UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
tenth - CORRECT ANSWER - Georgia operates under its ______ constitution
1983 - CORRECT ANSWER - When did the final GA constitution take effect
11 - CORRECT ANSWER - The constitution has how many articles?
1777 - CORRECT ANSWER - The first constitution was written and instated in what
year?
Georgia General Assembly - CORRECT ANSWER - composed of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; has the responsibility of enacting legislation for the state (also
monitors implementations = overseeing the executive branch)
56; 180 - CORRECT ANSWER - There are ____ Senators and _____ Representatives
2 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many years are terms for members of the senate and
house?
25 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senators must be at least ____ years old
21 - CORRECT ANSWER - Representatives must be at least ____ years old
2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senators and Representatives must be residents of Georgia for
at least ___ years
, 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senators and Representatives must be legal resident for how
many years of the district which they were elected
Speaker of the House - CORRECT ANSWER - Leader of Representatives; is elected by
majority vote. They run the meetings, decide which bills to call up, assign legislation to
committees. Chief Lieutenant is the pro tempore
President Pro Tempore - CORRECT ANSWER - Leads the majority party and has the
highest-ranking senator position
Georgia Governor - CORRECT ANSWER - has the duty to take care that the laws of the
state are faithfully executed; top of the Georgia government pyramid
30 - CORRECT ANSWER - Georgia governor must be how old?
4 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many years is the Governor's term?
2 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many consecutive terms can a Governor run for?
Line Item Veto - CORRECT ANSWER - A special form of veto that authorizes the
governor to reject particular provisions of a bill without vetoing the entire bill. Allowed for
spending bills. Can be overridden by 2/3 vote from the General Assembly
Special Session - CORRECT ANSWER - when governor calls a session for legislature to
meet at the end of the summer to relook at legislature (redraw legislative/congressional districts
and deal with budgetary crisis)
Lieutenant Governor - CORRECT ANSWER - The number-two person in the executive
branch; does not run as a team with governor. Primary responsibility is to preside over the state
Senate. Usually seen as a stepping stone to be governor