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Because of what acts were the U.S. was not allowed to sell weapons to any country at war?

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Neutrality Acts

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What helped soldiers returning to civilian life after WWII?

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The G.I. Bill

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What built B-29 bombers in Marietta?

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The Bell Aircraft Company

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How did World War 1 begin?

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When Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

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Allied Powers

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US, Russia, Great Britain, China, and France

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What was FDR’s connection to Georgia?

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The time he spent in the Little White House in Warm springs (the mineral waters relieved his polio symptoms).

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Who helped build up the military and also helped bring military bases and military projects to Georgia?

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Carl Vinson and Richard Russel

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Who was popular with rural voters?

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Talmadge

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What war ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month?

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World War 1

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How did Governor Talmadge resist integrating the University of Georgia?

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By firing two administrators, Georgia’s public colleges and universities oat their accreditation due to his actions.

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What forced many Americans to turn against isolationism and to consider how horrible discrimination and prejudice are?

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The Holocaust (Hitler’s final solution)

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What was one of the worst of World War 2?

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The Holocaust

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What was the mass murder (genocide) of European Jews, Gypsies, Poles and Slavs by Nazi Germany?

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The Holocaust

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Who was known as the “Father of the School Lunch Program”?

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Richard Russel

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What did Governor Eugene Talmadge support?

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Reducing property taxes, white supremacy, and resisting New Deal programs

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Where did FDR die?

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Warm Springs

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FDR thought of what program while at this home in Warm Springs, GA?

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REA

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Axis Powers

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Italy, Japan, and Germany

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What did U.S. provide before Pearl Harbor to aid Great Britain and the Soviet Union?

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Lend lease (Lending or renting weapons and supplies to our allies)

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Who was known as the “father of the two-ocean navy”?

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Carl Vinson

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Where were many American soldiers trained?

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Georgia’s Fort Benning

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What were major military installations in Georgia during WWII?

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Fort Benning, Camp Gordon, and Warner Robbins air base

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When did the US enter World War 2?

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When Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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What did the US practice before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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Isolationism

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What were built in Savannah and Brunswick?

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Liberty ships

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What is the order of the events we are learning?

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World war 1, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression/New Deal, and World War 2

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What did the AAA do in Georgia?

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Paid farmers to destroy their crops to control prices and provided farm subsidies (money) to property owners in Georgia

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What committee is made up of both representatives and senators and works on the assigned topics and issues?

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Joint

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What helped bring on the Great Depression?

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Speculating in the stock market, overproduction, and bad loans

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Who started the New Deal to help those suffering in the Great Depression?

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Franklin Roosevelt

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What happened as a result of the Great Depression?

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Banks failed, people lost their jobs, and businesses were forced to close

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What was the last straw in the build up for the U.S. declaring war on Germany?

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The Zimmerman telegram

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What states border Georgia?

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Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida

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What are permanent committee (lasting one session to the next) called?

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Standing committees

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What cities are on the Fall Line?

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Columbus, Macon, and Augusta

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What were the purposes of the New Deal?

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Economic recovery, relieving the suffering of the unemployed, and reforming the defects in the economy

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What river is part of the border between Alabama and Georgia?

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Chattahoochee River

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Why did many Georgia farmers did not notice the Great Depression?

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They had been suffering for many years?

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What river is between South Carolina and Georgia?

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Savannah River

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What committee works on assigned issues and concerns between sessions of the legislature?

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Interim

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How did Georgia support the war effort in World War 1?

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Transporting soldiers and supplies, making uniforms, and supplying food

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What was triggered in Europe when Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated?

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World War 1

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What committee works on the budget(spending)?

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Appropriations

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What are organized for special task and lasts until the work is complete (temporary)?

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Special committees

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What helped convince Americans to fight the Germans?

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British anti-German propaganda

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Wha committee works on bills concerning the states’ laws and court system?

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Judiciary

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What did the CCC do in Georgia?

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Build levees, parks, and airports

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What unrestricted submarine warfare?

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The sinking of the Lusitania

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Who did not prosper in the “Roaring Twenties”?

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Georgia’s farmers (farms were lost too)

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What did the REA do?

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Provided loans to farmers’ co-ops to help run power lines and provided farm subsidies (money) to property owners in Georgia

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What is located in the Southeastern United States, the continent of North America and the Northern and Western Hemispheres?

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Georgia

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What happened Georgia’s Camp Benning in World War I?

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US soldiers were trained. This military base and others helped Georgia economically.

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Who urged Mexico to attack the US?

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Germany

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53
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When did the stock market crash?

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Black Tuesday

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What is a system of retirement and unemployment insurance(gov’t pension)?

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Social Security

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What committee handles bills involving taxes?

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Ways and means

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What were The major threats to Georgia’s farmers in the 1920’s and 30’s?

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Boll weevil, falling prices, and drought

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What was the government policy of leaving the economy alone called?

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Laissez-faire

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What are appointed when house and senate pass different versions of a bill, made up of three representatives and three senators, and tries to write one version of the bill to pass?

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Conference

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What could win an election without winning the popular vote?

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County unit system

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Trial courts hear what cases?

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Civil and criminal cases

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A civil case is a what?

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A dispute between 2 people

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Juvenile cases always are heard by a what?

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Judge but not a jury

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What juveniles are neglected and abused by parents or guardians?

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Deprived juveniles

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Trial courts have what?

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have a jury and witnesses (original cases)

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A juvenile is under the age of what?

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17

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What bill required the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail to rural areas free of charge?

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Rural Free Delivery Bill

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The top trial court in Georgia is the what?

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Superior Court

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Juveniles are guaranteed a right to what?

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a fair trial, an attorney, protection from self-incrimination and to have their parents with them

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Who supported educational reform, the temperance (anti-alcohol) movement and the suffrage(woman’s right to vote) movement?

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Rebecca Latimer Felton

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Trial courts hear what cases?

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Civil and criminal cases

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Who were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate?

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Alfred H.Colquitt, John B. Gordon and Joseph E. Brown

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What are the typical juvenile punishments?

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Typical juvenile punishments: probation, youth detention center, and community service

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What were the laws that supported segregation (separation of races in public places)?

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Jim Crow Laws

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Who was an educator and friend of W.E.B. Dubois?

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John Hope

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What must you win to join the General Assembly?

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A district wide vote

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What juveniles are committing status offenses such as running away from home and being out between midnight and 5 am?

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Unruly juveniles

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What meets when the General Assembly is not normally in session?

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Interim committees

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Who decides if the juvenile should be detained or released to his or her parents?

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Intake officer

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What emphasized industry, diversified agriculture and northern investment in Southern factories and mills?

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The New South

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The most serious crimes that are less serious than misdemeanors are called what?

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Felonies

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The judicial branch (state supreme court) can declare a law what?

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Unconstitutional

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Alonzo Herndon was born as what?

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A slave

83
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A juvenile is under the age of what?

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17

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Who decides if a person should be charged with a crime?

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The grand jury

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What organization aided poor families in the city with boys and girls clubs, financial aid and vocational training?

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Neighborhood Union

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Who was very successful and founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company which is a majority African-American owned company?

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Alonzo Herndon

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Who was against the convict lease system and the Bourbon Triumvirate?

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Rebecca Latimer Felton

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The State Supreme Court is a what?

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An appellate court

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The State Supreme Court is a what?

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An appellate court

90
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Who decides if the juvenile should be detained or released to his or her parents?

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Intake officer

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What do juveniles not have a right to?

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They do not have the right to bail when they are being detained.

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Juveniles committing serious felonies such as murder and armed robbery are tried in superior court as what?

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Adult criminals

93
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The General Assembly uses what to reapportion voting districts?

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The census

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The first step an intake officer takes with a juvenile is what?

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To contact parents

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Juveniles are guaranteed a right to what?

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a fair trial, an attorney, protection from self-incrimination and to have their parents with them

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Who was the man of Jewish faith, was taken from prison and lynched by a mob?

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Leo Frank

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Who was the president of Atlanta Baptist College and Atlanta University?

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John Hope

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What began that was titled the Knights of Mary Phagan, named after the girl Leo Frank was accused of murdering?

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A new chapter of Ku Klux Klan

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What is the main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition?

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to showcase the industries of the New South and show how the South had recovered from the Civil War

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What do juveniles not have a right to?

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They do not have the right to bail when they are being detained.

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The top trial court in Georgia is the what?

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Superior Court

102
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What juveniles are neglected and abused by parents or guardians?

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Deprived juveniles

103
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Who promote the governor’s agenda?

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Floor leaders

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Who are committing delinquent acts (adult crimes) such as burglary and car theft?

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Delinquent juveniles

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What event led to many people killed and injured?

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Atlanta Riot

106
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Who organized the Neighborhood Union?

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Lugenia Burns Hope

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Juveniles are first assigned a what when they are taken into custody?

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Intake officer

108
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A juvenile court formal hearing is similar to a what?

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Trial

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Who helped found the Niagara Movement which worked for civil rights and became the NAACP and also wanted to educate the top ten percent of African-Americans to be leaders?

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W. E. B. DuBois

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What gave too much power proportionately to the rural areas?

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County unit system

111
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How many justices are in the state Supreme Court and how long are their terms?

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7; 6 years

112
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Juvenile cases always are heard by a what?

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Judge but not a jury

113
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What took away the voting rights of African-Americans?

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The poll tax, grandfather clause, white primary and literacy tests all took away the voting rights of African-Americans.

114
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What takes the place of a trial in juvenile justice?

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A formal hearing

115
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Who came up with the phrase “New South”?

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Henry Grady

116
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A criminal case involves what?

A

The breaking of the law

117
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What stated that public facilities could be separate as long as they were equal?

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Supreme Court in Plessy VS Ferguson

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A civil case is a what?

A

A dispute between 2 people

119
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Who are committing delinquent acts (adult crimes) such as burglary and car theft?

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Delinquent juveniles

120
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How can people settle disputes?

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peacefully by walking away, maintaining their calm, and seeking advise and mediation from an adult

121
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How long are the terms of general assembly members?

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2 years

122
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Juveniles are first assigned a what when they are taken into custody?

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Intake officer

123
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year or more in prison, fine of at least $1000 or more

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Felony

124
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What is the loss of voting rights?

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Disenfranchisement

125
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less than a year in prison, fine of less than a $1000

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Misdemeanor

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Who believed that African-Americans should attain economic independence first and favored a gradual approach to social equality and civil rights?

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Booker T. Washington

127
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Who was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution?

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Henry Grady

128
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How are members of the State Supreme Court chosen?

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Members of the state supreme court are elected not appointed by the governor.

129
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Who was the Georgia Populist leader, created the Rural Free Delivery Bill?

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Tom Watson

130
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What courts only hear cases that are appealed from lower courts (not original cases)?

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Appellate courts

131
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What are used to speed up the passage of a bill?

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Joint committee

132
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Who decides if a person should be charged with a crime?

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The grand jury

133
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What filed the Atlanta- Riot in 1906?

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by false stories of attacks upon whites by blacks and Tom Watson’s speeches and publication

134
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The highest ranking court in Georgia is what?

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The State Supreme Court

135
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What showed the country the economic potential of Georgia and the South?

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International Cotton Exposition

136
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The highest ranking court in Georgia is what?

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The State Supreme Court

137
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state’s chief legal officer

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Attorney officer

138
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Who founded Tuskegee Institute to give African Americans job training?

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Booker T. Washington

139
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What juveniles are committing status offenses such as running away from home and being out between midnight and 5 am?

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Unruly juveniles

140
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Who reviews a bill before the General Assembly votes on them?

A

Committee

141
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What did the Bourbon Triumvirate believe in?

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The Bourbon Triumvirate believed in the ideas of the New South, white supremacy and eliminating Republican policies in Georgia.

142
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The judicial branch (state supreme court) can declare a law what?

A

Unconstitutional

143
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A criminal case involves what?

A

The breaking of the law

144
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A juvenile court formal hearing is similar to a what?

A

Trial

145
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Trial courts have what?

A

have a jury and witnesses (original cases)

146
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less than a year in prison, fine of less than a $1000

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Misdemeanor

147
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How are members of the State Supreme Court chosen?

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Members of the state supreme court are elected not appointed by the governor.

148
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Juveniles committing serious felonies such as murder and armed robbery are tried in superior court as what?

A

Adult criminals

149
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The Supreme Court states in what case that segregation legal?

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The Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson made segregation legal.

150
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What courts only hear cases that are appealed from lower courts (not original cases)?

A

Appellate courts

151
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All government in Georgia originates from the what?

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People/voters

152
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Who disagreed with Booker T. Washington and wanted African-Americans to attain social equality first?

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W. E. B. DuBois

153
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year or more in prison, fine of at least $1000 or more

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Felony

154
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The most serious crimes that are less serious than misdemeanors are called what?

A

Felonies

155
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How many terms can members of the General Assembly have?

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Unlimited

156
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Who approves any appointments made by the Governor?

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The Georgia State Senate

157
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To be elected to the General Assembly (state legislature), a person must win what?

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A district wide vote

158
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Committee that is organized for special task and lasts until the work is complete. Temporary.

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Special committee

159
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What is the standing committee that deals with bills concerning the state’s laws and court system?

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Judiciary committee

160
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What is Georgia’s Legislative Branch?

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General Assembly

161
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What are the requirements to become a Georgia Senators?

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25 years or older, a citizen of the US, a citizen of Georgia for at least 2 years, and be resident for one year of the district from which elected.

162
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What special committee works on assigned issues and concerns between sessions of the legislature?

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Interim committee

163
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What branch is responsible for passing laws?

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Legislative branch

164
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What is the standing committee that works on the budget (spending)?

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Appropriations committee

165
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Who is the leader (presides over) of the House of Representatives?

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The speaker of the house

166
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What is the standing committee that handles bills involving taxes?

A

Ways and means committee

167
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What are the 3 branches of government?

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Legislative, executive, and judiciary

168
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How many members are in the State House of Representatives?

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180

169
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What special committee is appointed when the house and senate pass different versions of a bill. Made up of 3 representatives and 3 senators. Tries to write one version of the bill to pass.

A

Conference committee

170
Q

What are requirements to be a Georgia State Representative?

A

21 years or older, a citizen of the US, a citizen of Georgi for at least 2, and be a resident for one year of the district from which elected.

171
Q

Who is the leader (presides over) of the senate?

A

Lieutenant Governor

172
Q

How many members are there in the State Senate?

A

56

173
Q

Members of the General Assembly are elected for how many year terms?

A

2 year

174
Q

What is the largest branch in our state government?

A

Executive branch

175
Q

Permanent committee (lasting one session to the next)

A

Standing Committees

176
Q

What is a sales tax approved for a 5 year period?

A

SPLOST special purpose local option sales tax

177
Q

The largest percentage of state money is spent on what?

A

Education

178
Q

In a weak mayor-council form of government, the mayor is mostly a what?

A

A figurehead

179
Q

Money spent by the government is what?

A

Expenditure

180
Q

What also provides revenue for state, cities (municipalities), and counties?

A

Sales tax

181
Q

Spending on education is required by what?

A

Georgia’s State Constitution

182
Q

What sets the limit for the amount of counties in Georgia?

A

State’s constitution

183
Q

What is the number one source of revenue for county governments?

A

Property tax, ad valorem tax on homes and cars

184
Q

Everyone in Georgia lives under a what?

A

A county government

185
Q

What is the number one source of revenue for the state (both personal and corporate ex. Salary, interest in savings, and dividends from stocks)?

A

Income tax

186
Q

What sets out county powers?

A

State constitution

187
Q

The county is governed by what?

A

County board of commissioners

188
Q

A city with its own government is a what?

A

Municipality

189
Q

Where does Georgia receive money (federal grants) from for items such as roads and welfare?

A

Federal government

190
Q

What has the most power in a “strong” Mayer-council city government?

A

Mayer

191
Q

What are established for a single unique purpose such as school districts and MARTA?

A

Special purpose governments

192
Q

In the council manager form of government the city council hires a what to run the city?

A

A city manager

193
Q

A city government can do only what it’s what authorizes it to do?

A

Charter

194
Q

The chief executive of a city government is usually a what?

A

Mayor

195
Q

Money coming in or income is also known as what?

A

Revenue

196
Q

What are some citizen responsibilities?

A

Registering for the draft, paying taxes, jury duty, and obeying laws

197
Q

In a weak mayor-council form of government the city council is in control of what?

A

Government

198
Q

What are set up by the General Assembly to carry out state laws and programs?

A

Counties

199
Q

How many counties are in Georgia today?

A

159

200
Q

For a county the chief executive is a what?

A

Commissioner

201
Q

What are some voting requirements?

A

18+, US citizen, legal resident of GA, picture ID, and not currently serving under a criminal sentence

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