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Review for NGMS 8th SS's 2nd Semester Cumulative Exam
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1
Before the US entered WWII in 1941, it
maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.
provided lend-lease aid to England and Soviet Union.
provided advisory troops to help Great Britain.
secretly sank German submarines.
2
What was the most common way that GA citizens helped support WWI and WWII?
served as military nurses
grew Victory Gardens
transported equipment and soldiers on railroads
volunteered for military service
3
Which option is NOT usually used by juvenile court judges when sentencing delinquent juveniles?
assigning community service
Sending the juvenile to a state penitentiary (adult prison)
placing the juvenile on probation
sending the juvenile to a Youth Detention Center (YDC)
4
Whate vote is required for a bill to pass in either the GA House or GA Senate?
concensus of members
3/5 vote
majority vote
2/3 vote
5
What are TWO main purposes of the Judicial Branch of government?
Administer justice and regulate police.
Regulate industries and protect workers' rights
Interpret laws for constitutionality and administer justice
Monitor lower courts and guard against segregation
6
How did the International Cotton Expos in ATL contribute to the New South?
Attracted visitors and celebrated farming feats.
Showed how blacks & whites worked together in GA.
Showcased GA's industrial potential to lure Northern $$.
Promoted use of cotton gin and mechanical grain reaper.
7
What was the ruling of U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education?
Separate-but-equal policy was unconstitutional
Blacks could attend white schools if there was space.
Black schools would get more $ for books and teachers.
Schools were segregated and kept separate
8
How long is a single term in office for a member of GA's General Assembly?
2 years
8 years
4 years
6 years
9
What event caused the US to enter WWII?
genocide happening in Nazi concentration camps
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Zimmerman Telegram
German air raids on London
10
What company built B29 bombers for US Army Air Force in WWII at their plant in Marietta, GA?
Liberty Airships
Bell Aircraft
Martin-Marietta
Lockheed-Martin
11
What was the purpose of the Bell Bomber plant and building Liberty Ships?
provide jobs for unemployed workers
supply Allies with war goods to beat Axis
employ workers in Macon with high-paying jobs
provide Allies with workers who could build weapons
12
What's the first step when a juvenile is taken into custody?
intake
detention
appeal
hearing
13
Which level of government gets its power from a charter granted by the General Assembly?
state
city
federal
county
14
Which word is the best synonym for entrepreneur?
employee
home owner
business owner
student
15
Why are special purpose districts established?
help federal government set up special programs
help state governments during elections
help county governments collect taxes
perform single/specific job (schools, transportation, etc.)
16
Which one: ATL Compromise speech, wait for civil rights, work hard to gain respect
Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon
W.E.B. DuBois
Tom Watson
17
Why didn't Tom Watson like ideas from Grady and the Bourbon Triumvirate?
He didn't support white supremacy and segregation.
He was worried their economic policies would hurt farmers.
He thought their economic ideas would benefit farmers.
He wanted to attract more Northern investors to Georgia.
18
The phrase "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation" is associated with which of these?
Georgia's Bill of Rights
U.S. Declaration of Independence
Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia flag
Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag
19
Who: From Plains, held Peace Accords, worked on Iranian Hostage Crisis, won Nobel Peace Prize?
John Lewis
Maynard Jackson
Jimmy Carter
Andrew Young
20
Atlanta's airport is partly named for Atlanta's first African-American mayor. Who is this?
William Hartsfield
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
Ivan Allen, Jr.
21
What are the steps for a bill to become a law in Georgia?
introduced→to committee→each house votes→sent to gov.
citizen writes→to committee→each house votes→citizens vote
introduced→sent to Gov.→each house votes→sent to committee
citizen writes→ gov signs→citizens vote→made law
22
Which was the result of the 1963 March on Washington?
US Supreme CT decision in Brown v. Board of Ed
US Supreme Ct decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
Congress's passage of Civil Rights Act of 1964
Montgomery bus boycott
23
Before being voted on by either house of the General Assembly, where do all bills start?
a committee
the lieutenant governor
the GA Supreme Court
the governor
24
What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
US Supreme Ct. upheld segregation laws in South.
US Supreme Ct. said segregation is unconstitutional.
US Supreme Ct agreed Plessy was treated unfairly.
US Supreme Ct. agreed with desegregation in South.
25
What is BEST benefit GA received from hosting the 1996 Olympic games?
world-class athletic facilities that Georgians could use
international media attention; led to tourism/businesses
no cost to televise Olympics due to national TV coverage
convention centers, transportation, southern hospitality
26
All these are examples of responsibilities of GA citizens EXCEPT:
Voting/Serving on Juries
Carrying a firearm
Paying taxes
Obeying laws
27
How did agriculture in GA change from 1940 to 1980?
Agriculture became more common than manufacturing.
As farm tech. improved, more people moved to rural areas.
Peaches became the #1 cash crop.
There were fewer farms as farming technology improved.
28
GD Causes: Stock Mkt Spec., Overprod., Banks & People over-borrowing, and
High Tariffs + Hoovervilles
Stock Market Crash + Drought
Laissez-Faire + Boll Weevils
Laissez-Faire + High Tariffs
29
In the 1920s, Georgians were affected by all of these EXCEPT:
a long drought
boll weevil
an increase in cotton production and prices
a loss of thousands of working farms
30
Which BEST describes the Georgia Supreme Court?
Justices elected by district-wide vote to 6-yr terms
Justices elected by state-wide vote to 4-yr terms of office
Justices elected by state-wide vote to 6-yr terms of office
Justices elected by district-wide vote to 4-yr terms
31
Which one is largest in US, has tax breaks, many locations, mild climate, quick transportation?
carpet industry
agriculture industry
manufacturing industry
film industry
32
A juvenile who commits an act for which anyone would be charged is a _______.
status offender
deprived juvenile
unruly juvenile
delinquent juvenile
33
Which person demanded immediate civil rights, encouraged top educated Blacks to lead?
Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon
Tom Watson
W.E.B. DuBois
34
Which shows cultural diversity, increases population, provides jobs, grows the economy?
Tourism
transportation
Film Industry
Immigrants
35
Why might a personal budget have information on both spending and saving habits?
It shows how to spend more $ on what people want.
People must know how to spend $ instead of saving $.
People can save more $ if they know how much they spend.
People must earn more b/c spend/saving habits don't change.
36
The Leo Frank case and ATL Race Riot are both examples of what?
Violent responses to legal segregation in the South
Reaction to the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
Outrage in ATL's Jewish community
Ethnic tensions between different groups
37
Which ATL mayor integrated the fire dept. & removed the "colored/white" signs from City Hall?
Maynard Jackson
Ivan Allen, Jr.
William Hartsfield
Andrew Young
38
What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?
To set up meetings to bring blacks and whites together
To decide how to desegregate public transportation
To make a plan for getting jobs for blacks
To study the issue of school integration
39
Which best describes the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
It made GA's 1956 flag illegal.
It enforced "Separate but equal" in schools.
It made segregation/racial discrimination illegal.
It was ruled unconstitutional by Brown v. Board of Ed.
40
Which reason BEST explains the purpose of separation of powers / checks and balances in GA?
Streamlines govt.
Makes distinction between branches of govt.
Makes govt. run more smoothly
Keeps 1 govt. branch from being too powerful
41
What is the correct sequence of due process?
Booking→Trial→Sentencing→Indictment→Arrest
Booking→Arrest→Trial→Indictment→Sentencing
Arrest→Booking→Indictment→Trial→Sentencing
Arrest→Booking→Trial→Sentencing→Indictment
42
Which one was a sharecropper, owned barbership for white elites, founded ATL Mut. Ins.?
Tom Watson
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon
43
Qualifications for GA's Lieutenant Governor
US citizen 6 yrs; GA resident 2 yrs, 30 yrs old
US citizen 15 yrs; GA resident 6 yrs, 30 yrs old
US citizen 15 yrs; GA resident 10 yrs, 21 yrs old
US citizen 10 yrs; GA resident 6 yrs, 35 yrs old
44
Who was GA governor, 38 yrs as US Senator, "Father of School Lunch Program"?
Carl Vinson
Tom Watson
Eugene Talmadge
Richard Russell, Jr.
45
Which are the voting requirements for Georgians?
resident→US citizen15 yrs→21 yrs old→reg. where you live
2-yr GA res.→US citizen→21 yrs old→reg. in Co. you live
resident→US citizen→18 yrs old→reg. in Co. where you live
resident→US citizen→21 yrs old→reg. in Co. where you live
46
Grandfather Clause, Poll Tax, Literacy Tests, Racial Violence are examples of
Reconstruction Civil Rights Laws.
New South Civil Rights Protections.
Strategies of Disenfranchisement.
Voting Requirements for Al Citizens.
47
To become a member of the state legislature, a person must
win the majority of a state-wide vote.
win a majority in a national election.
win the majority of a district-wide vote.
be appointed by the governor.
48
What do General Assembly committees do with bills?
They let House/Senate members discuss judicial review.
They carry out laws that need to be enforced.
They create/change/amend/kill legislation.
They determine if a bill is constitutional.
49
Which person is long-time GA congressman, SNCC Nat'l Chairman, friend of MLK, Jr.?
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
Lester Maddox
John Lewis
