After a bill is first presented in either body of the legislature it first is sent where?

To a committee focused on the issue

Jim Crow Laws applied to what aspects of black life in the South

Schools, Family Relations, Barbershops, Theaters

Georgia provided which of the following to the U.S. war effort in WWII

Liberty Ships, Bell Bombers, Training Forts

Which statement BEST describes the long-term economic impact of the 1996 Olympics?

Tourism in Atlanta has continued to increase since the games

Which statement BEST explains the current structure of GA's Constitution?

It has a preamble, bill of rights, articles, and amendments

Which phrase BEST describes the purpose of the committee system in the GA General Assembly?

to study proposed laws carefully

These two men debated and disagreed about how best to improve black lives in the early 1900s

W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington

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1
This region of Georgia is a great place to begin a hike to Maine
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Ridge and Valley
Piedmont
2
This is how people build wealth and avoid debt on expensive purchases
Income
Savings
Debt
Profit
3
Led by Tom Watson in Georgia and supported poor farmers, initially both black and white
Republicans
Whigs
Populists
Democratics
4
Helped by the Highland Scots, this founding reason for Georgia was a major help to England.
Religious freedom
Charity
Economy
Military Defense
5
This document did not allow the Federal government to tax the states and was changed
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Charter of 1732
Articles of Confederation
6
Civil rights leader who served as Mayor of Atlanta; helped bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta.
Andrew Young
Ellis Arnall
William Hartsfield
Benjamin Mays
7
This group of Germans came to Georgia seeking religious freedom and established Ebenezer.
Jews
Malcontents
Salzburgers
Highland Scots
8
This group hated the Trustees ban on alcohol, slavery and Catholicism (mostly slavery)?
Highland Scots
Malcontents
Salzburgers
Jews
9
Atlanta's mayor who built the airport and worked to end racial segregation in the city
Ellis Arnall
Carl Vinson
William Hartsfield
Herman Talmadge
10
This branch of government decides if laws passed are constitutional
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Juvenile
11
This branch of government is in charge of enforcing the laws and in Georgia
Juvenile
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
12
In this land giveaway, people put their names in large barrels to be chosen at random
Land lottery
Distribution of land
Headright system
Land hand out
13
After a bill is first presented in either body of the legislature it first is sent where?
The governor's desk
To a committee focused on the issue
The other house for a vote
To the floor for a vote
14
Jim Crow Laws applied to what aspects of black life in the South
Schools
Family Relations
Barbershops
Theaters
15
Georgia's White Primary was an indirect form of this practice?
Separate but Equal facilities
Candidate selection
Disenfranchisment
Jim Crow laws
16
Georgia provided which of the following to the U.S. war effort in WWII
Liberty Ships
Nuclear power
Bell Bombers
Training Forts
17
This Civil War plan aimed to hurt the economy of the Confederacy through trade restrictions
Cotton gin
Total war
Anaconda Plan (Naval Blockade)
Article of Secession
18
Which statement BEST describes the long-term economic impact of the 1996 Olympics?
Atlanta created a pedestrian-friendly downtown
The Olympic Stadium became the home of the Atlanta Braves
Tourism in Atlanta has continued to increase since the games
New housing improved low-income Atlanta neighborhoods
19
Which statement BEST explains the current structure of GA's Constitution?
it has a preamble and 11 articles
It has a preamble, bill of rights, articles, and amendments
It has a preamble, seven articles, and 27 amendments
It has a preamble, 11 articles and a bill of rights
20
Why is it noteworthy that the Coastal Plains were once submerged under ocean water?
It's one reason the soil is so good for agriculture
It explains the sharp elevation decline at the Fall Line
It explains why Georgia's state fossil is the sharkstooth
All of the above
21
This person presides over the larger legislative body in the General Assembly
Speaker of the House
Lt. Governor
Chair of the Senate
The governor
22
When a country keeps only certain powers in different branches it has what principle in action
Confederation System of Power
Checks and balance
Separation of Powers
A federal system
23
Home of a deadly Confederate prison camp during the Civil War
Battle of Chickamauga
Antietem
Andersonville
Gettysburg
24
Which phrase BEST describes the purpose of the committee system in the GA General Assembly?
to vote on laws
to allow legislators to specialize
to build consensus among legislators
to study proposed laws carefully
25
These two men debated and disagreed about how best to improve black lives in the early 1900s
W.E.B. DuBois
John Hope
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Booker T. Washington
26
This is the amount of money a person makes in a period of time
Profit
Income
Savings
Debt
27
What would be one of the best places in Georgia to move to harness hydroelectric power?
Savannah
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Macon
28
Carl Vinson wanted the Navy to be big earning him this nickname.
Father of the Might Navy
Father of the U.S. Navy
Father of the Navy theaters
Father of the Two-Ocean Navy
29
Who might say, "Let our brightest lead the way to equality for all of us now."
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Hope
Booker T. Washington
30
The separation of powers in this document gave most of the power to the original 13 states.
Declaration of Independence
Charter of 1732
U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
31
This group discovered that 60 percent of Georgians wanted no integration of schools
Sibley Commission
Integration of Schools Committee
Moderate Coalition
Organization for school desegregation
32
Focus on industrialization, low taxes, low services and white supremacy.
Henry Grady
Bourbon Triumvirate
Eugene Talmadge
Tom Watson and the Populists
33
Spending more money than a person has saved creates this.
Profit
Debt
Savings
Income
34
This governor's death led to three people claiming Georgia's governorship in 1946.
Herman Talmadge
Melvin Thompson
Ellis Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
35
Originally banned, this group was allowed into Georgia because of its doctors.
Malcontents
Jews
Highland Scots
Salzburgers
36
This document established philanthropy, economy and military defense as the reasons for Georgia
Emancipation Proclamation
Charter of 1732
Georgia Platform
The Tomochichi Accords
37
This man landed on the Yamcraw Bluff hoping to establish an English colony in Georgia
Austin Dabney
James Oglethorpe
Tom Watson
Hernando de Soto
38
William Hartsfield led a moderate coalition of Atlanta politicians and nicknamed Atlanta this.
The peaceful Southern city
A modern American city
The city open to all
The city too busy to hate
39
Led by Henry Grady, Georgia began to market what part of the state to Northern industrialists
Savannah
Augusta
Atlanta
Macon
40
What Native American group did the first European encounter?
Mississippian
Archaic
Woodland
Paleo
41
These forms (2) of debt-based farming recreated slavery-type conditioned on southern farms.
Tenant Farming
Populism
Farm subsidies
Sharecropping
42
Vinson thought funding this military branch helped both the U.S. and Georgia economically
Air Force
Marines
Navy
Army
43
The mineral springs in Warm Springs Georgia helped Franklin Roosevelt's...
Powerful speech voice
Fighting strength
Polio
Knee issues
44
Peaceful integration of schools helped this mayor bring major sports teams to Atlanta
William Hartsfield
Lester Maddox
Ellis Arnall
Ivan Allen Jr.
45
An example of the total war philosophy of General William Sherman
Gettysburg
Battle of Chickamauga
Antietam
Burning of Atlanta
46
Without this document written by Alexander Stephens, the Compromise of 1850 would have failed
The Georgia Platform
The Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
47
This is the reason Atlanta was able to become the capital of Georgia.
Film Industry
Peaceful School desegregation
Railroad lines
Hosting the Olympics
48
Type of local Government created for a specific and limited purpose, often funded by fees.
State
City
County
Special Purpose
49
What is this image depicting?
Yazoo Land Fraud
The first meal at the capital
Burning of the Emancipation Proclamation
Georgia's power as a state
50
To run for this office you must be at least 21 years old.
State representative
State senator
Governor
Supreme Court justice
51
William Sherman's path through Georgia following the battle of Atlanta
Gettysburg
March to the Sea
Antietam
Battle of Chickamauga
52
The Trail of Tears happened under the watch of this Cherokee chief.
William McIntosh
Austin Dabney
John Ross
Sequoyah
53
Checks and balances allows what to happen in Government?
It lets each branch balance their own budgets
It lets the executive write checks and balance the budget
It allows each branch to amend the acts of another branch
It allows the courts the final say
54
Georgia was the inspiration for many of this president's New Deal programs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jimmy Carter
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
55
Juveniles taken into custody have which of the following rights?
right to remain silent
right to speak to a judge immediately
right to a trial by jury
right to request unruly status
56
Who would have said, "Let us sell our land and grow the crops we want!" during Trustee Georgia?
Malcontents
Salzburgers
Highland Scots
Jews
57
California is a free state, D.C. stops the slave trade and the fugitive slave law is enforced
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Georgia Platform
Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
58
This New Deal program gave farmers money to not grow food.
AAA
CCC
FRD
REA
59
To run for this office you must be at least 30 years old.
Governor
Supreme Court justice
State representative
State senator
60
Federal officials who came to the confederate states during Reconstruction to help freed slaves
Freedmen's Bureau
U.S. Marshalls
Carpetbagger Society
Lincoln's leaders
61
The precedent set in this case allowed for the mass expansion of Jim Crow laws
Worchester v. Georgia
The Dred Scott Case
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
62
She ran an outpost selling to traders and spoke both Yamcraw and English.
Rebecca Felton
Rosalyn Carter
Mary Musgrove
Nancy Hart
63
This man pointed a gun at blacks to keep them from his store & later became Georgia's governor
Benjamin Mays
William Hartsfield
Lester Maddox
Hamilton Holmes
64
Type of local Government created by Georgia's constitution.
State
Special Purpose
City
County
65
This system is designed to apply laws to people under the age of 17 in Georgia
Executive
Juvenile
Legislative
Judicial
66
A political movement that supported farmers' rights against big-city idustrialists
Populists
Whigs
Republicans
Democratics
67
The Intolerable Acts, The Stamp Act and the Proclamation of 1763 were all results of what?
French and Indian War
The Post Office
Merchantilism
King George III's anger at the colonies
68
Colquitt, Brown and Gordon controlled the politics of Georgia in the 1900s and were called this
The Triple Threat
Bourbon Triumvirate
Georgia's Mighty Trio
The Three Peaches
69
This was the second attempt at establishing a government following the American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
Charter of 1732
U.S. Federal Constitution
Declaration of Independence
70
What court is needed to administer wills, marriage licenses, and traffic violations?
Probate
Superior
Chancery
Juvenile
71
The Knights of Mary Phagan rose up following the murder conviction of what Jewish man
Alonzo Herdon
Homer Plessy
Leo Frank
Martin Luther King, Jr.
72
What is the term for discrimination toward Jewish people?
Gender Bias
Racial Injustice
Anti-semitism
Race Prejudice
73
The oldest public university in the United States
University of Georgia
Yale
Georgia Tech
Harvard
74
Who might say, "Our people should focus on labor skills in order to improve our lives now."
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Hope
75
This founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company also worked as a barber in Atlanta
Martin Luther King, Sr.
Alonzo Herdon
Henry McNeal Turner
John Hope
76
What is the relationship between the end of the white primary and the 1946 governor's race?
The end of the white primary led to a 3 way tie for Governor
Ellis Arnall was re-elected as Governor
The Supreme Court was forced to decide the governorship
Eugene Talmadge was elected as Governor
77
This bug kept Georgia from enjoying the roaring 20s and worsened the Great Depression
War Weevil
Boll Weevil
Cotton Spiders
Mosquito
78
This was the first way Georgia attempted to grant land to families of settlers
Headright system
Land hand out
Land lottery
Distribution of land
79
What did the Yazoo Land Fraud cost Georgia once discovered?
All the land from the Chattahoochee to the Mississippi
The ability to vote for the next president
The right to slaves
National respect as a pure state
80
This Creek leader was killed by his own people for selling their land to the Americans.
John Ross
Austin Dabney
William McIntosh
Sequoyah
81
Georgia was late to join on to this fight for colonial independence.
Revolutionary War
Spanish American War
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
82
He might have said, "We need to protect our farming way of life by protecting our farmers."
Tom Watson
Booker T. Washington
Henry Grady
W.E.B. DuBois
83
To run for this office you must be at least 25 years old.
Supreme Court justice
State representative
State senator
Governor
84
Under this system, workers use owners' land and give them the crops and share the profits
Tenant Farming
Populism
Farm subsidies
Sharecropping
85
This man helped James Oglethorpe figure out the best place to found his first colony
William McIntosh
Sequoyah
Pocahontas
Tomochichi
86
Under this system, workers provided own tools and labor to grow crops and rented land.
Tenant Farming
Sharecropping
Farm subsidies
Populism
87
To keep the Union (U.S.) together, the Georgia Platform encouraged the acceptance of this
The Compromise of 1850
Emancipation Proclamation
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
88
This group of people were the absentee rulers of Georgia for its first two decades as a colony
The Georgia Council
Trustees
King George's Court
Oglethorpe's legion
89
From Plessy v. Ferguson until Brown v. Board, what principle stood as the law in the U.S.
Cherokee have the right to their land
Slaves are property
Separate is inherently unequal
Separate but Equal
90
In 1956, Georgia changed its flag to this to
show Georgia as an open, welcoming state
celebrate the Civil War centennial
show their dislike for the Brown v. Board ruling
honor Georgia's history
91
This was the most unsuccessful of the three reasons for the founding of Georgia
Philanthropy
Military Defense
Religious freedom
Economy
92
This three-day Civil War battle was the largest battle ever fought in Georgia
Battle of Chickamauga
Antietem
Gettysburg
Andersonville
93
Required during Reconstruction for Confederate states to rejoin the U.S.
Payment of reparations
High voter turnout in a presidential election
Official apology for the Civil War
Adoptions of 13th, 14th and 15th admendments
94
Type of local Government created to provide added, tax-funded services.
County
City
State
Special Purpose
95
Why is Georgia able to grow a large variety of crops across the whole state?
Large bodies of water located throughout the state
Technology allows many crops to grow in new places
A moderate climate with a cooler north and a warmer south
Rich soil perfect for cotton
96
It costs Mr. B $7 to make a t-shirt and he sells it for $15. He made what on the sale?
Savings
Profit
Debt
Income
97
After which step is a bill presented to the Governor for consideration and possible signature?
committee consideration
floor consideration
drafting
introduction
98
"Since my dad was elected governor, I should be appointed governor!" who might have said?
Eugene Talmadge
Melvin Thompson
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge
99
Georgia was home to many military bases built in WWII thanks to this politician
Carl Vinson
Richard Russell
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge
100
These people take on debt and take a risk to start a business.
Risk managers
Entrepeneurs
Investment Bankers
Debt Collectors
101
This branch is called the General Assembly in Georgia
Juvenile
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
102
The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. constitution granted all of the following except
Equal protection for all
Right to vote for all
Separate but equal
Abolished slavery
103
When Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act he enforced it against what branch
Juvenile
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
104
Revolutionary War battle that gave hope to the American forces with a victory in Georgia
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Kettle Creek
Siege of Savannah
105
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador best know for what?
Leading a successful search for gold in Georgia
Assimilating the Mississipians into European culture
Being the first European in Georgia
Training attack dogs

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