UGA Georgia Constitution Test Rated A+
A Supreme Court of the United States case dealing with equal representation in regard
to the American election system and formulated the famous "one person, one vote"
standard for legislative districting. - ANSWER-Gray v. Sanders
All bills raising revenue or appropriating money must originate in... - ANSWER-The
House
Besides the governor and lieutenant governor, what positions are identified by the
Georgia constitution as being elected executive officers? - ANSWER-1) secretary of
state
2) attorney general
3) state school superintendent
4) commissioner of agriculture
5) commissioner of labor
6) commissioner of insurance
Board of Natural Resources:
1) Number of members determined by ______________
2) All members appointed by _________
3) ___ year term - ANSWER-1) amount of congressional districts in the state (14) and 5
members from the state at large
2) Governor
3) 7 year
CEO of the State Transportation Board is selected by ____________ - ANSWER-
Transportation Board members
Coker v. Georgia declared that ____ did not constitute the death penalty. - ANSWER-
rape
Consolidation must be started through passage of act in __________ and approved by
_______________. - ANSWER-General Assembly, majority of voters in affected
counties
Court decision that helped establish an implied "right to privacy" in US law, in the form
of possession of obscene materials. - ANSWER-Stanley v. Georgia
Courts ruled that Congress had the power to regulate employment conditions under the
Commerce Clause. - ANSWER-United States v. Darby Lumber Co.
Decision of US Supreme Court overturning the abortion law in Georgia. - ANSWER-Doe
v. Bolton
Does GA recognize marriage of two same-sex individuals? - ANSWER-No
, Does the GA Constitution ban indentured servitude? - ANSWER-Yes
Does the GA Constitution ban slavery? - ANSWER-Never mentions slavery
Does the GA governor have the ability to exercise a line item veto? - ANSWER-yes, for
spending bills
During the Furman v. Georgia case, the courts ruled on the requirement for a
____________ in the application of the ___________. - ANSWER-degree of
consistency, the death penalty
Executive Clemency gives the power to grant... - ANSWER-reprieves, pardons, and
paroles.
Explain how appropriations are used by the Board of Regents. - ANSWER-All
appropriations made by institutions in the university system shall be paid to the Board in
a lump sum and then distributed efficiently
Georgia was the first state whose courts recognized a right to _________. - ANSWER-
Privacy
Georgia's use of the white primary was outlawed by the federal courts in the case of... -
ANSWER-King v. Chapman
How are judges in the state judiciary selected in Georgia? - ANSWER-nonpartisan
elections
How can a line item veto be overridden? - ANSWER-2/3 vote from the General
Assembly
How can the GA Constitution be amended? - ANSWER-1) 2/3 majority vote in both
House and Senate
2) approval by voters
How did state political leaders, pushing for white supremacy during the 19th and 20th
century use the constitution to achieve their goals? - ANSWER-1) Poll taxes
2) 1877 Constitution: had to pay all taxes to be eligible vote
3) 1877 Constitution: misproportion of votes for urban areas
How has Georgia's constitution historically approached judicial review? - ANSWER-
Allowed to declare Acts unconstitutional after 1861
How is the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court selected? - ANSWER-elected
by the state's justices on a rotating basis
A Supreme Court of the United States case dealing with equal representation in regard
to the American election system and formulated the famous "one person, one vote"
standard for legislative districting. - ANSWER-Gray v. Sanders
All bills raising revenue or appropriating money must originate in... - ANSWER-The
House
Besides the governor and lieutenant governor, what positions are identified by the
Georgia constitution as being elected executive officers? - ANSWER-1) secretary of
state
2) attorney general
3) state school superintendent
4) commissioner of agriculture
5) commissioner of labor
6) commissioner of insurance
Board of Natural Resources:
1) Number of members determined by ______________
2) All members appointed by _________
3) ___ year term - ANSWER-1) amount of congressional districts in the state (14) and 5
members from the state at large
2) Governor
3) 7 year
CEO of the State Transportation Board is selected by ____________ - ANSWER-
Transportation Board members
Coker v. Georgia declared that ____ did not constitute the death penalty. - ANSWER-
rape
Consolidation must be started through passage of act in __________ and approved by
_______________. - ANSWER-General Assembly, majority of voters in affected
counties
Court decision that helped establish an implied "right to privacy" in US law, in the form
of possession of obscene materials. - ANSWER-Stanley v. Georgia
Courts ruled that Congress had the power to regulate employment conditions under the
Commerce Clause. - ANSWER-United States v. Darby Lumber Co.
Decision of US Supreme Court overturning the abortion law in Georgia. - ANSWER-Doe
v. Bolton
Does GA recognize marriage of two same-sex individuals? - ANSWER-No
, Does the GA Constitution ban indentured servitude? - ANSWER-Yes
Does the GA Constitution ban slavery? - ANSWER-Never mentions slavery
Does the GA governor have the ability to exercise a line item veto? - ANSWER-yes, for
spending bills
During the Furman v. Georgia case, the courts ruled on the requirement for a
____________ in the application of the ___________. - ANSWER-degree of
consistency, the death penalty
Executive Clemency gives the power to grant... - ANSWER-reprieves, pardons, and
paroles.
Explain how appropriations are used by the Board of Regents. - ANSWER-All
appropriations made by institutions in the university system shall be paid to the Board in
a lump sum and then distributed efficiently
Georgia was the first state whose courts recognized a right to _________. - ANSWER-
Privacy
Georgia's use of the white primary was outlawed by the federal courts in the case of... -
ANSWER-King v. Chapman
How are judges in the state judiciary selected in Georgia? - ANSWER-nonpartisan
elections
How can a line item veto be overridden? - ANSWER-2/3 vote from the General
Assembly
How can the GA Constitution be amended? - ANSWER-1) 2/3 majority vote in both
House and Senate
2) approval by voters
How did state political leaders, pushing for white supremacy during the 19th and 20th
century use the constitution to achieve their goals? - ANSWER-1) Poll taxes
2) 1877 Constitution: had to pay all taxes to be eligible vote
3) 1877 Constitution: misproportion of votes for urban areas
How has Georgia's constitution historically approached judicial review? - ANSWER-
Allowed to declare Acts unconstitutional after 1861
How is the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court selected? - ANSWER-elected
by the state's justices on a rotating basis
