Georgia Government and Constitution Test Study Guide

These flashcards cover key concepts and facts related to Georgia's government and constitution.

Historically, Georgia has been dominated by the __ Party until the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Democratic

The regions of Georgia are separated by the __, which divides the industrial north from the agricultural south.

fall line

__ refers to the trend of urban centers being abandoned by white residents due to integration.

White flight

The Georgia General Assembly consists of two houses: the House of Representatives and the __.

Senate

The most recent version of Georgia's constitution took effect in __.

1983

To amend the Georgia constitution, a proposal must be approved by two-thirds of the members of both chambers and then by a __ of the voters.

majority

Governors can veto bills or specific lines of the budget through a __ veto.

line item

A govenor can veto legislation up to _ days after

40

The new Georgia constitution of 1983 incorporated the federal __ Clause, aligning with the national constitution.

Equal Protection

The Georgia General Assembly is only in session for __ days a year.

40

Georgia's governor has great influence over the budget since his __ sets the budget's maximum size.

Revenue Estimate

Georgia is an __ primary state, meaning voters can choose to participate in either party's primary.

open

What are the four forms of government in Georgia's cities and towns

The four forms are strong mayor-council, weak mayor-council, council-manager, and commission

What is a strong mayor-council form of government?

full responsibility for the functioning of the city is placed in the hands of the mayor.

What is a weak mayor-council form of government

the mayor's authority is largely limited to carrying out ceremonial functions.

What is the council-manager form of government?

invests primary executive function in the hands of a professional city manager

What is the commission form of government

a council that is chosen at large from the entire municipality

Georgia's history of __ involves manipulating electoral boundaries to favor one party or class.

gerrymandering

Until 1942, Georgia governors could serve a maximum of __ consecutive two-year terms.

two

after 1976 govenros could serve 2

consecutive 4 yr terms

the __ is responsible for enacting legislation and monotoring the implrementation of legislation

Georgia General Assembly

Public schools in Georgia are funded through local property taxes, state appropriations, and __.

special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST)

Georgia uses the __ approach, requiring a separate charter for each municipality.

special charter act

The Georgia Court of Appeals was created by constitutional amendment in __.

1906

the court of appeals was desined to

alleviate the heavy workload of the state Supreme Court. It has 12 members

The majority of Georgia's budget goes to support __ education.

public

of GA busget is for __ public education and _ for higher

2/5 and 10%

Georgia has been dominated by the democratic party since the civil rights act because

southern white Democrats no longer wanted to be in a coalition with northern Democrats who supported the Civil Rights act and integration

GA is a very diverse state economically

true

The GA constituation has __ articles and over _ amendments

11 articles 70 amendments

how many members does the Court of Appeals have?

12

the Court of Appeals, like federal court of appeals, reviews cases using panels made up of

3 judged

to prevent voting discrimination what was passed

voting rights act of 1965

Redistricting has contributed to increasing diversity in the makeup of Georgia’s legislative bodies. The main groups that benefitted from this redistricting ar

republicans and african americans

Local government in Georgia is subject to

dillons rule

what is dillons rule

articulated by Justice John Dillon, which

considers local government creatures of the state and as such they receive their authority from the state

rather than directly from the people.

The Lieutenant Governor is head of the state senate

true

Another reason for the new Georgia constitution was

to make judicial elections nonpartisan

the ga constitution has more than ___ the amendments of the U.S. constitution

twice