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UGA US/GA constitution exam|113 Questions with Accurate Answers
UGA US/GA constitution exam|113 Questions with Accurate Answers
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UGA US/GA constitution exam|113Questions with Accurate Answers
the presiding officer of the state senate specified by the GA constitution is - -
the lieutenant governor
-what was the lieutenant governor's duty proposed by Marvin Griffin? - -to
appoint chairmen to the senate committees with governor's approval
-consolidation starts... - -through passage of an act in general assembly,
approved by majority of voters in affected counties
-sovereign immunity - -legal doctrine where a state cannot commit a legal
wrong doing and is immune from civil suit/criminal prosecution
-GA public service commission 3 amenities? - -electricity, natural gas,
telecommunications
-term of office for governor - -4 years, 2 consecutive terms
-term of service for appellate judges - -6 years
-how can a line-item veto be overridden? - -2/3 vote from general assembly
-qualifications to serve as GA's attorney general? - -US citizen for 10 years,
GA resident 4 years, 25 years old, state bar member 7 years
-home rule - -local government is granted powers to write/amend its charter
and to take any action not prohibited by the state
-how many members of state board of pardons and paroles are there? - -5
members, appointed by governor
-executive clemency - -the power to grant reprieves, pardons, and paroles
-king vs. chapman - -outlawed GA's use of white primary
-GA governor exercises ability of line-item veto for? - -spending bills
-votes on bills in the general assembly must always be _____ if a bill involves
_____ - -roll call, appropriations
-lieutenant governor's 2 main purposes? - -president of senate, successor of
governor
, -term for GA state legislators - -2 years
-eminent domain - -taking of private property for public use
-term of house of representatives - -2 years
-term of senator - -6 years
-how many legislators must be present for general assembly to transact
legislative business? - -3/5 of the assembly
-judicial vacancies filled by - -appointed by governor
-US house member qualifications? - -25 years old, US citizen at least 7
years, live in state represented
-courts of limited jurisdiction - -magistrate, probate, municipal, juvenile
state
-US senate qualifications? - -30 years old, citizen of US for 9 years,
inhabitant of state when chosen
-GA house qualifications? - -21 years old, citizen of US, GA citizen 2 years
-GA senate qualifications? - -25 years old, US citizen, GA citizen 2 years
-power to impeach is given to _____ and the trial is given to the _____ - -
house, senate
-with the exception of some juveniles, what is the primary trial court for
hearing felony cases? - -superior court
-how are GA state legislators elected? - -directly elected by their district
-to pass a bill in GA house or in the senate requires a favorable vote of - -a
majority of all members
-a bill vetoed by the governor is dead unless - -the general assembly
overrides the veto by a 2/3 vote of the total membership of each house
-bills raising revenue/appropriating money must originate in - -the house
-how many members are in the GA house of reps? - -180
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