Georgia Studies 8th – Modern Georgia Quiz
SS8H12 The student will explain the importance of significant social, economic, and political developments in Georgia since 1970. a. Evaluate the consequences of the end of the county unit system and reapportionment. b. Describe the role of Jimmy Carter in Georgia as state senator, governor, president, and past president. c. Analyze the impact of the rise of the two-party system in Georgia. d. Evaluate the effect of the 1996 Olympic Games on Georgia. e. Evaluate the importance of new immigrant communities to the growth and economy of Georgia.
Multiple Choice Instructions: For each of the following questions, choose the answer that most correctly answers the question.
1. What is the term that refers to redrawing the boundaries of election districts? (H12a, DOK 1)
a. Appointment
b. Reapportionment
c. Entrepreneur
d. Dual Representation allowed more African American (and other minorities) and women to be elected in GA.
2. Which Georgian received all of the honors listed above? (H12b, DOK 2)
a. Carl Vinson
b. Richard B. Russell
c. Martin Luther King, Jr.
d. Jimmy Carter
3. How did the county unit system negatively impact voters in Georgia? (Select all that apply) (H12a, DOK 2)
a. Rural areas had more power than urban areas
b. Rural areas had less power than urban areas
c. It was hard for women or African-Americans to get voted into office
d. The percentage of people who voted was very low
4. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did the county system violate? (H12a, DOK 1)
a. 13th Amendment
b. 14th Amendment
c. 15th Amendment
d. 16th Amendment
5. Which of the following answers summarizes why immigrants are important to Georgia’s growth? (H12e, DOK 2)
a. Immigrants provide seasonal workers for farmers.
b. Immigrants increase job security in many industries.
c. Immigrants introduce multilingual programs to schools.
d. Immigrants provide religious diversity to communities.
6. In what ways did the 1996 Olympic Games positively impact Georgia? (Select all answers that apply) (H12d, DOK 2)
a. New facilities were built (parks, dorms, stadiums)
b. The Savannah Seaport was dredged
c. It granted Georgia international recognition
d. It provided many job opportunities
7. Political change during the 1980’s and 1990’s where more ______candidates won election in Georgia than any previous time; replaced the One-Party System. (H12c DOK 1)
a. Democrats
b. Republican
c. Tea Party
d. Independent
8. What was the centerpiece of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy? (H12b DOK 2)
a. Isolationism
b. Human rights
c. International free trade
d. Containing communism
9. The 1963 court decision calling for the Georgia General Assembly to redraw voting districts to guarantee equal representation was the first time which phrase was used? (H12a DOK 2)
a. “Equality for all”
b. “One-person, One-vote”
c. “I have not yet begun to fight”
d. “We Shall Overcome”
10. The purpose of the “white primary” was to (H11a DOK 1)
a. prevent blacks from voting for governor.
b. help blacks get elected to statewide public office.
c. keep blacks from having input into the party nominees.
d. allow blacks to have more influence in the general election.