Citz 1001 - Pratice Quiz From Syllabus (Ga. Constitution & Government)
40 Questions
| Total Attempts: 437
These are the Study Questions from the Syllabus given by Dr. Joe Corrado
Questions and Answers
- 1.State and local goverments today employ more people than the national government.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The United States can best be described as a/an __________________ system.
- A.
Unitary
- B.
Federalist
- C.
Confederation
- 3.Article ________ of the United States Constitution lists the powers of Congress
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 4.Article _______ of the United States Constitution is the federal supremacy clause.
- A.
One
- B.
Three
- C.
Five
- D.
Six
- 5.The constitutions, laws and policies of the 50 states cannot contradict the United States Constitution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The ______ amendment to the United States Constitution often is called the “states’ rights” amendment.
- A.
1st
- B.
5th
- C.
10th
- D.
12th
- 7.The longest of the state constitutions in total words is the __________ Constitution.
- A.
Alabama
- B.
California
- C.
Georgia
- D.
Mississippi
- 8.Georgia has had ________ constitutions.
- A.
One
- B.
Four
- C.
Ten
- D.
Thirteen
- 9.The United States Constitution has a Bill of Rights, but the Georgia Constitution does not.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Both the United States Congress and the Georgia General Assembly are bicameral.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Both the United States Constitution and Georgia Constitution permit judicial review
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The United States Constitution has more articles than the Georgia Constitution
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Georgia voters must approve all amendments to the state constitution
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The Georgia Constitution requires the state to have a balanced budget.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The Governor of Georgia does not possess the power of the line-item veto.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Georgia elects almost all its judges on a nonpartisan ballot.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.All legislators in Georgia (both House and Senate) serve two-year terms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Georgia has a cabinet system like the executive branch of the federal government.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Georgia Constitution limits the number of counties at __________.
- A.
89
- B.
100
- C.
123
- D.
159
- E.
No set number
- 20.Georgia’s first constitution became effective in ________.
- A.
1723
- B.
1777
- C.
1789
- D.
1801
- 21.The first Georgia constitution established a state supreme court.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Georgia was the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.In the second Georgia constitution slaves were counted for representation purposes as _________ of a person.
- A.
Not counted at all
- B.
½
- C.
3/5
- D.
One whole
- 24.At one point the Georgia legislature elected the governor.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.The main author of the Confederate Constitution was also the author of the Georgia constitution under the confederacy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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