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Which is the BEST example of checks and balances?
a) The governor can veto bills.
b) The governor can propose policies.
c) The governor can give an annual speech about the state's condition.
d) The governor can call on the state's military forces to help in natural disasters.

Which of the following is the Georgia State Motto
a) Wisdom, Knowledge, Power
b) Executive, Legislative, Judicial
c) Wisdom, Justice, Moderation
d) Knowledge, Skill, Fairness

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of citizens in Georgia?
a) Paying taxes
b) Serving jury duty
c) running for elected office
d) obeying laws

Which of these is a qualification for voting in Georgia's elections?
a) pay state taxes
b) pass a literacy test
c) be born in the state
d) be eighteen years old

Which of the following people could run for governor in the state of Georgia?
a) Robert, a 50 year old citizen born in Texas, who moved to Georgia 3 years ago.
b) Angelica, an 18 year old born in Georgia, who has lived in Fulton County all of her life.
c) Juan, a 30 year old born in Hall County, who moved back to Georgia last year after living in South Carolina for 6 months.
d) Tammy, a 32 year old born in Georgia, who has always lived in Dougherty County.

What is the purpose of the committee system in the Georgia General Assembly?
a) to lobby for special interests
b) to elect leaders of the legislature
c) to allow bills to be studied carefully
d) to ensure members of each political party vote the same way

Which would be the first thing to make a bill become a law
a) Committee sends bill to the floor for a vote
b) Governor signs or vetos the bill
c) Bill is created and introduced
d) Bill is assigned to a committee

Georgia's current state constitution consists of
a) twenty-two articles describing how county governments function.
b) a declaration of state sovereignty and by-laws defining freedom.
c) a preamble, state bill of rights, and articles defining the state's highest laws.
d) articles establishing a governor, a unicameral legislature, and a superior court.

Georgia's speaker of the House is part of which of the following?
a) the legislative branch of government
b) the highest court in Georgia
c) the executive branch of government
d) the key committee in the judicial branch of government

Carol is a state senator. She introduces a bill that she hopes will become law. After she introduces it, the bill will probably go where next?
a) to a Senate committee
b) to the House of Representatives for approval
c) to the governor
d) to the Georgia Supreme Court

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