GA for at least 2 years
What are the requirements to be a Georgia department head? - Answer✔-Age of 25
-US citizen for at least 10 years
-GA resident for at least 4 years
What are the responsibilities of the lieutenant governor in Georgia? - Answer✔President of the
Senate; oversees committee on senate membership; chooses the chairman of each committee;
if Governor cannot perform duties Lieutenant Gov exercises power of the Governor and can
serve the rest of the term if the Governor dies.
Besides the governor and lieutenant governor, what positions are identified by the Georgia
constitution as being elected executive officers? - Answer✔Attorney General
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Secretary of State
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor
State School Superintendent
Public Service Commissioners
What are the qualifications to serve as Georgia's attorney general? What are his/her
responsibilities? - Answer✔Qualifications - 25 y/o, 10 years of US citizenships, 4 years of state
residency, must be an active statue member of the GA State Bar for 7 years and must not
engage in private practice of law during term
Responsibilities - legal advisor of executive branch, represents the state in all capital felony
cases/before the Supreme Court, prosecutes any state officer/person for violating criminal
statue while dealing with the state, conducting investigations into the affairs of the government
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? - Answer✔Public
Service Commission - 5 members to be elected by people, oversees utilities like gas, etc.- 6 year
terms
State Board of Pardons and Paroles - 5 members appointed by governor, subject to
confirmation by Senate and have power of executive clemency - 7 year terms
Personnel - 5 members appointed by the governor subject to Senate confirmation; 5 year terms
State Transportation Board - as many members as congressional districts in the state to be
elected by majority vote of members of the House and Senate, in charge of
transportation/highway construction, etc.
Veterans Service Board - 7 members appointed by governor - 7 year terms
Board of Natural Resources - one member from each congressional district in state & 5
members from the state at large appointed by Governor - 7 year terms
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