GA CONSTITUTION EXEMPTION TEST
(UGA) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
tenth - Correct Answers -Georgia operates under its ______ constitution
1983 - Correct Answers -When did the final GA constitution take effect
11 - Correct Answers -The constitution has how many articles?
1777 - Correct Answers -The first constitution was written and instated in what year?
Georgia General Assembly - Correct Answers -composed of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; has the responsibility of enacting legislation for the
state (also monitors implementations = overseeing the executive branch)
56; 180 - Correct Answers -There are ____ Senators and _____ Representatives
2 - Correct Answers -How many years are terms for members of the senate and house?
25 - Correct Answers -Senators must be at least ____ years old
21 - Correct Answers -Representatives must be at least ____ years old
2 - Correct Answers -Senators and Representatives must be residents of Georgia for at
least ___ years
1 - Correct Answers -Senators and Representatives must be legal resident for how
many years of the district which they were elected
Speaker of the House - Correct Answers -Leader of Representatives; is elected by
majority vote. They run the meetings, decide which bills to call up, assign legislation to
committees. Chief Lieutenant is the pro tempore
President Pro Tempore - Correct Answers -Leads the majority party and has the
highest-ranking senator position
Georgia Governor - Correct Answers -has the duty to take care that the laws of the state
are faithfully executed; top of the Georgia government pyramid
, 30 - Correct Answers -Georgia governor must be how old?
4 - Correct Answers -How many years is the Governor's term?
2 - Correct Answers -How many consecutive terms can a Governor run for?
Line Item Veto - Correct Answers -A special form of veto that authorizes the governor to
reject particular provisions of a bill without vetoing the entire bill. Allowed for spending
bills. Can be overridden by 2/3 vote from the General Assembly
Special Session - Correct Answers -when governor calls a session for legislature to
meet at the end of the summer to relook at legislature (redraw legislative/congressional
districts and deal with budgetary crisis)
Lieutenant Governor - Correct Answers -The number-two person in the executive
branch; does not run as a team with governor. Primary responsibility is to preside over
the state Senate. Usually seen as a stepping stone to be governor
protected civil liberties - Correct Answers -Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Freedom of press
privacy - Correct Answers -Unprotected civil liberty includes right to _______
Sovereign Immunity - Correct Answers -a legal doctrine where a state cannot commit a
legal wrongdoing and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution; state
government cannot be sued unless it gives consent
Bills of Attainder - Correct Answers -act of legislature declaring a person(s) guilty of a
crime without trail. It is banned in the state of Georgia
Secretary of State - Correct Answers -Runs elections, handles incorporation of
businesses, oversees 35 licensings bodies, manages regulation of securities
exchanges, keeps the Great Seal of Georgia. Term: 4 years (unlimited # of terms). Must
be 25 yo, citizen of US 10 years, resident of state 4 years
Attorney General - Correct Answers -Represents the state in legal matters; legally
advises the governor and other departments. Must represent state in all capital felony
appeals before GA Supreme Court, all civil cases before any court, and all cases
appearing before US Supreme Court. Term: 4 years (unlimited # of terms). Must be 25
yo, citizen of US 10 years, resident of state 4 years
State School Superintendent - Correct Answers -Head of Georgia Department of
Education, which oversees K-12 public school system; institutes the policies of the state
Board of Education and managing operations for the school system. Term: 4 years
(unlimited # of terms). Must be 25 yo, citizen of US 10 years, resident of state 4 years
(UGA) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
tenth - Correct Answers -Georgia operates under its ______ constitution
1983 - Correct Answers -When did the final GA constitution take effect
11 - Correct Answers -The constitution has how many articles?
1777 - Correct Answers -The first constitution was written and instated in what year?
Georgia General Assembly - Correct Answers -composed of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; has the responsibility of enacting legislation for the
state (also monitors implementations = overseeing the executive branch)
56; 180 - Correct Answers -There are ____ Senators and _____ Representatives
2 - Correct Answers -How many years are terms for members of the senate and house?
25 - Correct Answers -Senators must be at least ____ years old
21 - Correct Answers -Representatives must be at least ____ years old
2 - Correct Answers -Senators and Representatives must be residents of Georgia for at
least ___ years
1 - Correct Answers -Senators and Representatives must be legal resident for how
many years of the district which they were elected
Speaker of the House - Correct Answers -Leader of Representatives; is elected by
majority vote. They run the meetings, decide which bills to call up, assign legislation to
committees. Chief Lieutenant is the pro tempore
President Pro Tempore - Correct Answers -Leads the majority party and has the
highest-ranking senator position
Georgia Governor - Correct Answers -has the duty to take care that the laws of the state
are faithfully executed; top of the Georgia government pyramid
, 30 - Correct Answers -Georgia governor must be how old?
4 - Correct Answers -How many years is the Governor's term?
2 - Correct Answers -How many consecutive terms can a Governor run for?
Line Item Veto - Correct Answers -A special form of veto that authorizes the governor to
reject particular provisions of a bill without vetoing the entire bill. Allowed for spending
bills. Can be overridden by 2/3 vote from the General Assembly
Special Session - Correct Answers -when governor calls a session for legislature to
meet at the end of the summer to relook at legislature (redraw legislative/congressional
districts and deal with budgetary crisis)
Lieutenant Governor - Correct Answers -The number-two person in the executive
branch; does not run as a team with governor. Primary responsibility is to preside over
the state Senate. Usually seen as a stepping stone to be governor
protected civil liberties - Correct Answers -Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Freedom of press
privacy - Correct Answers -Unprotected civil liberty includes right to _______
Sovereign Immunity - Correct Answers -a legal doctrine where a state cannot commit a
legal wrongdoing and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution; state
government cannot be sued unless it gives consent
Bills of Attainder - Correct Answers -act of legislature declaring a person(s) guilty of a
crime without trail. It is banned in the state of Georgia
Secretary of State - Correct Answers -Runs elections, handles incorporation of
businesses, oversees 35 licensings bodies, manages regulation of securities
exchanges, keeps the Great Seal of Georgia. Term: 4 years (unlimited # of terms). Must
be 25 yo, citizen of US 10 years, resident of state 4 years
Attorney General - Correct Answers -Represents the state in legal matters; legally
advises the governor and other departments. Must represent state in all capital felony
appeals before GA Supreme Court, all civil cases before any court, and all cases
appearing before US Supreme Court. Term: 4 years (unlimited # of terms). Must be 25
yo, citizen of US 10 years, resident of state 4 years
State School Superintendent - Correct Answers -Head of Georgia Department of
Education, which oversees K-12 public school system; institutes the policies of the state
Board of Education and managing operations for the school system. Term: 4 years
(unlimited # of terms). Must be 25 yo, citizen of US 10 years, resident of state 4 years
