Government, Juveniles, Georgia Law

Question 1

Enforcer of law branch

Answer 1

Executive

Question 2

Length of term for governor

Answer 2

4 years

Question 3

Governors can serve ____ (#) terms

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Able to appoint state officials

Answer 4

Executive (governor)

Question 5

Send requests and messages to legislature

Answer 5

Legislative (governor)

Question 6

Sign bills into law

Answer 6

Legislative (governor)

Question 7

Can call special sessions of legislature

Answer 7

Legislative (governor)

Question 8

make sure laws are enforced

Answer 8

Executive (governor)

Question 9

Pardon persons convicted of crimes

Answer 9

Judicial (governor)

Question 10

Appoint state justices to fill unexpired terms

Answer 10

Judicial (governor)

Question 11

In the event of a governors death, resignation, or impeach, the ______ _______ becomes governor

Answer 11

Lieutenant governor

Question 12

Presiding officer of the state senate

Answer 12

Lieutenant governor

Question 13

Who is the states chief executive

Answer 13

Governor

Question 14

Serves as governor when the governor is out of state

Answer 14

Lieutenant governor

Question 15

Branch that makes laws

Answer 15

Legislative

Question 16

Georgia general assembly meets for ____ (#) days

Answer 16

40

Question 17

Makes Georgia general assembly committee appointments

Answer 17

Lieutenant governor

Question 18

Presiding officer of House of Representatives

Answer 18

Speaker of the house

Question 19

Will be governor if governor and lieutenant governor are incapacitated

Answer 19

Speaker of the house

Question 20

Members of the Georgia house and senate are organized into ________ (kind of group)

Answer 20

Committees

Question 21

All bills must be reviewed by ________ or_______ before brought to the whole house or voted on

Answer 21

House or senate

Question 22

Bills must not be changed after reviewed or _______

Answer 22

They must be reviewed again

Question 23

House and senate members compromise a bill that has different versions approvals in the house and senate (committee)

Answer 23

Conference committee

Question 24

Spending public money

Answer 24

Appropriation

Question 25

Appropriation bills must originate in the

Answer 25

House

Question 26

Branch that interprets the law

Answer 26

Judicial

Question 27

Interprets state constitution

Answer 27

Judicial branch

Question 28

Protect legal rights of citizens (branch)

Answer 28

Judicial branch

Question 29

Enforce law of the state branch

Answer 29

Judicial branch

Question 30

The range of actions over which the court has control or influence

Answer 30

Jurisdiction

Question 31

A serious crime like burglary, punishable by more than ____ year(s) in prison and a fine of at least $______

Answer 31

Felony, 1, 1000

Question 32

A less serious crime punishable by less than 1 year in prison and a fine of less than $1000

Answer 32

Misdemeanor

Question 33

Cases involving violations of the law

Answer 33

Criminal law

Question 34

Disputes between two or more persons or groups

Answer 34

Civil law

Question 35

Group of citizens who determine whether or not there is sufficient evidence for a person accused of a crime to be indicted and tried in court

Answer 35

Grand jury

Question 36

Deals with the wills and estates of deceased persons, may have a jury

Answer 36

Probate court

Question 37

Only here civil cases involving sums under $15,000, bad checks, arrest warrants, etc., no jury

Answer 37

Magistrate court

Question 38

Handles cases involving persons under the age of 17

Answer 38

Juvenile court

Question 39

Can hear almost any civil and criminal case, judge and jury

Answer 39

Superior court

Question 40

Jurisdiction over misdemeanor violation in civil cases, judge and jury

Answer 40

State courts

Question 41

12 judges in panels of three to hear cases, no jury

Answer 41

Court of Appeals

Question 42

The highest ranking court in Georgia court system

Answer 42

Supreme Court

Question 43

How many Supreme Court justices are elected by popular vote

Answer 43

7

Question 44

How long or terms of Supreme Court Justices

Answer 44

Six years

Question 45

The Supreme Court is a(n) ______ court

Answer 45

Appellate

Question 46

Means only reviews cases on appeal from lower ranking courts

Answer 46

Appellate

Question 47

The Supreme Court automatically reviews all Georgia cases involving the _______ _________

Answer 47

Death penalty

Question 48

Make sure one branch does not become too powerful

Answer 48

Separation of power and checks and balances

Question 49

Citizens under the age of 17

Answer 49

Juveniles

Question 50

Failure to attend school

Answer 50

Truancy

Question 51

An act that would be considered a crime is committed by an adult

Answer 51

Delinquent act

Question 52

And act that would not be considered a crime is committed by an adult

Answer 52

Status offense

Question 53

Running away, truancy, and disobedience are examples of _______ behavior

Answer 53

Unruly

Question 54

The city and county merge to reduce the expense of duplicated services and become one service provider with the single government

Answer 54

Consolidated government

Question 55

Created for a single job or group tasks (School systems)

Answer 55

Special-purpose district

Question 56

Additional sales tax, approved by popular vote to finance specific local projects over a five-year period

Answer 56

Special-purpose local option sales tax

Question 57

Property tax and personal tax

Answer 57

Ad valorem tax

Question 58

The county and City governments are funded primarily through ______ taxes

Answer 58

Property

Question 59

Largest branch of state government

Answer 59

Executive