GCSU GEORGIA CONSTITUTION EXAM
VOCABULARY 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Administration Floor Leader - ANSWERSChosen by the governor to serve as their
spokesperson and to manage the consideration of legislative programs in each
chamber
Appellate - ANSWERSAuthority of court to review a previous decision.
Bicameral Legislature - ANSWERSthe Georgia General Assembly, which consists of
the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate
Charter - ANSWERSA document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements
in an area
Constitutionalism - ANSWERSThe doctrine of government that is created by the people
for certain limited purposes which are to be spelled out in a written document
Home Rule - ANSWERSAllows municipalities to write their own charters, choose their
own type of government, and manage their own affairs
Chief Executive - ANSWERSSees that all laws are implemented and forms broad
goals/general policies
Chief or Head of State - ANSWERSGreets visiting dignitaries and acts as spokesman
for the state in dealing with other states and the national government
Chief Legislator - ANSWERSInfluences public policy by actively working in the
legislature, uses tools such as veto to do so
Chief Administrator (or Head of Bureaucracy) - ANSWERSManages of all the state's
various programs and services (in theory)
Commander-in-Chief - ANSWERSHas control over his own army, known as the
National Guard, which can be called out by the governor for emergencies (also consider
the State Patrol and GBI)
Party Leader - ANSWERSFormally rules as the most powerful person within a political
party in the state
, City Manager - ANSWERSAn administrator appointed by the city council or other
elected body to manage affairs, supposedly in a nonpartisan or professional way.
Rules Committee - ANSWERSA standing committee of the House of Representatives
that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and
considered by the house. They schedule the floor.
Standing Committee - ANSWERSA permanent committee established in a legislature,
usually focusing on a policy area
Special Committee - ANSWERSA committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes
to conduct an investigation.
Conference Committee - ANSWERSCommittee appointed by the presiding officers of
each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form.
Constitutional Courts - ANSWERSThe primary 7 courts (The Supreme Court, Court of
Appeals, Superior Courts, State Courts, Juvenile Courts, Probate Courts, and
Magistrate Courts)
Council Manager Plan - ANSWERSA form of city government under which a council,
usually elected on a nonpartisan ticket, hires a professional city manager, who runs the
city government and has power to hire and fire officials
Fiscal Year - ANSWERSAn accounting period that is one year long, June/July
General Amendments - ANSWERSPertains to entire state rather than specific localities
General Assembly - ANSWERSThe legislative branch composed of the Senate and
House of Representatives
General Property Tax - ANSWERSTax levied by local and some state governments on
real property or personal, tangible property, the major portion of which is on the
estimated value of one's home and land
Court of Appeals - ANSWERSA court with appellate jurisdiction that hears appeals from
the decisions of lower courts
Dillon's Rule - ANSWERSA court ruling that local governments do not have any inherent
sovereignty but instead must be authorized by state government
District Attorney - ANSWERSA public official who acts as prosecutor for the state or the
federal government in court in a particular district
Felony - ANSWERSA crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious
than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year
or by death
VOCABULARY 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Administration Floor Leader - ANSWERSChosen by the governor to serve as their
spokesperson and to manage the consideration of legislative programs in each
chamber
Appellate - ANSWERSAuthority of court to review a previous decision.
Bicameral Legislature - ANSWERSthe Georgia General Assembly, which consists of
the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate
Charter - ANSWERSA document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements
in an area
Constitutionalism - ANSWERSThe doctrine of government that is created by the people
for certain limited purposes which are to be spelled out in a written document
Home Rule - ANSWERSAllows municipalities to write their own charters, choose their
own type of government, and manage their own affairs
Chief Executive - ANSWERSSees that all laws are implemented and forms broad
goals/general policies
Chief or Head of State - ANSWERSGreets visiting dignitaries and acts as spokesman
for the state in dealing with other states and the national government
Chief Legislator - ANSWERSInfluences public policy by actively working in the
legislature, uses tools such as veto to do so
Chief Administrator (or Head of Bureaucracy) - ANSWERSManages of all the state's
various programs and services (in theory)
Commander-in-Chief - ANSWERSHas control over his own army, known as the
National Guard, which can be called out by the governor for emergencies (also consider
the State Patrol and GBI)
Party Leader - ANSWERSFormally rules as the most powerful person within a political
party in the state
, City Manager - ANSWERSAn administrator appointed by the city council or other
elected body to manage affairs, supposedly in a nonpartisan or professional way.
Rules Committee - ANSWERSA standing committee of the House of Representatives
that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and
considered by the house. They schedule the floor.
Standing Committee - ANSWERSA permanent committee established in a legislature,
usually focusing on a policy area
Special Committee - ANSWERSA committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes
to conduct an investigation.
Conference Committee - ANSWERSCommittee appointed by the presiding officers of
each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form.
Constitutional Courts - ANSWERSThe primary 7 courts (The Supreme Court, Court of
Appeals, Superior Courts, State Courts, Juvenile Courts, Probate Courts, and
Magistrate Courts)
Council Manager Plan - ANSWERSA form of city government under which a council,
usually elected on a nonpartisan ticket, hires a professional city manager, who runs the
city government and has power to hire and fire officials
Fiscal Year - ANSWERSAn accounting period that is one year long, June/July
General Amendments - ANSWERSPertains to entire state rather than specific localities
General Assembly - ANSWERSThe legislative branch composed of the Senate and
House of Representatives
General Property Tax - ANSWERSTax levied by local and some state governments on
real property or personal, tangible property, the major portion of which is on the
estimated value of one's home and land
Court of Appeals - ANSWERSA court with appellate jurisdiction that hears appeals from
the decisions of lower courts
Dillon's Rule - ANSWERSA court ruling that local governments do not have any inherent
sovereignty but instead must be authorized by state government
District Attorney - ANSWERSA public official who acts as prosecutor for the state or the
federal government in court in a particular district
Felony - ANSWERSA crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious
than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year
or by death
