UNG Ga constitution test

Where in the Georgia constitution would one find the states bill of rights?

Article I

According to Article 1, section 1, "life, liberty, or property" may be taken from a citizen only by what process?

Due Process of law

Which of the following is an effective defense against an accusation of libel, according to article 1, section 1?

If the truth is presented in evidence

Who are considered citizens of Georgia, according to article 1, section 1?

All citizens of the United States who reside in the state of Georgia

According to article 1 section 1 which of the following kinds of laws is the general Assembly not allowed to enact?

Laws that restrain the freedom of speech and or press

Bill of attainder

Ex post fact law

Retroactive law

Laws impairing the obligation of contract or making irrevocable grant of special privileges or immunities

According to Article I, Section 1, which of the following is the ultimate authority to determine the facts at issue in a trial?

The court

According to Article I, Section 1, under what circumstance may a person not be placed on trial for the same offense for a second time?

If the person's life or liberty were put in jeopardy.

According to Article I, Section 1, which of the following is not adequate for an accused individual to be convicted of treason?

Conditions of Treason:

• Insurrection against the state

• Adhering to the state's enemies

• Giving aid and comfort to the state's enemies

According to Article I, Section 1, which of the following kinds of laws is the General Assembly permitted to enact?

Laws to protect Georgia citizen rights

Laws to control firearm use

Laws for exemption of levy and sale

10. According to Article I, Section 1, which of the following may not be done to a person convicted of a crime?

• Whipping

• Banishment beyond the state limits

• Corruption of Blood

• Forfeiture of estate

11. Under what circumstance may a debtor be imprisoned on account of his debt?

None. There is no imprisonment for debt in the state of Georgia

12. According to Article I, Section 2, which of the following kinds of legislative enactments is an acceptable enactment (i.e., which of the following kinds is not void)?

Legislative enactments that are in accordance with the state constitution and US Constitution

13. What is the meaning of the term "sovereign immunity"?

The state can do no wrong

14. According to Article II, Section 1, which of the following is not an acceptable requirement that may be established for voting?

Requirements for voting:

• US Citizen & Ga Citizen - 18+ years of age

• Meets minimum residency requirements

• Not disenfranchised by Article II, Section I - Not convincted of a felony involving moral turpitude

• Not mentally incompetent

15. According to Article II, Section 2, who collects ballots and election returns?

The Georgia Secretary of State

16. By definition, what would give rise to a run-off election"?

If no candidate wins a majority vote, is a run-off election

17. By definition, what is the possible result of a "recall" election?

A recall election is an "unelecting" vote, where the people vote to remove an official from office if they believe they are not performing satisfactorily.

18. If an elected official is indicted by a grand jury on felony charges, what happens to the elected official?

A review commission gives a speedy trial, hearing, and report within 14 days of the indictment. If the indictment relates to the elected official, the elected official will be suspended immediately and until the closure of the case or the term of office has expired, whichever first

19. What does "legislative power" allow a politician or politicians to do?

Legislative power allows politicians to make the law of the state.

20. What is the maximum number of members in the houses of Georgia's General Assembly?

Senate: no more than 56 Senators House of Representatives: no fewer than 180 representatives

21. Who determines the location of boundaries of legislative districts? The

The General Assembly

22. When are the boundaries of legislative districts redrawn?

If necessary, after each US decennial census

23. What is the minimum-age requirement for members of the Georgia General Assembly?

Senate: 25 years of age

House of Representatives: 21 years of age

24. What is the term of office of members of the Georgia General Assembly?

2 vears

25. What is the term of office of members of the state Senate?

2 years

26. Which of the following statements is true about the lieutenant governor?

Takes over for the rest of the term if governor dies, leaves office, or is incapable of governing.

• resides over senate

• assigns committees

• cast tie breaking vote

27. If the speaker of the House of Representatives dies or resigns, what is the title of the individual who temporarily fills the vacancy?

Speaker Pro Tempore

28. What is the title of the individual who carries out the clerical and record-keeping work of the state Senate?

Secretary of the Senate.

For the House, it is Clerk of the House.

29. Under ordinary circumstances, what is the maximum length of an annual session of the General Assembly?

No longer than 40 days in the aggregate each year.

30. When may the governor call a special session of the state legislature?

Whenever three-fifths of the members to which each house is entitled certify to the Governor in writing that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affair of the state

31. Which of the following is not a privilege of members of the General Assembly?

Members of both houses shall be free from arrest during sessions of the General Assembly except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.

32. How may a member of the General Assembly be removed?

By a 1/3 vote of members of the house that the individual belongs to.

33. What kind of bills may originate only in the state House of Representatives?

Appropriations

34. According to Article III, Section 5, how many "readings'" will a bill (not including local legislation) receive in a legislative house if that bil is to be approved by that house?

three readings on three separate days in each house

35. If a legislative house rejects a b, may the bill be brought up for a vote again?

Yes. With a two-thirds vote.

36. What of the following circumstances would not rise to a roll-call vote in a legislative house?

A routine or non-controversial question handled via a standard voice vote or general unanimous consent does not rise to a roll-call vote.

37. If both houses of the General Assembly approve bill, and the legislatures adjourns three days later, how much time does the governor have to consider whether to veto the act until it goes into effect without his signature?

40 days or it will automatically become law.

38. How may a gubernatorial veto of an act of the General Assembly be overridden?

A 2/3 vote to pass in both houses.

39. When an appropriation bill passes both houses of the General Assembly and is presented to the governor, which of the following may he not do?

governor can

• Signing/approving the bill into law.

• Vetoing the bill or using a line-item veto on specific appropriations

Cannot pocket veto the bill/kill the bill

40. According to Article III, Section 6, which of the following kinds of laws may the General Assembly make?

Laws not inconsistent with the U.S. or GA constitution that are necessary and proper for welfare of the state.

41. Who has the authority to impeach an official of the state government?

The House of Representatives shall have the sole power to vote impeachment charges against any executive or judicial officer of this state or any member of the General Assembly.

42. If a state official is impeached, where is the trial held to determine whether the official will be removed?

The Senate.

43. If an impeachment is tried in the state Senate, who presides over the trial?

presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

44. What kind of law is before the executive branch may spend money?

appropriations bill

45. Assume that, while the General Assembly is working on the appropriations bill (i.e., the "budget"), a legislator has an idea for a pork-barrel bill that would fund a new project in his district. Which of the following rules applies?

The funding must be formatted as an amendment or line-item insertion into the General Appropriations Bill, and it must originate in the House of Representatives.

46. What is the purpose of the Public Service Commission?

regulation of utilities

47. Execution of the death sentence is suspended if how many members of the State Board of Pardons and Parole want(s) a delay until the board can meet?

one member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles—specifically the Chairperson or any other designated member—wants a delay

48. Who establishes policies for the State Merit System?

State Personnel Board.

49. According to Article IV, Section 3, which applicants must be given bonus points are added to their scores on state employment

veterans of war with an honorable discharge

50. Which of the following boards and commissions is not established by the state Constitution?

Public Service Commission, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, State Personnel Board, State Transportation Board, Veterans Service Board, of Natural Resources.

51. According to Article IV, Section 4, who selects the commissioner of transportation?

The State Transportation Board

52. Which of the following is a qualification to serve on the Veterans Service Board?

All members shall be veterans of some war or armed conflict.

53. Which of the following helps to determine the number of members of the Board of Natural Resources?

One member from each congressional district in the state and five members from the state at large, one of whom must be from one of the following states: Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn, or Camden.

54. Is a governor who is completing his second consecutive term eligible to run again?

No, not until four years after the end of the 2nd term

55. To run for governor and serve in that office, a person must have been a U. S citizen for what period of time?

For both governor and lieutenant governor, it is 15 years as U.S. citizen and a legal state resident for 6 vears.

56. What is the minimum age requirement for lieutenant governor?

governor? 30 years of age for both

57. What happens if the governor should resign or die after serving one year of his four-year term

The lieutenant governor acts as governor until a successor can be elected

58. Which of the following is not a power of the governor?

Powers are: chief executive, law enforcement, commander in chief of military, veto power, writs of election, fill vacancies, and call special sessions What

59. What is the minimum age requirement for the state superintendent of schools?

25 years of age

60. Which of the following is a qualification to be attorney general?

U.S. citizen for ten years, legal GA resident for 4 years, 25 years old, active-status member of the State Bar of Georgia for seven years.

61. According to Article V, Section 4, which of the following is not an "elected constitutional executive officer?

Elected constitutional executive officers are: Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, attorney general, State School Superintendent Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Commissioner of Labor.

62. A petition from whom is necessary for the state Supreme Court to determine whether an "elected constitutional executive officer" physically or mentally incapacitated?

Upon a petition of any four of the elected constitutional executive officers to the Supreme Court of Georgia

63. According to Article VI, Section1, which of the following not a court of limited jurisdiction?

jurisdiction? Superior Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court

64. According to Article VI, Section1, which of the following courts may issue a writ of mandamus?

Superior and appellate courts

65. Which of the following is an area that has a superior court, a magistrate court, a probate court, a so-called "state court" (if needed), and a juvenile court? 66.

Judicial Circuit

66. Except in special circumstances, where is a superior-court trial in a civil case held?

Shall be tried in the county the defendant resides

67. In which court is a divorce case heard?

Superior Court

68. What kind of jurisdiction do both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals have?

Not limited jurisdiction

69. Which court hears any appeal of a court decision about the outcome of an election?

Supreme Court

70. What does the Supreme Court issue if it wants to hear arn appeal from the Court of Appeals?

writ of certiorari

71. In what kind of election do state judges run?

non-partisan basis

72. A Supreme Court justice serves for what term of office?

6 years. Superior court for 4 years

73. Which of the following may decide to remove a judge during her term of office?

• Municipal/Local Courts (e.g., in Georgia): A two-thirds vote of the municipal governing authority (city council or commission).

• State/Judicial Qualification Commissions: Many state supreme courts can remove a state judge based on the recommendation of a state judicial standards or disciplinary commission.

• Federal Courts: Congress (impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate)

74. In a criminal trial in a Superior Court, the jury has how many members?

A trial jury shall consist of 12 persons

75. Which of the following is not true about a district attorney?

District attorney does not have to be an attorney.

76. The City Court of Atlanta is what kind of court?

Municipal Court

77. If a real-estate property is not exempted from the property tax by the state Constitution, and state authorities would like to exempt anyway, who may authorize the exemption?

1. The Georgia General Assembly: The state legislature must pass the exemption bill by a two-thirds supermajority vote in both the House and the Senate.

2. The Voters (Citizens of Georgia): The approved bill must then be placed on a statewide ballot as a referendum, where it must win a majority vote from the qualified electors.

78. What is the purpose of a "homestead exemption"?

It is a legal regime designed to protect the values of home of residents from property tax, realtors, and circumstances arising from death of a homeowners spouse.

79. Which of the following categories of citizens receive an automatic reduction of at least $32,500 in their property assessments when property taxes are calculated?

disabled veterans

80. Which of the following is not an acceptable reason for the state to undertake debt?

Acceptable reasons: Repel an invasion, suppress insurrection, defend state in a time of war, supply temporary deficit in state treasury, improved land highways, educational reasons

81. When a temporary deficit in the state treasury in any fiscal year is created by a delay in collecting the taxes of that year, the state may borrow money in an amount that may not exceed what proportion of last year's total revenue receipts ?

5 %

82. When the state borrows money to acquire or improve land, waterways, property, highways, and buildings, or to provide educational facilities and libraries, the term of the debt instrument may not exceed how many years?

25 years

83. What is the name of the trust fund that is used to pay the annual debt-service requirement of the state's debt?

State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund Section

84. According to Article VII, Section 4, may the state government assume the debt of a local government?

No, unless debt can be contracted to entire state repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend itself in a time of war

85. Article VIII of the Constitution guarantees a free education to whom?

All GA citizens until they reach college

86. Which of the following helps to determine the number of members of the state Board of Education?

consist of one member from each congressional district in the state appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate

87. How long does the state superintendent of schools serve?

4 ears

88. Which of the following governs the University System of Georgia?

Board of Regents

89. Who appoints the members of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia?

appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

90. According to Article VIII, Section 5, who selects a local superintendent of schools?

the board of education

91. Who determines the amount of the local property tax that will be used to support local public schools?

Board of Education

92. The General Assembly may, by enacting a law, waive the payment of tuition at state colleges and universities for which of the following classes of individuals?

Elderly Citizens

93. What is the maximum allowable number of counties in Georgia?

159

94. Which of the following is not an official of the county?

Officials of the county are: Clerk of superior court, Judge of probate court, tax receiver, tax collector, tax commissioner

95. What term describes the ability of a local government to make laws (or "ordinances") concerning its own operations and other local issues?

Home-rule

96. Which of the following is a supplementary power of local government?

fire and police protection

97. What term describes the power of a local government to determine which areas of the community may be used for residential, agricultural, commercial, and/or industrial purposes?

Eminent Domain

98. What is the limit of debt that a local government may undertake?

Can't exceed 10 % of assessed value of all taxable property within it area.

99. How does a local government repay debt raised from "revenue bonds"?

From revenue derived from the project

100. What term describes a district that is created by a local government and that provides street and road construction and maintenance, parks and recreation, storm-water and sewage-collection systems, public transportation, and parking facilities?

Community improvement district