UGA US/GA constitution exam

the presiding officer of the state senate specified by the GA constitution is

the lieutenant governor

what was the lieutenant governor's duty proposed by Marvin Griffin?

to appoint chairmen to the senate committees with governor's approval

consolidation starts...

through passage of an act in general assembly, approved by majority of voters in affected counties

sovereign immunity

legal doctrine where a state cannot commit a legal wrong doing and is immune from civil suit/criminal prosecution

GA public service commission 3 amenities?

electricity, natural gas, telecommunications

term of office for governor

4 years, 2 consecutive terms

term of service for appellate judges

6 years

how can a line-item veto be overridden?

2/3 vote from general assembly

qualifications to serve as GA's attorney general?

US citizen for 10 years, GA resident 4 years, 25 years old, state bar member 7 years

home rule

local government is granted powers to write/amend its charter and to take any action not prohibited by the state

how many members of state board of pardons and paroles are there?

5 members, appointed by governor

executive clemency

the power to grant reprieves, pardons, and paroles

king vs. chapman

outlawed GA's use of white primary

GA governor exercises ability of line-item veto for?

spending bills

votes on bills in the general assembly must always be _____ if a bill involves _____

roll call, appropriations

lieutenant governor's 2 main purposes?

president of senate, successor of governor

term for GA state legislators

2 years

eminent domain

taking of private property for public use

term of house of representatives

2 years

term of senator

6 years

how many legislators must be present for general assembly to transact legislative business?

3/5 of the assembly

judicial vacancies filled by

appointed by governor

US house member qualifications?

25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, live in state represented

courts of limited jurisdiction

magistrate, probate, municipal, juvenile state

US senate qualifications?

30 years old, citizen of US for 9 years, inhabitant of state when chosen

GA house qualifications?

21 years old, citizen of US, GA citizen 2 years

GA senate qualifications?

25 years old, US citizen, GA citizen 2 years

power to impeach is given to _____ and the trial is given to the _____

house, senate

with the exception of some juveniles, what is the primary trial court for hearing felony cases?

superior court

how are GA state legislators elected?

directly elected by their district

to pass a bill in GA house or in the senate requires a favorable vote of

a majority of all members

a bill vetoed by the governor is dead unless

the general assembly overrides the veto by a 2/3 vote of the total membership of each house

bills raising revenue/appropriating money must originate in

the house

how many members are in the GA house of reps?

180

state transportation board members are elected by

majority vote of house and senate

does the governor have the authority to exercise a line-item veto?

yes, can kill specific item in spending bill, can be overridden by a 2/3 vote of membership in each chamber of the general assembly

how did GA push for white supremacy and achieve those goals?

poll taxes, pay all taxes to be eligible to vote, disproportion of votes for urban areas

in 2003, Sonny Perdue stripped the lieutenant governor's powers and gave them to

president pro tempore of the senate

state personnel board members serve

5 year term

board of natural resources members serve

7 year term

how has GA's constitution historically approached judicial review?

allowed to declare acts unconstitutional after 1861

GA public service commission members serve

6 year terms

veterans service board members serve

7 year terms

how many members are in GA's general assembly?

236

3 reasons board of pardons and paroles can pardon a person

deemed innocent, terminally ill, older than 62

how many members are on the veterans service board?

7 members, chosen by governor

general assembly can prohibit board of pardons and paroles from executive clemency for any person who:

is incarcerated for 2nd time for offense with life imprisonment OR received consecutive life sentences for offenses occurring during the same act

board of natural resource members chosen by

the governor

state personnel board has how many members?

5 members, appointed by governor

GA public service commission has how many members?

5 members

to pass legislation by the general assembly, need

2/3 vote from each chamber

chairmen of GA public service commission are

elected by commission members for 2 year terms

presiding officer of the house of reps

speaker

state court judges hear misdemeanors including...

traffic violations, issue arrest warrants, hold preliminary hearings in criminal cases, try civil matters

superior court judge term

4 years

number of state transportation board members determined by

the number of congressional districts in the state

special session can be called by

governor, or 3/5 vote by membership

Gray vs. Sanders

equal representation, "one person, one vote" for legislative districting

to be elected to public office in GA you need

50% + 1 vote

Wesberry vs. Sanders

requires states to draw US congressional districts to be equal in population

GA constitution amended if

2/3 majority vote in house and senate, approval by voters

number of board of natural resource members is determined by

the number of congressional districts in the state PLUS 5 members from the state at large

attorney general represents state of GA in

capital felony cases before GA supreme court

civil cases before any court

cases before US supreme court

city and county debt levels

cannot exceed 10% of taxable property within jurisdiction

state transportation members serve

5 year terms

_____ amendment passed to overturn supreme court ruing in 1793 case Chisholm vs. GA, Chisholm seeking _____

11th, payment for goods supplied to GA during war of independence

if a bill is vetoed

goes back to congress where it can be passed with 2/3 vote

Brown vs. Board

separate schools are NOT equal

number of reps in the house is determined by

population of free people + 3/5 for all others

house of reps has the sole power of

impeachment

McCulloch vs. Maryland

1819 elastic clause, gives congress the right to exercise implied powers

ex post facto

charge with a crime before it becomes law

bill of attainder

conviction without trial

Gibbons vs. Ogden

interstate commerce- supremacy clause balance in favor of federal government

devolution

retiring power from national government to state government

faction

group of citizens united by passion adverse to rights of other citizens

Dredd Scott vs. Sanford

slaves not US citizens, once a slave, always a slave

house of reps has how many members?

435

Chisholm vs. GA

1793 citizens of one state have the right to sue another in federal court

Roe vs. Wade

implied right to privacy protects women's choice of abortion

Miranda vs. Arizona

due process of rights; court ruled that those subject to in-custody interrogation be advised of their right to attorney and right to remain silent

Gideon vs. Wainwright

right of council (lawyer) in state and federal criminal trials regardless of ability to pay

Worchester vs. GA

tribal autonomy within their boundaries, tribes were a "distinct political community"

Cherokee Nation vs. GA

ruled an Indian tribe was neither foreign nation nor state and therefore had no standing in federal courts

advantages of federal system

protection from Tyranny

improved efficiency

policy innovation

policy responsiveness

unitary system

all power is centralized where national government retains most of the authority, establishes and funds national policies

federal system

authority is divided between 2 or more levels of government- in the US, power is divided between state and national government

dual federalism

national and state governments are responsible for separate policy areas, state/local jurisdiction is greater than that of the national government

block grants

funds given to state governments to pay for goods, services, or programs without too much restriction on how that money should be spent

expressed powers

powers granted to federal government specifically in the text of the constitution

supremacy clause

affirms the power of the national government, all laws and treaties by national government deemed "the supreme law of the land"

elastic clause

"necessary and proper clause" (authority for congress to make any laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry them out) powers are not specifically expressed but are implied through interpretation of delegated powers

libel

written statement mean to damage the vicicm, malicious, scandalous, and defamatory

slander

damaging spoken statement

affirmative action

meant to overcome effects of past discrimination- led to equal employment act of 1972

voting rights act of 1965

ended practices used to keep african americans from voting, such as literacy tests

Stanley vs GA

helped establish an "implied right to privacy" in the US law in the form of possessions and obscene materials

Coker vs. GA

declared that rape did not constitute the death penalty

McCleskey vs. Kemp

case involving capital punishment and equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

Plessy vs. Ferguson

separate but equal IS justifiable