Second Semester Final Exam

Georgia Studies

Second Semester Final Exam

Study Guide

May 2014

1. Why did people leave farms during and after World War II?

2. What industry did Hartsfield encourage while he was mayor of Atlanta?

3. Why did Atlanta business and civic leaders of the 1960s decide to bring professional sports teams to Atlanta?

4. What did Ellis Arnall do with the poll tax while he was governor?

5. During Arnall’s term, Georgia became the first state to do what?

6. What mayor saw major league sports teams move to Atlanta?

7. What did the Brown v. Board of Education decision do?

8. Which Georgian was an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., served as mayor of Atlanta, and was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to Atlanta?

9. Who was Atlanta’s first African-American mayor?

10. What was the Albany Movement protesting?

11. What did the Sibley Commission recommend?

12. How did Lester Maddox surprise Georgians?

13. How did the famous controversy surrounding the 1946 election for governor come about?

14. Who were the first African-Americans to integrate UGA?

15. Why was the March on Washington organized?

16. Which organization was famous for its sit-ins at southern lunch counters?

17. What was Dr. King’s approach to gaining civil rights?

18. What 1996 event brought an economic boost to Atlanta?

19. How has the political party system changed in Georgia in the past 50 years?

20. What were 3 accomplishments of Jimmy Carter while he was governor of Georgia?

21. What were 3 accomplishments of Jimmy Carter while he was president?

22. What has Jimmy Carter done since leaving office and returning to Georgia?

23. What 3 industries do immigrants come work at in Georgia?

24. What are the four long-term benefits of the Olympics in Atlanta?

25. Which Georgia politician started his career as a state senator in 1962?

26. What were the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

27. What new document was drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

28. What does the Eighth Amendment prohibit?

29. Which amendment gives US citizens the right to own firearms?

30. What are the first 10 amendments called?

31. Which amendment protects US citizens from being deprived of “life, liberty, or property without due process of law”?

32. What freedoms are guaranteed by the 1st Amendment?

33. What does the 13th Amendment do?

34. What does the 14th Amendment do?

35. What does the 15th Amendment do?

36. What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?

37. What is separation of powers?

38. Why are minor political parties important?

39. What do separation of powers and checks and balances prevent?

40. What is the responsibility of the executive branch?

41. Where do the governor’s formal powers come from?

42. Which part of government does the lieutenant governor preside over?

43. How can the lieutenant governor become governor?

44. What is the MAIN purpose of a legislative committee?

45. Which branch of government has law-making power?

46. What are the two chambers of the General Assembly?

47. List the steps for a bill to become a law in Georgia.

48. What is a grand jury?

49. What are the most serious crimes called?

50. What are the steps to ensure due process of law has been followed?

51. List the courts in order of rank (highest to lowest)

52. What is a trial jury?

53. What does the judicial branch consist of?

54. What is a delinquent juvenile?

55. What happens at a juvenile dispositional hearing?

56. Why would a summons be issued in a juvenile case?

57. What are the rights of juveniles who are taken into custody?

58. Who hears the evidence in a juvenile’s case?

59. List 3 examples of special-purpose governments.

60. What are the 3 common forms of city government?

61. Who heads most county governments?

62. What is a consolidated government?

63. What 3 requirements are necessary for a city to be chartered?

64. Which invention had the greatest effect on Georgia’s economy in the early 1800s?

65. What is mercantilism?

66. What is bartering?

67. What crop was Georgia’s economy based on leading up to the Civil War?

68. What industry was a huge part in Georgia’s recovery after the Civil War?

69. How is early trade indicated in Georgia?

70. What is trade?

71. What is scarcity?

72. What is the largest expenditure at the state level?

73. What is an entrepreneur?

74. What is the major source of state revenue?

75. How is Atlanta important as a transportation center?

76. How do the airport and interstate highway system effect Atlanta’s population?

77. Describe Georgia’s transportation systems

78. Why do we pay taxes?

79. How does international trade affect Georgia’s economy?

80. Where are Georgia’s deepwater seaports located?

81. How do the interstate highways and railroads impact Georgia’s ports and airport?

82. What financial responsibility does a citizen have toward the government?