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Government, Juveniles, Georgia Law Flashcards

1
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Enforcer of law branch

A

Executive

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2
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Length of term for governor

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4 years

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3
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Governors can serve ____ (#) terms

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2

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4
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Able to appoint state officials

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Executive (governor)

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5
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Send requests and messages to legislature

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Legislative (governor)

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6
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Sign bills into law

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Legislative (governor)

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7
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Can call special sessions of legislature

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Legislative (governor)

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8
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make sure laws are enforced

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Executive (governor)

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9
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Pardon persons convicted of crimes

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Judicial (governor)

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10
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Appoint state justices to fill unexpired terms

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Judicial (governor)

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11
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In the event of a governors death, resignation, or impeach, the ______ _______ becomes governor

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Lieutenant governor

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12
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Presiding officer of the state senate

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Lieutenant governor

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13
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Who is the states chief executive

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Governor

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14
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Serves as governor when the governor is out of state

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Lieutenant governor

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15
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Branch that makes laws

A

Legislative

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16
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Georgia general assembly meets for ____ (#) days

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40

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17
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Makes Georgia general assembly committee appointments

A

Lieutenant governor

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18
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Presiding officer of House of Representatives

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Speaker of the house

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19
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Will be governor if governor and lieutenant governor are incapacitated

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Speaker of the house

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20
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Members of the Georgia house and senate are organized into ________ (kind of group)

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Committees

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21
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All bills must be reviewed by ________ or_______ before brought to the whole house or voted on

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House or senate

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22
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Bills must not be changed after reviewed or _______

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They must be reviewed again

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23
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House and senate members compromise a bill that has different versions approvals in the house and senate (committee)

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Conference committee

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24
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Spending public money

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Appropriation

25
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Appropriation bills must originate in the

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House

26
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Branch that interprets the law

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Judicial

27
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Interprets state constitution

A

Judicial branch

28
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Protect legal rights of citizens (branch)

A

Judicial branch

29
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Enforce law of the state branch

A

Judicial branch

30
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The range of actions over which the court has control or influence

A

Jurisdiction

31
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A serious crime like burglary, punishable by more than ____ year(s) in prison and a fine of at least $______

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Felony, 1, 1000

32
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A less serious crime punishable by less than 1 year in prison and a fine of less than $1000

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Misdemeanor

33
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Cases involving violations of the law

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Criminal law

34
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Disputes between two or more persons or groups

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Civil law

35
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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

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Grand jury

36
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Deals with the wills and estates of deceased persons, may have a jury

A

Probate court

37
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Only here civil cases involving sums under $15,000, bad checks, arrest warrants, etc., no jury

A

Magistrate court

38
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Handles cases involving persons under the age of 17

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Juvenile court

39
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Can hear almost any civil and criminal case, judge and jury

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Superior court

40
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Jurisdiction over misdemeanor violation in civil cases, judge and jury

A

State courts

41
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12 judges in panels of three to hear cases, no jury

A

Court of Appeals

42
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The highest ranking court in Georgia court system

A

Supreme Court

43
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How many Supreme Court justices are elected by popular vote

A

7

44
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How long or terms of Supreme Court Justices

A

Six years

45
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The Supreme Court is a(n) ______ court

A

Appellate

46
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Means only reviews cases on appeal from lower ranking courts

A

Appellate

47
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The Supreme Court automatically reviews all Georgia cases involving the _______ _________

A

Death penalty

48
Q

Make sure one branch does not become too powerful

A

Separation of power and checks and balances

49
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Citizens under the age of 17

A

Juveniles

50
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Failure to attend school

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Truancy

51
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An act that would be considered a crime is committed by an adult

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Delinquent act

52
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And act that would not be considered a crime is committed by an adult

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Status offense

53
Q

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

A

Unruly

54
Q

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

A

Consolidated government

55
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Created for a single job or group tasks (School systems)

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Special-purpose district

56
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Additional sales tax, approved by popular vote to finance specific local projects over a five-year period

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Special-purpose local option sales tax

57
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Property tax and personal tax

A

Ad valorem tax

58
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The county and City governments are funded primarily through ______ taxes

A

Property

59
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Largest branch of state government

A

Executive

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