GA Milestones End Of Grade Practice Test
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which statement BEST explains how the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport provides jobs
for Georgians? - CORRECT ANSWER - The airport employs its own staff and supports
the indirect employment of many others.
Juveniles taken into custody have which of the following rights? - CORRECT ANSWER -
the right to remain silent
How do the qualifications for election to Georgia's Senate differ from the qualifications for
election to Georgia's House? - CORRECT ANSWER - Candidates for Senate must be at
least 25.
Which statement provides the BEST interpretation of the passage? - CORRECT
ANSWER - American colonists had a duty and just reasons to declare war independence.
Why did the Spanish initially settle on the barrier islands rather than the mainland of what is now
Georgia? - CORRECT ANSWER - The islands were easier for ships to access.
After which step is a bill from the General Assembly presented to the governor for consideration
and possible signature? - CORRECT ANSWER - floor consideration
Which statement about Lester Maddox is BEST supported by information in the quotation? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Lester Maddox was a segregationist.
Which term BEST explains the historical implications of the Fall Line? - CORRECT
ANSWER - transportation hubs
, When did Georgia officially become a British colony? - CORRECT ANSWER - after the
Trustee period
Which statement BEST explains the structure of Georgia's current constitution? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It has a preamble, 11 articles, and a bill of rights.
Which phrase BEST summarizes the 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson? -
CORRECT ANSWER - separate but equal
Which example illustrates delinquent behavior rather than unruly behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER - stealing and wrecking a neighbor's car
What was the stated purpose of the Sibley Commission? - CORRECT ANSWER - to
collect opinions about desegregation
Which of the following was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It gave Congress no power to tax the new states.
Why was the Yazoo land sale reversed with the 1796 Rescinding Act? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The sale involved fraud and bribery.
Which statement BEST explains why income is the starting point for personal financial
management? - CORRECT ANSWER - Without income, there are no finances to manage.
In what general direction did the federal government march members of the Cherokee Nation in
the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears? - CORRECT ANSWER - west, from
Georgia to Oklahoma
Why did Congress pass the Lend-Lease Act in 1941? - CORRECT ANSWER - to supply
weapons to allies who could not pay
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which statement BEST explains how the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport provides jobs
for Georgians? - CORRECT ANSWER - The airport employs its own staff and supports
the indirect employment of many others.
Juveniles taken into custody have which of the following rights? - CORRECT ANSWER -
the right to remain silent
How do the qualifications for election to Georgia's Senate differ from the qualifications for
election to Georgia's House? - CORRECT ANSWER - Candidates for Senate must be at
least 25.
Which statement provides the BEST interpretation of the passage? - CORRECT
ANSWER - American colonists had a duty and just reasons to declare war independence.
Why did the Spanish initially settle on the barrier islands rather than the mainland of what is now
Georgia? - CORRECT ANSWER - The islands were easier for ships to access.
After which step is a bill from the General Assembly presented to the governor for consideration
and possible signature? - CORRECT ANSWER - floor consideration
Which statement about Lester Maddox is BEST supported by information in the quotation? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Lester Maddox was a segregationist.
Which term BEST explains the historical implications of the Fall Line? - CORRECT
ANSWER - transportation hubs
, When did Georgia officially become a British colony? - CORRECT ANSWER - after the
Trustee period
Which statement BEST explains the structure of Georgia's current constitution? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It has a preamble, 11 articles, and a bill of rights.
Which phrase BEST summarizes the 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson? -
CORRECT ANSWER - separate but equal
Which example illustrates delinquent behavior rather than unruly behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER - stealing and wrecking a neighbor's car
What was the stated purpose of the Sibley Commission? - CORRECT ANSWER - to
collect opinions about desegregation
Which of the following was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It gave Congress no power to tax the new states.
Why was the Yazoo land sale reversed with the 1796 Rescinding Act? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The sale involved fraud and bribery.
Which statement BEST explains why income is the starting point for personal financial
management? - CORRECT ANSWER - Without income, there are no finances to manage.
In what general direction did the federal government march members of the Cherokee Nation in
the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears? - CORRECT ANSWER - west, from
Georgia to Oklahoma
Why did Congress pass the Lend-Lease Act in 1941? - CORRECT ANSWER - to supply
weapons to allies who could not pay
