GA Gov Exam GCSU test exam 2023 with complete solution graded A+

Comparative sizes of the federal and state workforces, as well as which includes more elected officials - State workforce is much larger than the federal (3 mil/13 mil); state has much more elected officials (537/500,000) What areas of public policy do the states take most of the responsibility for? - public education, highway network, law enforcement, public health, welfare, recreational services How similar are the different state governmental systems to one another? - no two state governments are exactly alike Principles and beliefs associated with Constitutionalism - Gov created by the people for certain limited purposes; lays out powers and establishes institutions; the constitution itself should be easily changed Age of current Constitution - went into affect in 1983 Number of constitutions Georgia has had since 1777 - 10 Length of the last two Georgia constitutions - 1977 (over 500,000 words); 1982 (~25,000 words) Prevailing constitutional doctrine in Georgia vs nationally - the state govt can only do something if the constitution allows it to do something, fed govt can do anything unless the constitution says it can't (makes the state constitution longer, need for more amendments to act) Special amendments vs. general amendments - special amendments (not allowed) apply to only one section of the state, general amendments apply to the state as a whole Amendment procedure in Georgia - amendment procedure is different/similar to us constitution -2/3 vote in both chambers-needs majority of voters in elections approving it Average number of amendments on the ballot every year and how many are approved - about 10 are on ballot every year and about 7 are approved