All Within Domain
1)
In the 1950s Georgia businessman James V. Carmichael complained that the state politicians risked “political suicide” by
A) opposing national Civil Rights laws.
B) changing the design of the state flag.
C) refusing to send more troops into the Vietnam War.
D) openly favoring Republican views or Republican candidates.
2)
The money that the state government takes in is called revenue. Which of these sources provides the GREATEST percentage of revenue to meet the state’s needs?
A) sales tax
B) property tax
C) lottery funds
D) personal income tax
3)
Which had the GREATEST impact on Atlanta, Georgia, after the Civil War?
A) the abolition of slavery
B) the closing of textile factories
C) the destruction of the railroads
D) the burning of government buildings
4)
Which state did Great Britain take control of from Spain at the end of the French and Indian War?
A) Florida
B) Georgia
C) Louisiana
D) Texas
5)
The main purpose of General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” in 1864 was to
A) convince France and Britain to get out of the war.
B) capture the important railroad depot at Charleston.
C) permanently destroy Georgia’s ability to produce cotton.
D) destroy the South’s strategic and economic capacity to fight.
6)
Who would you expect to have the final say in whether or not a bill becomes a law in Georgia?
A) The Governor
B) The President
C) The U.S. Supreme Court
D) The State Supreme Court
7)
While the “Cocking Affair” was the MOST controversial event in Eugene Talmadge’s political career, it was not the only one. Which was another controversy in
Talmadge’s political career?
A) Talmadge became known as a vicious racist and lost popularity with most voters.
B) The state senate accused him of using department funds to go to the Kentucky Derby.
C) The three governors’ scandal took an election all the way to the Supreme Court.
D) Talmadge’s political enemies found old editorials he wrote for the Market Bulletin.
8)
Which type of trade have Georgians engaged in since the 1730s?
A) overseas
B) railroad
C) interstate
D) air travel
9)
Which number represents the approximate location of the naval station that was bombed on December 7, 1941, launching the United States into World War II?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
10)
If you were the governor of Georgia and you wanted to see your state increase its access to international markets, which of these options would you choose to do?
A) increase spending for technology education programs
B) cut state taxes in order to stimulate local spending
C) lobby the U.S. Congress to provide greater funds for interstate construction and expansion
D) convince the Federal government to increase funding for the ports of Savannah and Brunswick
11)
According to the Preamble to the State of Georgia Constitution, a goal of the document and of the government is to “perpetuate the principles of free government.”
Which of these would be an example of this principle?
A) freedom of speech
B) right to bear arms
C) freedom of religion
D) separation of powers
12)
Which legal right is available to criminal defendants but not civil defendants?
A) the right to an attorney
B) the right to trial by jury
C) the right to a speedy trial
D) the right to only one trial for one claim
13)
The repeal of the Trustee’s ban on slavery boosted Georgia’s economy by
A) increasing the amount of taxes the government collected from new slave owners.
B) allowing Carolina planters to expand rice cultivation into Georgia’s lowlands.
C) allowing Georgians to do business with colonies that participated in the slave trade.
D) increasing the amount of free labor available to clear the land for future colonization.
14)
The Constitution of Georgia
SECTION II.
COMPOSITION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Paragraph I. Senate and House of Representatives. (a) The Senate shall consist of not more than ___ Senators, each of whom shall be elected from single-member
districts.
(b) The House of Representatives shall consist of not fewer than ___ Representatives apportioned among representative districts of the state.
What is the correct numbers that go in the blanks found in the reading passage?
A) 56; 180
B) 100; 435
C) 180; 56
D) 435; 100
15)
Which of these FIRST connected the port of Savannah to domestic markets in the west?
A) airports
B) railroads
C) public roads
D) interstate highways
