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Georgia Constitution Exam: Key Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing

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Questions and answers on the Georgia State Constitution, covering topics like term limits for governors, powers of the lieutenant governor, citizenship/residency for state and U.S. representatives/senators, and responsibilities of elected executive officers. It also addresses constitutional boards/commissions, the legislative process, eminent domain, home rule, and civil liberties. This document serves as a study guide or exam prep for students learning about Georgia's government and legal framework, providing a concise overview of key constitutional provisions and their implications for governance and individual rights. It's useful for understanding Georgia's government structure, citizen rights/responsibilities, and is valuable for students studying political science, law, or Georgia history.

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GCSU GA Constitution Exam Test Questions and Answers 100% Correct
1. 1.)rDoesrthercurrentrGeorgiarConstitutionrimposertermrlimitsronrgovernors?rIfrso,rwhatrarert
hey?:rGeorgiardoesrlimitrthertermronrgovernors.rItrisrtheronlyrpositionrthatrhasrarlimitronrterm.rGover
norrisrtherhighestrandrmostrpowerfulrposition.
Past-1942r2rconsecutivertworyearrtermsr1942-
1976r1rfourryearrterm
1976-nowr2rconsecutiverfourryearrterms
2. 2.)rDoesrthergovernorrhavertherauthorityrtorexerciserline-itemrveto?:rGover-
rnorsrcanrexerciserline-itemrvetoes.rLine-itemrvetorisrremovingrspecificrlinesrfromrarbudget
3. 3.)rWhorhasrtherpowerrofrexecutiverclemencyrinrtherGeorgiarConstitution?-
:rExecutiverclemencyr(governor'srpardon),rTherStaterBoardrofrPardonsrandrParoles
4. 4.)rWhatrarerthercitizenshiprandrresidencyrrequirementsrforrSenaterandrHouserofrGArandr
US?:rGeorgiarHouserofrRepresentativesr-
rmustrber21ryearsroldrandrmustrhaverresidencyrinrGeorgiarforratrleastr2ryearsrandrforratrleastr1ryearri
nrtherdistrictrthatrherorrsherrepresentsrandrresides
USrHouser-
rmustrber25ryearsrold,rarcitizenrofrtherUSrforratrleastr7ryearsrpriorrtortherelection,rarresidentrofrtherstat
erthatrherorrsherhasrchosenrtorrepresent
GeorgiarSenater-
rmustrber25ryearsroldrandrmustrhaverresidencyrinrGeorgiarforratrleastr2ryearsrandrforratrleastr1ryearri
nrtherdistrictrthatrherorrsherrepresents
USrSenater-
rmustrber30ryearsrold,rarcitizenrofrtherUSrforratrleastr9ryearsrpriorrtorelectionr,rarresidentrofrtherstaterr
epresented
5. 5.)rWhatrarertherresponsibilitiesrofrtherlieutenantrgovernorrinrGeorgia?:r-
rLieutenantrgovernorrakarpresidentrofrthersenateroverseesrcommitteeronrsenatermembershi
p.rTheyrdornotrrunrwithrgovernor,relectedrseparately.
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  1. 1.)rDoesrthercurrentrGeorgiarConstitutionrimposertermrlimitsronrgovernors?rIfrso,rwhatrarert hey?:r Georgiardoesrlimitrthertermronrgovernors.rItrisrtheronlyrpositionrthatrhasrarlimitronrterm.rGover norrisrtherhighestrandrmostrpowerfulrposition. Past- 1942 r 2 rconsecutivertworyearrtermsr 1942 - 1976 r 1 rfourryearrterm 1976 - nowr 2 rconsecutiverfourryearrterms
  2. 2.)rDoesrthergovernorrhavertherauthorityrtorexerciserline-itemrveto?:r Gover- rnorsrcanrexerciserline-itemrvetoes.rLine-itemrvetorisrremovingrspecificrlinesrfromrarbudget
  3. 3.)rWhorhasrtherpowerrofrexecutiverclemencyrinrtherGeorgiarConstitution?- :r Executiverclemencyr(governor'srpardon),rTherStaterBoardrofrPardonsrandrParoles
  4. 4.)rWhatrarerthercitizenshiprandrresidencyrrequirementsrforrSenaterandrHouserofrGArandr US?:r GeorgiarHouserofrRepresentativesr- rmustrber 21 ryearsroldrandrmustrhaverresidencyrinrGeorgiarforratrleastr 2 ryearsrandrforratrleastr 1 ryearri nrtherdistrictrthatrherorrsherrepresentsrandrresides USrHouser- rmustrber 25 ryearsrold,rarcitizenrofrtherUSrforratrleastr 7 ryearsrpriorrtortherelection,rarresidentrofrtherstat erthatrherorrsherhasrchosenrtorrepresent GeorgiarSenater- rmustrber 25 ryearsroldrandrmustrhaverresidencyrinrGeorgiarforratrleastr 2 ryearsrandrforratrleastr 1 ryearri nrtherdistrictrthatrherorrsherrepresents USrSenater- rmustrber 30 ryearsrold,rarcitizenrofrtherUSrforratrleastr 9 ryearsrpriorrtorelectionr,rarresidentrofrtherstaterr epresented
  5. 5.)rWhatrarertherresponsibilitiesrofrtherlieutenantrgovernorrinrGeorgia?:r- r Lieutenantrgovernorrakarpresidentrofrthersenateroverseesrcommitteeronrsenatermembershi p.rTheyrdornotrrunrwithrgovernor,relectedrseparately.
  1. 6.)rBesidesrthergovernorrandrlieutenantrgovernor,rwhorelserarerelectedrexecutiveroffi cers?r:r* Attorneyrgeneral:rrepresentsrtherstaterinrlegalrmatters Secretaryrofrstate:rrunsrelections,rhandlesrincorporationrofrbusinesses,randrmain- rtainsrGArarchives. Insurancercommissioner:rsetrratesrandrdeterminerwhichrcarriersrwillrberlicensedrtoroperaterinrGA.r Alsorservesrasrstaterfirermarshal. Staterschoolrsuperintendent: Commissionerrofragriculture:rprovidesrinformationrtorfarmersrandrcertifiesrtheraccu-

risrar"specialrsession"?:r TherGeorgiarGeneralrAssembly'srmostrimportantrfunctionrisrtorpassrthe rstate'sroperatingrbudget.rTheyrmeetr"inrsession"r 40 rdaysraryearrbutrnotrnecessarilyrconsecutive .rSpecialrsessionrhappensrwithrthree-fifthsragreementrofrthermembershiprofreachrchamber.

  1. 10.)rWhatrisrthertermrlengthrforrGeorgiarstaterlegislators?:r Staterlegislatorsrarerelectedrbyr theirrdistrictrforrar 2 ryearrterm.
  2. 11.)rHowrmanyrmembersrmakeruprtherGeorgiarGeneralrAssembly?:r TherGeorgiarGener alrassemblyrisrcomprisedrofr 236 rmembers
  1. 12.)rTherpassagerofrlegislationrbyrtherGeneralrAssemblyrrequiresrwhatrproportionrofrsup portrfromreachrchamber?:r Therpassagerofrlegislationrrequiresrartwo- thirdsrvoterfromrbothrhouses
  2. 13.)rWhatrarertherpowersrofrtherBoardrofrRegentsrofrtherUniversityrsystemrofrGeorgia?:r Ther BoardrofrRegentsrexercisesrtherexclusiverrightrtorgovern,rcontrol,randrmanagertherUniversityrSyste mrofrGeorgia,ranreducationalrsystemrcomprisedrofrthirty- fiverinstitutions.rCreatesrnewrpublicrcolleges,rjuniorrcolleges,randruniversities
  3. 14.)rWhatrdoesrtherconstitutionrindicateraboutrtherstate'srlegalrcommit- rmentrtorpublicreducation?:r Freerpublicreducationrpriorrtorcollege
  4. 15.)rWhatrproportionrofrthervoterisrrequiredrtorberelectedrtorpublicrofficerinrGeorgia?:r C andidatermustrcapturer50%rofrthervote.rIfrnot,rarrunoffrisrheld
  5. 16.)rWhatrrequirementsrdoesrGeorgiarhaverforrthoserwhorwishrtorvoterinranrelection?:r M ustrberarUSrcitizen,rarcitizenrofrGA,r 18 rbyrelectionrday,rcannotrberarfelon
  6. 17.)rWhatrisreminentrdomain?:r Takingrprivaterpropertyrforrpublicruse
  7. 18.)rHowrmanyrcountiesrarerthererinrGeorgia?:r 159
  8. 19.)rWhatrisrhomerrule?:r Counties/citiesrhavertherabilityrtorhaversomergovern- rmentrandrlegalrpowersrofrtheirrownrasrlongrasrtheyrarernotrallowingrthingsroutsiderofrtherconstit utionr(akarlocalrself-government)
  9. 20.)rWhatrarerthercategoriesrofrexpendituresrforrwhichrlotteryrproceedsrcanrberused?:r Edu cationalrprogramsrandrpurposesrandrthergovernor'srannualrbudget
  10. 21.)rWhatrdoesritrmeanrtorhaveranropenrdirectrprimary?:r* Allrvotersrcanrtakerpart.rInrprim aryrelectionsrtherpoliticalrpartyrnominatesrcandidatesrforrthernextrgeneralrelection.
  11. 22.)rWhatrisrtherjurisdictionrofrther"StaterCourt"rinrGeorgia'srcourtrsys-rtem?:r ...
  12. 23.)rWhatrcivilrlibertiesrarerprotectedrbyrtherGeorgiarConstitution?:r ...
  13. 24.)rWhatrcivilrlibertiesrarernotrprotectedrbyrtherGeorgiarConstitution?:r- Rightrtorprivacyrisrnotrinrtherconstitutionrbutritrisrrecognized
  14. 25.)rHowrarerjudgesr(inrtherstaterjudiciary)rselectedrinrGeorgia?r(distin- rguishrvacanciesrfromropenrseats):r Judgesrarerselectedrbyrnon-partisanrelections.
  15. 26.)rWhatrarercourtsrofrlimitedrjurisdictionr(inrGeorgia)?:r Specializedrcases:rlessrseriousrth anrthoserinrcourtsrofrgeneralrjurisdictions
  16. 27.)rWithrtherexceptionrofrsomerjuveniles,rwhatrisrtherprimaryrtrialrcourtrforrhearingrfel
  1. 29.)rAccordingrtortherstaterofrGeorgiarconstitution,rcanrtaxesrberleviedrbyrlocalrschoolsrt orassistrwithrfinancingrthoserschools?rIfrso,rwhatrkind?:r Yes,rpropertyrtax
  2. 30.)rCanrtherconstitutionrberamendedrtoraffectrspecificrindividualrcountiesrandrcities?:r y es,rhomerrule-localrgovt
  3. 31.)rArerthererlimitsronrcities'randrcounties'rabilityrtortaxrandrincurrdebt?- :r Lawrallowsrcountiesrtorlevyronerpercentrgeneralrsalesrtaxrandrfourrpercentrstatertax
  4. 32.)rWhatrisrconsolidation?rWhatrproceduresrdoesrarlocalrgovernmentrhavertorgorthr oughrinrorderrtorconsolidate?:r Consolidationrisrcombingrwithranotherrcounty.rMajorityrvot e
  5. 33.)rHowrmayrtherGeorgiarConstitutionrberamended?:r Requiresr2/3rvoterbyrlegislature.
  6. 34.)rArticlerIrofrtherGeorgiarConstitutionrprovidesrforrarbillrofrrights.rWhatrsortsrofrindivid ualrrightsrarerincludedrhere?rHowrdoesrthisrcomparerwithrther"federal"rbillrofrrights?:r ...
  7. 35.)rWhatrdoesrGeorgia'srBillrofrRightsrsayraboutrlimitsronrwhatrtherStaterofrGeorgiarmayr dorwithrrespectrtorcitizensrwhorfailrtorpayrtheirrdebts?:r life,rliberty,rproperty:requalrprotection:r freedomrofrconscience:rreligion:rspeechrandrpress:rlibel- truthrasrevidence:rprotectionrofrcitizens:rrightrtorbearrarms:rassemblerandrpetition:rnorbillrofrattaind er:rtrialrbyrjury:rrightrtorcourts:rsearches,rseizures,rwarrants:rbenefitrofrcounsel:rhabeasrcorpus:rs elf- incrimination:rarrest/abuserofrprisoners:rjeopardyrofrlife/libertyrprobidden:rtreason:reffectrofrco nviction"rnorbanishmentrandrwhipping:rnorinvoluntaryrservitude:rnorimprisionmentrforrdebt:rcost srofrcasernotrpaidrbeorertrial:rsocialrstatusrneverrsubjectrtorlegislation:rexemptionsrfromrlevyrandrs ale"rspouse'srseparaterproperty:renumerationrofrrightsrnotrdenialrofrothers:rmarriagesrofrsamerse xrprohibited
  8. 36.)rWhatrdoesrGeorgia'srBillrofrRightrsayraboutrlimitsronrwhatrtherStaterof Georgiarmayrdorwithrrespectrtorcitizensrwhorfailrtorpayrtheirrdebts?:r Prohibitsrimprisonmentrforr debt
  9. 37.)rHowrmanyrconstitutionsrhaverbeenradoptedrbyrGeorgia?rWhenrdidrGeorgiarlastrr atifyrarconstitution?:r 10:rlastrratificationrwasr 1983
  10. 38.)rWhatrdoesrtherGeorgiarconstitutionrsayraboutr"sovereignrimmunity"?- :r abilityrofrcitizensrtorsuertherstate/localrgovt
  11. 39.)rWhatrarertherresponsibilitiesrofrtherGeorgiarPublicrServicerCommis-

rsion?rHowrarermembersrselectedrforrtherCommission?:r 5 rmembersrwhorarerelectedrstatewid erforrstaggered,r 6 ryearrterms:rregulatesrtelephonerservices,rutilitiesrsuchrasrgasrandrelectricity,rc ommunicationrnetworksrandrtransportationrsuchrasrtruckingrandrrailrsystems