GCSU Gov Test GA 2025 |Exam
|Questions with Complete Answers
has a two year term limit, but there is no limit to how many times you can be elected!
- ANSWER Georgia Legislature.
Roles: enacts state laws, legislative oversight, senate confirmation, authorization and
appropriations (taxes), appointment powers, propose constitutional amendments,
representation - ANSWER General Assembly
Partisan Control from reconstruction (1983) to 2002 - ANSWER Democratic control
Partisan Control from 2002 to present - ANSWER Republican control
Has 56 seats/districts - ANSWER Senate
Has 180 seats/districts - ANSWER House
Organized with Party leadership and a committee system - ANSWER General Assembly
Head of the House of GenA - ANSWER Speaker of the House
Head of the Ga Senate - ANSWER Lieutenant Governor
, There approximately _____ courts in Ga. - ANSWER 1,000
Number of classes of courts - ANSWER 7
Probate, magistrate, supreme court, superior court, state, court of appeals, and
various municipal courts. - ANSWER the 7 classes of courts in Ga
Primary trial courts; has original and appellate jurisdiction - ANSWER Superior courts in
Ga
The court of last resort (appellate J); cases only go past this if the judges are
convinced of its national importance. - ANSWER Supreme Court of Ga
States that local governments are creatures of the state. They are NOT sovereign. -
ANSWER Dillon's Rule
Number of counties in Ga - ANSWER 159
primary Governing Body - ANSWER Board of Commissioners (Executive and legislative)
The sheriff, probate judges, tax commissioner, and clerk of the supreme court. -
ANSWER Constitutional Officers.
Form their own governments - ANSWER School districts
Largest form of local government in terms of expenditures. - ANSWER School districts
|Questions with Complete Answers
has a two year term limit, but there is no limit to how many times you can be elected!
- ANSWER Georgia Legislature.
Roles: enacts state laws, legislative oversight, senate confirmation, authorization and
appropriations (taxes), appointment powers, propose constitutional amendments,
representation - ANSWER General Assembly
Partisan Control from reconstruction (1983) to 2002 - ANSWER Democratic control
Partisan Control from 2002 to present - ANSWER Republican control
Has 56 seats/districts - ANSWER Senate
Has 180 seats/districts - ANSWER House
Organized with Party leadership and a committee system - ANSWER General Assembly
Head of the House of GenA - ANSWER Speaker of the House
Head of the Ga Senate - ANSWER Lieutenant Governor
, There approximately _____ courts in Ga. - ANSWER 1,000
Number of classes of courts - ANSWER 7
Probate, magistrate, supreme court, superior court, state, court of appeals, and
various municipal courts. - ANSWER the 7 classes of courts in Ga
Primary trial courts; has original and appellate jurisdiction - ANSWER Superior courts in
Ga
The court of last resort (appellate J); cases only go past this if the judges are
convinced of its national importance. - ANSWER Supreme Court of Ga
States that local governments are creatures of the state. They are NOT sovereign. -
ANSWER Dillon's Rule
Number of counties in Ga - ANSWER 159
primary Governing Body - ANSWER Board of Commissioners (Executive and legislative)
The sheriff, probate judges, tax commissioner, and clerk of the supreme court. -
ANSWER Constitutional Officers.
Form their own governments - ANSWER School districts
Largest form of local government in terms of expenditures. - ANSWER School districts
