Georgia Studies - PowerPoint Presentation

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Georgia Studies Academic BowlSlide2

HISTORY

SS8H5Slide3

72.What system replaced the headright system as a way of allocating land?

Land LotterySlide4

71. What scandal took place when Georgia’s governor and some legislators were bribed to sell public land to private developers at below-market price?

Yazoo Land FraudSlide5

70. What was the purpose of the headright system in Georgia?

To distribute Indian lands to new settlersSlide6

73. Who was the Creek leader in the Oconee War between the Creek and the Georgia pioneers?

Alexander McGillivraySlide7

74. Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?

He signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.Slide8

75.What were the 2 main Indian tribes in Georgia? Creeks

CherokeesSlide9

76. The removal of the Cherokee from their land is referred to as what?

Trail of TearsSlide10

77. The Indians were taken to the Indian Territory, which is mainly what present-day state?

OklahomaSlide11

78.What was George Gist’s major contribution to the Cherokee culture?

Sequoyah made a syllabary – Cherokee alphabetSlide12

79. What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Georgia?

GoldSlide13

81. Who was the Cherokee chief who took a petition of Congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land?

John RossSlide14

80. Who was the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court who ruled that Cherokee territory was not subject to state law?

John MarshallSlide15

HISTORY

SS8H1cSlide16

22.Name the European countries that were the major colonizers of the New World.

Spain, England, FranceSlide17

21. What were the main reasons the Spanish explored North America?

Gold, Glory & GodSlide18

20. Who was the first European explorer to enter Georgia? Hernando de SotoSlide19

ECONOMICS

SS8E4Slide20

303. From where does the largest source of Georgia’s income come?

state income taxSlide21

305. What is the largest source of revenue for county governments?

property taxesSlide22

304. What is the largest expenditure of state funds? educationSlide23

302. What is the name given to Georgia’s budgetary spending year?

fiscalSlide24

HISTORY

SS8H1

SS8E1

SS8E2Slide25

24. What was the first Spanish settlement in the New World? St. AugustineSlide26

26. What factor was necessary to maintain a favorable balance of trade in the 1600s and 1700s?

More exports than importsSlide27

27.What was the name of the first British fort constructed in Georgia?

Fort King GeorgeSlide28

25. What was the British trade policy during the period of colonization?

mercantilismSlide29

23. What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

JamestownSlide30

HISTORY

SS8H1aSlide31

17.Name the prehistoric traditions of Georgia in order of their existence?

P

aleo

,

A

rchaic,

W

oodland,

M

ississippianSlide32

12. Why did the Archaic people move frequently? To find foodSlide33

13. What people were the FIRST to make and use pottery?

ArchaicSlide34

16. What factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?

Began to cultivate plantsSlide35

11. What was the oldest prehistoric Indian civilization found in Georgia?

PaleoSlide36

19. What was the most prominent building structure in a Mississippian village?

Temple moundSlide37

14. During which prehistoric period did the bow and arrow come into use?

WoodlandSlide38

15. Who were the FIRST people to use burial mounds?

WoodlandSlide39

ECONOMICS

SS8E5Slide40

307. What type of bank accounts provides the most flexibility?

checkingSlide41

306. When is the best time to borrow money? when interest is lowSlide42

GEOGRAPHY

SS8G2a, b, cSlide43

218. The loss of American manufacturing jobs causes a ______in transportation jobs.

declineSlide44

217. Where is the largest single container facility on the East Coast located?

SavannahSlide45

216. What method of transportation moves the largest amount of freight in Georgia?

trucksSlide46

GEOGRAPHY

SS8G1a, b, cSlide47

2. How many geographic regions does Georgia have?

5Slide48

3. What are the geographic regions of Georgia?Coastal Plain

Piedmont

Ridge and Valley

Appalachian Plateau

Blue RidgeSlide49

9. What two regions are separated by the Fall Line?

Piedmont & Coastal PlainSlide50

1. What are the names of the states that border Georgia?Alabama

Tennessee

North Carolina

South Carolina

FloridaSlide51

4. In which region is Atlanta located?

PiedmontSlide52

5. What is the smallest geographic region?Appalachian PlateauSlide53

6. What region is known for its production of peanuts, pecans, and corn?

Coastal PlainSlide54

10. What is the largest swamp in North America? Okefenokee SwampSlide55

7. In what region is the Okefenokee Swamp located?Coastal PlainSlide56

8. What is the highest peak in Georgia? Brasstown BaldSlide57

HISTORY

SS8H2cSlide58

46. Who were the three royal governors of Georgia? John Reynolds

Henry Ellis

James WrightSlide59

45. In 1752, Georgia became a ____colony? royalSlide60

44. What term was used to describe those who complained about the policies of the trustees?

malcontentsSlide61

HISTORY

SS8H3aSlide62

53. How many original colonies were there?

13Slide63

49. The Proclamation of 1763 moved Ga.’s southern boundary to what?

St. Mary’s RiverSlide64

47. Which 2 countries were involved in the French and Indian war?

Great Britain

FranceSlide65

50. How did the French and Indian War lead to America’s Revolutionary War?

To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonists on the premise that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from FranceSlide66

51. What event is described by British soldiers firing into an angry mob?

Boston MassacreSlide67

52. What declared the independence of the American colonies?

Declaration of IndependenceSlide68

48. What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Proclamation of 1763Slide69

HISTORY

SS8H3Slide70

57. What was the British policy punishing Boston for the Tea Party?

Intolerable ActsSlide71

55. Where did the first colonial victory in Georgia during the American Revolution occur?

Battle of Kettle CreekSlide72

56. What British policy greatly affected Ga. by adding a tax on newspapers and licenses?

Stamp ActSlide73

54. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas JeffersonSlide74

60. Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

George WashingtonSlide75

59. Who headed the militia that defeated the British at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

Elijah ClarkeSlide76

61. Who is the Revolutionary war heroine who has a Georgia county named for her?

Nancy HartSlide77

62. What was the most significant result of the siege of Savannah?

Savannah remained in British hands.Slide78

64. What was the opposite name of Loyalists? PatriotsSlide79

63. Who was the black soldier who was seriously wounded at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

Austin DabneySlide80

58. Name the 3 Georgians that signed the Declaration of Independence.

George Walton

Lyman Hall

Button GwinnettSlide81

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG5Slide82

291. Which term describes a city with its own government?

municipalitySlide83

289. How many counties does Georgia have today? 159Slide84

292. What is the name of Ga.’s oldest city? SavannahSlide85

290. What is a example of a consolidated city-county government?

Athens-Clarke

Augusta-RichmondSlide86

293. Name 3 forms of city government? mayor-council

council-manager

commissionSlide87

295. A county board of education or a port authority are examples of a _________________district form of government.

Special district governmentSlide88

294. What is the most common type of city government in Georgia?

mayor-councilSlide89

HISTORY

SS8H4Slide90

67. What was the first written plan for the government of the United States called?

Articles of ConfederationSlide91

66. Who was elected Georgia’s first governor under the Constitution of 1777?

John Adam TreutlenSlide92

69. Who were the 2 signers of the US Constitution from Georgia?

Abraham Baldwin

William FewSlide93

68. What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in 1787?

To Revise the Articles of ConfederationSlide94

HISTORY

SS8H2bSlide95

30. Who was the founder of Georgia and when was it founded?

James Oglethorpe, 1733Slide96

32. What Indians were led by Tomochichi?

YamacrawsSlide97

31. According to the charter, what groups of people could not be Georgia colonists?

Catholics, liquor dealers, lawyers, blacksSlide98

29. Where was Georgia’s first settlement? SavannahSlide99

28. Who granted Georgia’s charter in 1732? King George IISlide100

33. What ship transported the first colonists to Georgia?

The AnnSlide101

65. Why did the writers of Georgia’s first constitution (1777) want to limit the power of the governor?

In the past, the governor showed too much loyalty to the king.Slide102

36. Who served as an interpreter for Oglethorpe? Mary MusgroveSlide103

35. The original plan for Savannah called for the building of 4 what?

squaresSlide104

37. Tomochichi allowed Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking what river?

Savannah RiverSlide105

39. What was the name of the Salzburgers’ settlement?

Ebenezer/New EbenezerSlide106

38. The Germans under the leadership of John Martin Bolzius were referred to as the what?

The SalzburgersSlide107

42. Name 3 areas of colonist discontent?

slavery

sale of rum

land ownershipSlide108

40. What group settled at Darien? Highland ScotsSlide109

34. Where did James Oglethorpe and the first Georgia colonists land when they arrived in Georgia?

Yamacraw BluffSlide110

41. What battle was the beginning of the safe southern frontier for the British?

Battle of Bloody MarshSlide111

43. What policy did the king make to ensure that the trustees did not take advantage of the colony?

Could not hold office.

Could not get paid.

Could not own land.Slide112

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG2Slide113

245. How long is the regular session of the Georgia General Assembly?

40 daysSlide114

244. Does the Georgia General Assembly consider laws dealing with treaties?

No—that is a federal issueSlide115

247. What type of legislation must begin in the House of Representatives?

appropriation billsSlide116

246. What are the requirements to serve in the Georgia House of Representatives?

21 years old

a citizen of GA for at least one year

a resident of the district from which elected for one year Slide117

243.What are the requirements to serve in the Georgia Senate? 25 years old

a citizen of Ga. for at least 2 years

a resident of the district from which he is elected for at least one yearSlide118

248. How long is the term of a member of the Georgia General Assembly?

2 yearsSlide119

249. To confirm all the executive appointments is the unique power of the_______?

senateSlide120

251. How many legislators serve in Georgia House of Representatives?

180Slide121

250. The ____________has law-making power over all areas not specifically assigned to the United States Constitution.

Georgia General AssemblySlide122

253. A _______committee is a permanent legislative committee.

standingSlide123

258. What happens to a bill passed by the legislature if the

governor does not veto it, but does not sign it?

becomes a lawSlide124

252. How many people serve in the Georgia State Senate?

56Slide125

254. To review bills before they come to the floor for discussion is the main purpose of a legislative ________________.

committeeSlide126

255. Who presides over the Georgia state senate? Lieutenant GovernorSlide127

259. What vote is required in the house of representatives in order for a bill to pass?

A majoritySlide128

256. Who presides over the Georgia House of Representatives?

Speaker of the HouseSlide129

260. If the governor vetoes a bill, the legislature can override the veto by a _____________of both houses.

2/3 vote of both housesSlide130

257. When the house and the senate version of a bill differ after being passed by their respective bodies, the bill is referred to a ________committee.

conferenceSlide131

HISTORY

SS8H5aSlide132

83. What is Georgia’s first land grant university? UGASlide133

85. Why did the capital of Georgia move so often?To follow the major part of the populationSlide134

84. By 1860, what were the 2 largest church denominations in Georgia?

Methodists

BaptistsSlide135

86. What invention had the greatest effect on Georgia’s economy in the early 1800’s?

cotton ginSlide136

82. What is a land grant university? Land for the university was donated by the federal government.Slide137

89. Who invented the cotton gin? Eli WhitneySlide138

88. What railroad became the primary railroad in Georgia in the 1830’s?

Western and AtlanticSlide139

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG1Slide140

297. What were the 2 earliest political parties? Federalists

Anti-FederalistsSlide141

299. What financial responsibility does a citizen have toward the government?

to pay taxesSlide142

298. What is the process by which a person from another country can become an American citizen?

naturalizationSlide143

296. What are the dominant political parties in Georgia today?

Republican and DemocraticSlide144

301. Who is the chief election officer in Georgia? Secretary of StateSlide145

300. How old must a person be to vote in Georgia today?

18Slide146

HISTORY

SS8H6aSlide147

91. Would the northern states or the southern states believe that the interests of the national government should take precedence over the states?

northern states Slide148

96. Who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

John BrownSlide149

92. What is it called if you

think

that the state takes precedence over the national government?

states’ rightsSlide150

93. According to the provisions of the Missouri Compromise, what state was admitted as a free state?

MaineSlide151

90. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book which told about the reality of slavery?

Harriet Beecher StoweSlide152

95. What state entered the Union as a free state because of the Compromise of 1850?

CaliforniaSlide153

94. What is the belief the one region is better or more important that another region of the country?

sectionalismSlide154

HISTORY

SS8H6bSlide155

98. Who was the governor of Georgia during the Civil War?

Joseph BrownSlide156

100. What was the statement from Georgia that supported the Compromise of 1850?

The Georgia PlatformSlide157

101. What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?

To require the return of runaway slaves to their owners

Slide158

99. What Supreme Court decision pushed the nation closer to war?

The Dred Scott DecisionSlide159

97. What Georgia leader became the vice president of the Confederate States of America?

Alexander StephensSlide160

103. What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?

blockade runnersSlide161

102. What was the name of the Union plan to isolate the western Confederate states?

Anaconda PlanSlide162

105. Which Union general led the “March to the Sea”?

General William T. ShermanSlide163

110. What battle was considered the turning point of the war against the Confederacy? Where was this fought?

Gettysburg

PennsylvaniaSlide164

104. What were the 2 major campaigns fought in Georgia during the Civil War?

Atlanta Campaign

Savannah CampaignSlide165

106. Where was the notorious Confederate prison in Georgia?

AndersonvilleSlide166

109. What was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War?

AntietamSlide167

107. Why was Chickamauga important to both the North and the South?

It was the railroad center.Slide168

108.What document declared the freedom of slaves in states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863?

Emancipation ProclamationSlide169

HISTORY

SS8H6cSlide170

113. Ultimately what was the goal of the Radical Republicans against the southern states?

To punish the southern rebelling statesSlide171

112. In President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan what amendment to the Constitution had to be approved by the southern states?

13

th

AmendmentSlide172

111. What was President Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction called?

10% PlanSlide173

116. What did the 15th Amendment do?

Gave blacks the right to voteSlide174

117. Which organization helped the former slaves and poor whites after the Civil War?

Freedmen’s BureauSlide175

119.Limitations on the type of jobs newly freed slaves could have and restrictions on their rights to vote and participate in the legal system were called what?

Black CodesSlide176

115. What did the 14th Amendment do?

Made blacks citizensSlide177

114. What did the 13th Amendment do?

Abolish slaverySlide178

118. What is the difference between sharecropping and tenant farming?

Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while tenant farmers owned animals and equipment to use working other people’s land.Slide179

117. What organization wanted to return control of the southern governments to the Democrats by intimidation?

Ku Klux KlanSlide180

122. How long did Reconstruction last in Georgia? 5 YearsSlide181

121. Why was Henry McNeal Turner and other black legislators expelled from the Georgia General Assembly?

He did not have the right to hold political office according to the constitution.Slide182

HISTORY

SS8H7bSlide183

139. What Constitutional amendment was violated by Jim Crow legislation?

14

th

AmendmentSlide184

137. African Americans were separated in schools, restrooms and waiting rooms because of what laws?

Jim Crow LawsSlide185

138. What court case gave the states the right to promote segregation?

Plessy v. FergusonSlide186

136. What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that segregated facilities much be equal?

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896Slide187

140. In the early 1900s what methods restricted the voting rights of African Americans in Georgia?

Poll taxes

grandfather clause

Gerrymandering

literacy testsSlide188

HISTORY

SS8H8Slide189

141. What 2 things hurt Georgia farmers in the early 1900s?

Drought

Boll weevilSlide190

142. What insect feeds on the white, fluffy cotton?

Boll weevilSlide191

143. What 3 things that caused the Great Depression? stock speculation

borrowing more money than could be repaid

overproductionSlide192

145. What was the nickname for the day the stock market crashed?

Black Thursday – October 24

Black Tuesday – October 29Slide193

144. What United States president was blamed for the Great Depression?

Herbert HooverSlide194

147. Why did Georgia NOT immediately feel the impact of the stock market crash?

Georgia was already in a depression.Slide195

146. What is the belief that government should not interfere in the economy called?

Laissez-faireSlide196

148. Which Georgia governor did not support public welfare, voting rights for blacks, or federal assistance programs?

Eugene TalmadgeSlide197

149. How many times was Eugene Talmadge elected governor?

4Slide198

150. From what group did he receive his greatest support?

rural votersSlide199

151. Who was the president credited with bringing the US out of the Great Depression?

Franklin D. RooseveltSlide200

152. What were the programs that paved the way for economic recovery in the United States after the Great Depression?

The New Deal ProgramsSlide201

153. What is the AAA? Agricultural Adjustment ActSlide202

156. What New Deal program provided loans to farmers’ co-ops so they could run power lines in rural areas?

Rural Electrification Agency (REA)Slide203

154. What group of Georgians benefited most from the AAA?

property ownersSlide204

155. What was the system of retirement and unemployment begun as a part of the depression recovery is called what?

Social SecuritySlide205

HISTORY

SS8H7dSlide206

165. Be3fore the US entered WWII, it provided lend-lease aid to what two countries?

England and Soviet UnionSlide207

160. Who were the Central Powers? Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman EmpireSlide208

159. What was the most immediate cause of WWI? the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Austrian Hungarian empire by a Serbian terroristSlide209

158. What 3 ways did Georgia support WWI? Growing food

Making uniforms and material for them

Transporting arms and soldiersSlide210

157. What countries were allies in WWI? Great Britain, France, United States and RussiaSlide211

161. The German invasion of what country was the immediate cause of WWII?

PolandSlide212

163. Name 3 major members of the Axis Powers of WWII. Germany, Japan, ItalySlide213

164. Name 3 major members of the Allied Powers of WWII.

Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet UnionSlide214

167. The extermination of 6 million Jews and other “undesirables” during WWII is referred to as what?

the HolocaustSlide215

162. Why did the US enter WWII?

The Japanese bombing of

Pearl HarborSlide216

168. Who was the world leader who instigated this extermination?

Adolf HitlerSlide217

166. As its allies ran out of money with which to purchase war equipment, what system did the US. start?

the lend-lease aidSlide218

HISTORY

SS8H10Slide219

184. What term is used to describe the residential area immediately around cities?

suburbanSlide220

182. What is the key reason for the migration of people into Georgia since the 1960’s?

diversified economySlide221

181. What has resulted in new crops and has changed the way farming is done in Georgia since WWII?

technologySlide222

183. What percentage of Georgia’s population today lives in the Metro Atlanta area?

Over 50%Slide223

185. Unplanned growth surrounding cities is referred to as what?

urban sprawlSlide224

188. Racial moderation that included the integration of lunch counters in Atlanta was achieved during what mayor’s administration?

William HartsfieldSlide225

187. What is the fastest growing population group in Georgia?

HispanicsSlide226

190. Aviation is the issue for which Mayor ____________ is best remembered?

HartsfieldSlide227

186. What problem was created by commuting from the suburbs?

air pollutionSlide228

189. Who was the mayor of Atlanta credited with the removal of segregation signs in city hall and the integration of the city government and the fire department?

Ivan AllenSlide229

189. Who was the mayor of Atlanta responsible for bringing professional athletic teams to the city?

Ivan AllenSlide230

195. Abolishing the poll tax and adopting a new state constitution is credited to what governor?

Ellis ArnallSlide231

193. Who was the first governor of Georgia to serve a term of 4 years?

Ellis ArnallSlide232

194. Who were the candidates in the 1966 Georgia Democratic primary for governor?

Ellis Arnall

Lester MaddoxSlide233

192. Who was the Georgia native who was the first African American major league baseball player?

Jackie RobinsonSlide234

196. What was the US Supreme Court case that ruled the separate-but-equal policy as unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, Kansas 1954Slide235

197. What law withheld federal funds from schools that did not end segregation?

Civil Rights Act of 1964Slide236

HISTORY

SS8H11

a

,b,cSlide237

198. How did Dr. King favor bringing about social change?

Nonviolent protestsSlide238

199. What state commission studied the problem of school integration?

Sibley CommissionSlide239

200. What action of Dr. King directly influenced the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

March on Washington, 1963Slide240

201. What civil rights movement abandoned the principles of Dr. King?

Black PanthersSlide241

202. Who was the first African American to serve as a member of the Atlanta board of education?

Benjamin MaysSlide242

203. During the 3 governors episode who was locked out of his office and set up an office at the Capitol’s information counter?

Ellis ArnallSlide243

204. Herman Talmadge made his greatest contribution as governor in what area?

educationSlide244

205. During Herman Talmadge’s administration what was begun in order to fund a lengthened school year and school improvements?

3% sales taxSlide245

206. In what year did the Georgia state flag become an issue in the race for governor?

2000Slide246

207. What organization was founded 2 months after the 1960 sit-in at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C.?

Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)Slide247

208. To promote civil rights for all citizens is the purpose of what organization?

NAACPSlide248

209. The integration of interstate bus station waiting rooms in Albany was the focus of what movement?

The Albany Movement 1961Slide249

210. Who was the first black mayor of Atlanta?

Maynard JacksonSlide250

211. Who were the first African American students be admitted to UGA?

Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton HolmesSlide251

212. What governor appointed more African Americans to state boards than all prior governors combined?

Lester MaddoxSlide252

213. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is associated with what event?

March on WashingtonSlide253

214. Who was the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to the House of Representatives from Georgia?

Andrew YoungSlide254

215. Who was appointed as UN ambassador from the US? Andrew YoungSlide255

HISTORY

SS8H12Slide256

222. Where was President Carter born? Plains, GeorgiaSlide257

223. What political positions were held by Jimmy Carter during his career?

Member of Plains school board

Ga. state senate

Ga. state governor

PresidentSlide258

219. From what area did most of the members of Ga.’s House of Representatives come after the end of the county unit system?

urban areasSlide259

226. For most of the last 100 years, Georgia was dominated by how many political parties?

One political party--DemocraticSlide260

224. The ______hostage crisis began during the Carter administration.

IranianSlide261

220. What president helped bring about the Camp David Peace Accords?

Jimmy CarterSlide262

225. Who was the first Republican governor in Georgia in 130 years?

Sonny PerdueSlide263

221. What new cabinet position was created under President Carter?

Department of EducationSlide264

227. The Stone Mountain tennis facility and the Georgia Horse Park were built especially for what event?

1996 Summer OlympicsSlide265

229. What entrepreneur is associated with Coca-Cola? John S. PembertonSlide266

230. Perhaps the greatest risk taken by the makers of Coca-Cola in an effort to increase their profit was to change the

soft drink’s ___.

advertisingSlide267

228. Who is an entrepreneur? A person who takes risks to start a businessSlide268

231. Who was responsible for making Coca-Cola a nationally recognizable brand?

Asa CandlerSlide269

234. Who was the Georgian who was the founder of the American Girl Scouts?

Juliette Gordon LowSlide270

232. Name 3 international businesses that had their beginnings in Ga.

Coca-Cola

Home Depot

Delta Air LinesSlide271

233. Who is the author of the novel, Gone with the Wind?

Margaret MitchellSlide272

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG1a,bSlide273

236. Which branch of Georgia’s government is the largest?

executiveSlide274

239. Name the 3 branches of government. Legislative

Executive

JudicialSlide275

238. According to the system of checks and balances, the _____branch does not have the power to appoint state judges.

judicialSlide276

241. According to the system of checks and balances, the executive branch checks the legislative branch through the use of the ______.

vetoSlide277

235. How many articles are in Georgia’s state constitution?

11Slide278

240. What term refers to the designation of certain powers to each of the 3 branches of government?

separation of powersSlide279

242. What keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

separation of powersSlide280

237. To whom does the Georgia constitution give the right to control the government?

votersSlide281

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG3a,bSlide282

264. What qualifications are required to be elected governor? 30 years old

a citizen of the US for 15 years

a resident of Georgia for 6 yearsSlide283

268. The lieutenant governor most effectively affects the passage of failure of legislation in the state senate by _______.

assigning Senate bills to committeeSlide284

262. Who becomes Georgia’s governor in the event both the governor and the lieutenant governor are unable to serve?

Speaker of the HouseSlide285

261. What is the maximum number of consecutive years that a Georgia governor may serve as the state’s chief executive officer?

8Slide286

269. The power to pardon criminals is a ______power of the governor.

judicialSlide287

263. What types of powers are given to Georgia’s governor by the state constitution?

legislative, executive, judicialSlide288

266. The chief legal officer of the state is the ______.

Attorney GeneralSlide289

267. What office maintains the state’s official records and supervises elections?

Secretary of StateSlide290

265. How many consecutive years can a lieutenant governor serve in that capacity according to Georgia’s constitution?

undefined number of yearsSlide291

HISTORY

SS8H7aSlide292

127. What was Tom Watson’s greatest accomplishment? The Rural Free Delivery BillSlide293

126. Stories of black violence against whites in the Atlanta newspapers resulted in what?

The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906Slide294

124. Who benefited from the county unit system? The rural areas of the stateSlide295

125. The racial unrest brought about by the Leo Frank case resulted in the creation of a chapter of the KKK who called themselves what?

The Knights of Mary PhaganSlide296

123. What young man was lynched in Marietta due to anti-Semitism?

Leo FrankSlide297

128. The phrase that was used to reflect the change of the South in areas of business, industrialization, agriculture, race relations, and society was what?

The New South Slide298

130. What was held in Atlanta to showcase the industries of the New South?

The International Cotton ExpositionSlide299

129. The 3 Georgia leaders who shared a strong belief in white supremacy and states’ rights following Reconstruction were referred to as what?

The Bourbon TriumvirateSlide300

132. Who coined the term “New South”?Henry GradySlide301

131. Who were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate?Joseph Brown

Alfred Colquitt

John GordonSlide302

135. Who wrote for the Atlanta Journal and focused on the need for reform in the prison system?

Rebecca Latimer FeltonSlide303

133. What group of the population was supported by Tom Watson, a Georgia populist?

farmersSlide304

134. What was the major crop produced in Georgia when Reconstruction ended?

cottonSlide305

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG4Slide306

270. What courts are found in each county in Georgia? municipal courts

magistrate courts

probate courts

juvenile courtsSlide307

274. What types of cases are automatically reviewed by the state supreme court?

death penalty casesSlide308

271. Whether or not a person accused of a crime should be charged and stand trial for that crime is decide by whom?

Grand JurySlide309

272. How long is the term of a member of the Georgia State Supreme Court?

6 yearsSlide310

273. How many justices serve on the Georgia State Supreme Court?

7Slide311

275. Name the 2 types of court cases. criminal and civilSlide312

277. Who has the burden of proof in a criminal case?

stateSlide313

276. What are the most serious criminal crimes called?

feloniesSlide314

280. A juvenile in Georgia is one who is under the age of _____.

17Slide315

278. Who has the burden of proof in a civil case? plaintiffSlide316

288. A juvenile is not arrested , but is rather _____ ______ _____.

Taken into custodySlide317

282. Juveniles in Georgia are not guaranteed the right to _______when being detained.

bailSlide318

279. What are the less serious criminal crimes called?

misdemeanorsSlide319

286. What is an act that would be considered a crime if committed by an adult?

delinquent actSlide320

281. How are juvenile judges selected? Appointed by superior court judgesSlide321

284. Working at a kitchen in a homeless shelter is an example of ________ _________ that could by assigned by a juvenile judge.

community serviceSlide322

285. Who determines if a juvenile who is taken into custody should be detained or released to his or her parents?

Intake officerSlide323

287. What refers to an act that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult?

status offenseSlide324

HISTORY

SS8H7c

SS8H9b,dSlide325

172. Who supported political equality for

African

Americans

(

Washington to

DuBois

?

W.E.B. DuBoisSlide326

169. Who was the first black president of Atlanta Baptist College?

John HopeSlide327

171. Who supported economic equality and vocational education for African Americans (Washington to DuBois)?

Booker T. WashingtonSlide328

174. What Georgian is known as the “father of the 2-ocean Navy”?

Carl VinsonSlide329

176. What did the Bell Aircraft Company in Marietta produce during WWII?

The B-29 aircraftSlide330

175. What governor of Georgia established the Board of Regents of the University System and began school lunch programs?

Richard RussellSlide331

180. Why did FDR spend so much time in Georgia? FDR used the warm mineral waters of Warm Springs to ease his polio.Slide332

173. What business made Alonzo Herndon a successful businessman?

Atlanta Mutual Insurance CompanySlide333

177. Where in Georgia were Liberty ships built during WWII?

Brunswick and SavannahSlide334

178. What New Deal program resulted from President Roosevelt’s view of rural Georgia while sitting on his porch in the evening?

Rural Electrification Agency (REA)Slide335

179. Where did Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) die while sitting for a portrait?

Warm Springs, Ga.Slide336

Today Atlanta Baptist College is known as Morehouse. Where is it located?

Atlanta