Government Test Review

Question 1

What job does the Legislative Branch have; make laws, execute laws, or judge laws?

Answer 1

Makes laws

Question 2

How old do you have to be to serve in the GA Senate- 21 or 25?

Answer 2

25 years old

Question 3

How old do you have to be to serve in the GA House of Representatives- 18 or 21?

Answer 3

21 years old

Question 4

How long does someone serve in the Georgia General Assembly (Legislative branch) before they have to get reelected- 2, 4, or 6 years?

Answer 4

2 years

Question 5

How long does someone have to live in the district before they can become a member of the GA General Assembly- 1, 2, or 4 years?

Answer 5

1 year

Question 6

In GA, which branch is the largest- Legislative, Judicial, Executive

Answer 6

Executive

Question 7

Who is the leader of the House of Reps- Governor or Speaker of the House?

Answer 7

Speaker of the House

Question 8

What is a main responsibility of the Speaker of the House- pick new representatives, judge the laws, assign members to committees?

Answer 8

Assign house members to committees

Question 9

Who is the leader/president of the Senate- Speaker of the House or Lt. Governor?

Answer 9

Lt. Governor

Question 10

The Lt. Governor is elected by the people- true of false?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

The president pro-tempt is the majority leader of which- the Senate or House of Reps?

Answer 11

Senate

Question 12

What is a major duty of the Lt. Governor- Interpret laws or assign people to committees?

Answer 12

Assign Senate members to committees

Question 13

What is a main function of committees- to pick the president, to pick who runs for office, to determine if new laws are needed?

Answer 13

To determine if new laws are needed

Question 14

Which is NOT one of the 4 main types of committees- Standing, Conference, Joint, Running?

Answer 14

Running

Question 15

Which committee has a particular focus, like agriculture or education, and meets on a regular basic, regardless of who is in office- Joint, Conference, or Standing?

Answer 15

Standing committees

Question 16

These Committees are created for a special purpose- Joint, Ad Hoc, Standing?

Answer 16

Ad hoc committees

Question 17

Which committees are created when the House and Senate create different versions of a bill- Conference, Standing, Joint?

Answer 17

Conference committees

Question 18

Each type of committee can create, amend, change, or kill legislation (a bill)- true or false

Answer 18

True

Question 19

How many members are in the Georgia Senate- 25, 56, 180?

Answer 19

56

Question 20

How many members are in the Georgia House of Reps? 25, 56, 180?

Answer 20

180

Question 21

What is the Legislative Branch called in Georgia?

Answer 21

Georgia General Assembly

Question 22

Serving on standing committees, pass states budget, enacting laws, redistricting every 10 years- who’s duties are these- Senate, House of Reps, or both

Answer 22

Both

Question 23

How many days is the Legislature in session (how long they meet)- 40, 100, 300 days

Answer 23

40 days

Question 24

What area does the GA government spend the most money- Health Care, Transportation, Education

Answer 24

Education

Question 25

Where does the GA government get most of their revenue (money)- donations, speeding tickets, or taxes

Answer 25

taxes

Question 26

The Governor has the power to enforce the laws, so which branch is he part of?

Answer 26

Executive

Question 27

Who is the chief executive officer of the state and the commander-in-chief of the GA National Guard- President, Speaker of the House, or Governor?

Answer 27

Governor

Question 28

How long is the term for the governor to serve- 2, 4, or 6 years

Answer 28

4 years

Question 29

Like the President, the Governor can only serve how many terms consecutively (in a row)- 2, 3, or 4 terms

Answer 29

2 terms

Question 30

You have to be a citizen of the US for at least 15 years to be governor, but how long do you have live in GA- 2, 6, or 10 years

Answer 30

6 years

Question 31

How old do you have to be to before you can be Governor- 18, 25, or 30 years old

Answer 31

30 years old

Question 32

Which branch of the government interprets/judges the laws

Answer 32

Judicial Branch

Question 33

Which court reviews cases involving the death penalty- state or supreme

Answer 33

Supreme Court

Question 34

Unlike the US Supreme Court judges who serve for life, the 7 GA Supreme Court judges must get reelected every- 4, 6, or 10 years?

Answer 34

6 years (that's how long their term is)

Question 35

Which type of laws deals with arguments between individuals/groups- criminal or civil

Answer 35

Civil

Question 36

Which type of laws are created to protect society and deals with people who violate (break) the law- criminal or civil

Answer 36

Criminal

Question 37

Which are more serious crimes (like murder or rape) and have a punishment of at least 1 year in prison- Felonies or Misdemeanors

Answer 37

Felonies

Question 38

Misdemeanors are less serious crimes (like shop lifting or battery) and are punished with less than 1 year in jail- True of False

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Which type of court hears all felony trials- State, Superior, or Magistrate

Answer 39

Superior court

Question 40

Which group of citizens looks at the evidence to decide if a suspect should be charged with a crime- Grand jury or Supreme judges

Answer 40

Grand jury- if they do, the suspect then gets an indictment

Question 41

The right to a fair judge, speedy trial, release on bail, and to have a lawyer are all part of due process- True of False

Answer 41

False- bail is not part of due process (the other things are)