4th 9 Weeks Study Guide

1920’s/Great Depression/New Deal

57) What two things drastically impacted the cotton production in Georgia? How did it affect the cotton?

58) Why did FDR continuously come to Warm Springs, GA?

59) Which governor removed the state’s university system from the control of the governor’s office and restored the state’s accreditation?

60) What were three economic factors that led to the Great Depression?

WWII

61) How did the U.S. help Britain before officially entering the war in December 1941?

62) Who is Carl Vinson? What is he best noted for and is considered the “father” of?

Post WWII

63) Explain the 3 Governor’s Episode. Who were the men involved? Who finally won the election?

64) Define/Identify the following:

Eugene Talmadge –

Herman Talmadge –

Ellis Arnall –

Ivan Allen, Jr. –

William Hartsfield –

Civil rights Movement

65) Define/identify the following:

The march from Selma to Montgomery –

“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” –

The March on Washington –

Civil Rights Act of 1964 –

Voting Rights Act of 1965 –

Brown v. Board of Education –

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) –

Sibley Commission –

Albany Movement –

Andrew Young –

Maynard Jackson –

Lester Maddox –

66) Explain Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach to the Civil Rights Movement.

67) What action by the Federal Government was taken after Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech?

1970’s/1980’s/1990’s/2000’s

68) Define/identify the following:

1996 Olympic games in Atlanta –

County unit system –

Reapportionment –

69) Explain how the rise of the Republican Party in Georgia in the 1990’s caused the creation of the two-party system in Georgia?

70) What were four accomplishments of Jimmy Carter?

71) What were the benefits for Georgia to host the 1996 Olympic games?

Government

72) How many years is a term of office for Governor? How many consecutive terms can a Governor serve?

73) What are the qualifications to be governor of Georgia?

74) Explain the following types of committees and their purpose:

Standing committee –

Joint committee –

Conference committee –

75) What are the two things the governor can do for a bill to become law?

76) What vote is required to pass a bill in the House of Representatives or the Senate?

77) Which branch is the largest? The smallest?

78) How are the number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Georgia House of Representatives determined?

79) State who is the presiding officer:

House of Representatives

Georgia Senate –

U.S. Senate –

80) Describe the Articles of Confederation:

Government –

Weaknesses –

Strengths –

81) State two checks for each branch of government on each of the other two branches of government.

82) When are elections held?

83) How many justices does the Georgia Supreme Court have? U.S. Supreme Court?

84) Which courts would be found in each county of Georgia?

85) What does the grand jury supposed to decide?

86) What rights are guaranteed to juveniles?

87) How many counties are there in Georgia?

88) What is a city government called?

89) Explain what a special purpose district is.

90) Name five examples of special purpose districts.

91) Compare and contrast the three types of city governments.

Type of City Government / Similarities / Differences
Strong Mayor
Weak Mayor
City Commission

92) How do local governments get most of their funding?

93) What type of local tax is approved and collected only for 5 years?