KSU GEORGIA CONSTITUTION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Does the curent GA constitution impose term limits on governors? If so, what are they?
- Correct Answers -Yes, two terms, re-eligible after 4 years.
According to the Georgia constitution, does the Governor have the authority to exercise
a line-item veto? - Correct Answers -Yes, they can kill specific item in spending ills; can
be overridden by a 2/3 vote of the membership in each chamber of the General
Assembly
Who has the power of executive clemency in the Georgia Constitution? - Correct
Answers -The State Board of Pardons and Paroles
What are the age qualifications for holding elective office in Georgia (US Senate, US
House, Georgia Senate, Georgia House)? Are there citizenship requirement for those
seeking elective office? Residency requirements? - Correct Answers -GA House of
Reps - must be 21 years old and have residency for at least a year in the district that
he/she represents and residency in GA for 2 years
GA Senate - must be 25 years old, residency for at least a year in the district that
he/she represents and residency in GA for at least 2 years
What are the requirements to be a Georgia department head? - Correct Answers --Age
of 25
-US citizen for at least 10 years
-GA resident for at least 4 years
What are the responsibilities of the lieutenant governor in Georgia? - Correct Answers -
President of the Senate; oversees committee on senate membership; chooses the
chairman of each committee; if Governor cannot perform duties Lieutenant Gov
exercises power of the Governor and can serve the rest of the term if the Governor dies.
Besides the governor and lieutenant governor, what positions are identified by the
Georgia constitution as being elected executive officers? - Correct Answers -Attorney
General
Secretary of State
, Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor
State School Superintendent
Public Service Commissioners
What are the qualifications to serve as Georgia's attorney general? What are his/her
responsibilities? - Correct Answers -Qualifications - 25 y/o, 10 years of US citizenships,
4 years of state residency, must be an active statue member of the GA State Bar for 7
years and must not engage in private practice of law during term
Responsibilities - legal advisor of executive branch, represents the state in all capital
felony cases/before the Supreme Court, prosecutes any state officer/person for violating
criminal statue while dealing with the state, conducting investigations into the affairs of
the government
List the Georgia constitutional boards and commissions (see Article IV). How are
members selected for each board or commission? What are the responsibilities of
each? - Correct Answers -Public Service Commission - 5 members to be elected by
people, oversees utilities like gas, etc.- 6 year terms
State Board of Pardons and Paroles - 5 members appointed by governor, subject to
confirmation by Senate and have power of executive clemency - 7 year terms
Personnel - 5 members appointed by the governor subject to Senate confirmation; 5
year terms
State Transportation Board - as many members as congressional districts in the state to
be elected by majority vote of members of the House and Senate, in charge of
transportation/highway construction, etc.
Veterans Service Board - 7 members appointed by governor - 7 year terms
Board of Natural Resources - one member from each congressional district in state & 5
members from the state at large appointed by Governor - 7 year terms
Educational Board - governor subject to senate confirmation, one member per district,
local schools; 7 year terms
Regents - one per district/5 at large, appointed by governor subject to senate
confirmation, in charge of colleges - 7 year terms
How many days does the Georgia General Assembly meet each year "in session"? How
can they convene in mid-January but adjourn at the end of March? What is a "special
session"? - Correct Answers -40 working days each year but do not have to be
consecutive
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Does the curent GA constitution impose term limits on governors? If so, what are they?
- Correct Answers -Yes, two terms, re-eligible after 4 years.
According to the Georgia constitution, does the Governor have the authority to exercise
a line-item veto? - Correct Answers -Yes, they can kill specific item in spending ills; can
be overridden by a 2/3 vote of the membership in each chamber of the General
Assembly
Who has the power of executive clemency in the Georgia Constitution? - Correct
Answers -The State Board of Pardons and Paroles
What are the age qualifications for holding elective office in Georgia (US Senate, US
House, Georgia Senate, Georgia House)? Are there citizenship requirement for those
seeking elective office? Residency requirements? - Correct Answers -GA House of
Reps - must be 21 years old and have residency for at least a year in the district that
he/she represents and residency in GA for 2 years
GA Senate - must be 25 years old, residency for at least a year in the district that
he/she represents and residency in GA for at least 2 years
What are the requirements to be a Georgia department head? - Correct Answers --Age
of 25
-US citizen for at least 10 years
-GA resident for at least 4 years
What are the responsibilities of the lieutenant governor in Georgia? - Correct Answers -
President of the Senate; oversees committee on senate membership; chooses the
chairman of each committee; if Governor cannot perform duties Lieutenant Gov
exercises power of the Governor and can serve the rest of the term if the Governor dies.
Besides the governor and lieutenant governor, what positions are identified by the
Georgia constitution as being elected executive officers? - Correct Answers -Attorney
General
Secretary of State
, Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor
State School Superintendent
Public Service Commissioners
What are the qualifications to serve as Georgia's attorney general? What are his/her
responsibilities? - Correct Answers -Qualifications - 25 y/o, 10 years of US citizenships,
4 years of state residency, must be an active statue member of the GA State Bar for 7
years and must not engage in private practice of law during term
Responsibilities - legal advisor of executive branch, represents the state in all capital
felony cases/before the Supreme Court, prosecutes any state officer/person for violating
criminal statue while dealing with the state, conducting investigations into the affairs of
the government
List the Georgia constitutional boards and commissions (see Article IV). How are
members selected for each board or commission? What are the responsibilities of
each? - Correct Answers -Public Service Commission - 5 members to be elected by
people, oversees utilities like gas, etc.- 6 year terms
State Board of Pardons and Paroles - 5 members appointed by governor, subject to
confirmation by Senate and have power of executive clemency - 7 year terms
Personnel - 5 members appointed by the governor subject to Senate confirmation; 5
year terms
State Transportation Board - as many members as congressional districts in the state to
be elected by majority vote of members of the House and Senate, in charge of
transportation/highway construction, etc.
Veterans Service Board - 7 members appointed by governor - 7 year terms
Board of Natural Resources - one member from each congressional district in state & 5
members from the state at large appointed by Governor - 7 year terms
Educational Board - governor subject to senate confirmation, one member per district,
local schools; 7 year terms
Regents - one per district/5 at large, appointed by governor subject to senate
confirmation, in charge of colleges - 7 year terms
How many days does the Georgia General Assembly meet each year "in session"? How
can they convene in mid-January but adjourn at the end of March? What is a "special
session"? - Correct Answers -40 working days each year but do not have to be
consecutive
