Georgia Studies

Academic Bowl

HISTORYSS8H5

72.What system replaced the

headright system as a way of

allocating land?

Land Lottery

71. What scandal took place when Georgia’s governor and some

legislators were bribed to sell public land to private developers at below-market price?

Yazoo Land Fraud

70. What was the purpose of the headright

system in Georgia? To distribute Indian

lands to new settlers

73. Who was the Creek leader in the

Oconee War between the Creek

and the Georgia pioneers?

Alexander McGillivray

74. Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?

He signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in

Georgia to the federal government.

75.What were the 2 main Indian

tribes in Georgia? Creeks

Cherokees

76. The removal of the Cherokee

from their land is referred to as

what? Trail of Tears

77. The Indians were taken to the Indian Territory, which is

mainly what present-day state?

Oklahoma

78.What was George Gist’s

major contribution to the Cherokee

culture? Sequoyah made a syllabary – Cherokee

alphabet

79. What discovery led to the final Indian removal from

Georgia?Gold

81. Who was the Cherokee chief who took a petition of

Congress protesting the Cherokee

removal from their land?

John Ross

80. Who was the Chief Justice of the US

Supreme Court who ruled that Cherokee

territory was not subject to state law?

John Marshall

HISTORYSS8H1c

22.Name the European countries

that were the major colonizers of

the New World. Spain, England,

France

21. What were the main

reasons the Spanish

explored North America? Gold, Glory &

God

20. Who was the first

European explorer to

enter Georgia? Hernando de

Soto

ECONOMICS

SS8E4

303. From where does the largest source of Georgia’s

income come? state income

tax

305. What is the largest source of

revenue for county

governments? property taxes

304. What is the largest

expenditure of state funds?

education

302. What is the name given

to Georgia’s budgetary

spending year? fiscal

HISTORYSS8H1SS8E1SS8E2

24. What was the first Spanish

settlement in the New World?

St. Augustine

26. What factor was necessary to

maintain a favorable balance of trade in

the 1600s and 1700s?

More exports than imports

27.What was the name of the first

British fort constructed in

Georgia?Fort King

George

25. What was the British trade

policy during the period of

colonization? mercantilism

23. What was the first permanent

English settlement in the

New World? Jamestown

HISTORYSS8H1a

17.Name the prehistoric

traditions of Georgia in order

of their existence? Paleo, Archaic,

Woodland, Mississippian

12. Why did the Archaic people

move frequently? To find food

13. What people were the FIRST

to make and use pottery?

Archaic

16. What factor resulted in

prehistoric Indians making permanent

settlements?

Began to cultivate plants

11. What was the oldest prehistoric

Indian civilization

found in Georgia?Paleo

19. What was the most prominent

building structure in a Mississippian

village?Temple mound

14. During which prehistoric period did the bow and arrow come into

use?

Woodland

15. Who were the FIRST

people to use burial mounds?

Woodland

ECONOMICS

SS8E5

307. What type of bank

accounts provides the

most flexibility? checking

306. When is the best time

to borrow money?

when interest is low

GEOGRAPHY

SS8G2a, b, c

218. The loss of American

manufacturing jobs causes a

______in transportation

jobs. decline

217. Where is the largest single

container facility on the East Coast

located? Savannah

216. What method of transportation moves the largest amount of freight

in Georgia? trucks

GEOGRAPHY

SS8G1a, b, c

2. How many geographic regions does Georgia have?

5

3. What are the geographic regions of

Georgia? Coastal Plain Piedmont Ridge and Valley Appalachian Plateau Blue Ridge

9. What two regions are

separated by the Fall Line?Piedmont & Coastal Plain

1. What are the names of the states that border Georgia?

Alabama Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Florida

4. In which region is Atlanta

located? Piedmont

5. What is the smallest

geographic region?

Appalachian Plateau

6. What region is known for its production of

peanuts, pecans, and corn?

Coastal Plain

10. What is the largest swamp in

North America? Okefenokee

Swamp

7. In what region is the

Okefenokee Swamp located?

Coastal Plain

8. What is the highest peak in Georgia?

Brasstown Bald

HISTORYSS8H2c

46. Who were the three royal

governors of Georgia?

John Reynolds Henry Ellis

James Wright

45. In 1752, Georgia became

a ____colony?

royal

44. What term was used to describe

those who complained about the

policies of the trustees?

malcontents

HISTORYSS8H3a

53. How many original

colonies were there?

13

49. The Proclamation of

1763 moved Ga.’s southern

boundary to what? St. Mary’s River

47. Which 2 countries were involved in the French and Indian

war?Great Britain

France

50. How did the French and Indian War lead to

America’s Revolutionary War?

To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain taxed the colonists on the premise that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from France

51. What event is described by British

soldiers firing into an angry mob?

Boston Massacre

52. What declared the

independence of the American

colonies? Declaration of Independence

48. What law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian

Mountains? Proclamation of

1763

HISTORYSS8H3

57. What was the British

policy punishing Boston for the

Tea Party? Intolerable Acts

55. Where did the first colonial victory in

Georgia during the American Revolution

occur?

Battle of Kettle Creek

56. What British policy greatly

affected Ga. by adding a tax on newspapers and

licenses?

Stamp Act

54. Who was the primary author of the Declaration

of Independence?Thomas Jefferson

60. Who was the commander of the Continental Army

during the American Revolution?

George Washington

59. Who headed the militia that defeated the British at the

Battle of Kettle Creek?

Elijah Clarke

61. Who is the Revolutionary war heroine who has a

Georgia county named for her?

Nancy Hart

62. What was the most significant

result of the siege of

Savannah? Savannah remained

in British hands.

64. What was the opposite

name of Loyalists? Patriots

63. Who was the black soldier who

was seriously wounded at the Battle of Kettle

Creek? Austin Dabney

58. Name the 3 Georgians that

signed the Declaration of

Independence. George Walton

Lyman Hall Button Gwinnett

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG5

291. Which term describes a city

with its own government?

municipality

289. How many counties does Georgia have

today? 159

292. What is the name of Ga.’s oldest

city? Savannah

290. What is a example of a

consolidated city-county

government? Athens-Clarke

Augusta-Richmond

293. Name 3 forms of city government?

mayor-council council-manager

commission

295. A county board of education or a port

authority are examples of a

_________________district form of government.

Special district government

294. What is the most common type of city government

in Georgia?

mayor-council

HISTORYSS8H4

67. What was the first written plan

for the government of the United States called? Articles of

Confederation

66. Who was elected Georgia’s

first governor under the

Constitution of 1777? John Adam Treutlen

69. Who were the 2 signers of

the US Constitution

from Georgia? Abraham Baldwin William Few

68. What was the purpose of the Constitutional

Convention held in 1787?

To Revise the Articles of

Confederation

HISTORYSS8H2b

30. Who was the founder of Georgia and when was it founded? James

Oglethorpe, 1733

32. What Indians were

led by Tomochichi?Yamacraws

31. According to the charter, what groups of people

could not be Georgia colonists?

Catholics, liquor dealers, lawyers, blacks

29. Where was Georgia’s first settlement?

Savannah

28. Who granted

Georgia’s charter in

1732? King George II

33. What ship transported the first colonists to

Georgia? The Ann

65. Why did the writers of Georgia’s first

constitution (1777) want to limit the power

of the governor?

In the past, the governor showed too much loyalty to

the king.

36. Who served as an

interpreter for Oglethorpe?

Mary Musgrove

35. The original plan for

Savannah called for the building

of 4 what? squares

37. Tomochichi allowed Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking what

river?Savannah River

39. What was the name of the

Salzburgers’ settlement?

Ebenezer/New Ebenezer

38. The Germans under the

leadership of John Martin Bolzius

were referred to as the what?

The Salzburgers

42. Name 3 areas of colonist

discontent? slavery

sale of rum land ownership

40. What group settled

at Darien? Highland Scots

34. Where did James Oglethorpe

and the first Georgia colonists land when they

arrived in Georgia? Yamacraw Bluff

41. What battle was the

beginning of the safe southern

frontier for the British? Battle of Bloody Marsh

43. What policy did the king make to ensure that the trustees did

not take advantage of the colony?

Could not hold office. Could not get paid. Could not own land.

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG2

245. How long is the regular

session of the Georgia General

Assembly? 40 days

244. Does the Georgia General

Assembly consider laws dealing with

treaties? No—that is a federal

issue

247. What type of legislation must

begin in the House of

Representatives? appropriation

bills

246. What are the requirements to

serve in the Georgia House of Representatives? 21 years old

a citizen of GA for at least one year

a resident of the district from which elected for one year

243.What are the requirements to

serve in the Georgia Senate?

25 years old a citizen of Ga. for at least 2

years a resident of the district

from which he is elected for at least one year

248. How long is the term of a member of the Georgia General

Assembly?

2 years

249. To confirm all the

executive appointments is the

unique power of the_______?

senate

251. How many legislators serve in Georgia House

of Representatives?

180

250. The ____________has law-making power over all

areas not specifically assigned to the United States Constitution.

Georgia General Assembly

253. A _______committee is a

permanent legislative

committee.

standing

258. What happens to a bill passed by

the legislature if the governor does not

veto it, but does not sign it?

becomes a law

252. How many people serve in

the Georgia State Senate?

56

254. To review bills before they come to

the floor for discussion is the

main purpose of a legislative

________________. committee

255. Who presides over the Georgia

state senate? Lieutenant

Governor

259. What vote is required in the

house of representatives in order for a bill to

pass? A majority

256. Who presides over the Georgia

House of Representatives?

Speaker of the House

260. If the governor vetoes a bill, the legislature

can override the veto by a

_____________of both houses. 2/3 vote of both houses

257. When the house and the senate version

of a bill differ after being passed by their respective bodies, the

bill is referred to a ________committee.

conference

HISTORYSS8H5a

83. What is Georgia’s first

land grant university?

UGA

85. Why did the capital of

Georgia move so often?

To follow the major part of the population

84. By 1860, what were the 2 largest

church denominations in

Georgia? Methodists

Baptists

86. What invention had the greatest

effect on Georgia’s economy in the early 1800’s? cotton gin

82. What is a land grant

university? Land for the university was donated by the

federal government.

89. Who invented the cotton gin? Eli Whitney

88. What railroad became the

primary railroad in Georgia in the

1830’s? Western and Atlantic

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG1

297. What were the 2

earliest political parties? Federalists

Anti-Federalists

299. What financial

responsibility does a citizen

have toward the government?

to pay taxes

298. What is the process by which a

person from another country can become an

American citizen? naturalization

296. What are the dominant political parties in Georgia

today? Republican and

Democratic

301. Who is the chief election officer in Georgia? Secretary of

State

300. How old must a person be to vote in

Georgia today?

18

HISTORYSS8H6a

91. Would the northern states or the southern states believe that the

interests of the national government should take

precedence over the states?

northern states

96. Who led a raid on a

federal arsenal at Harpers

Ferry, Virginia? John Brown

92. What is it called if you

think that the state takes precedence over the national

government? states’ rights

93. According to the provisions of the

Missouri Compromise, what state was admitted

as a free state? Maine

90. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book which told about the reality of slavery?

Harriet Beecher Stowe

95. What state entered the

Union as a free state because of the Compromise

of 1850?California

94. What is the belief the one

region is better or more important

that another region of the country? sectionalism

HISTORYSS8H6b

98. Who was the governor of Georgia during the Civil War? Joseph Brown

100. What was the statement from

Georgia that supported the Compromise of

1850? The Georgia

Platform

101. What was the purpose of

the Fugitive Slave Law?

To require the return of runaway slaves to their

owners

99. What Supreme Court decision pushed

the nation closer to war?

The Dred Scott Decision

97. What Georgia leader became

the vice president of the

Confederate States of America? Alexander Stephens

103. What contributed to

the lack of success of the

Union blockade? blockade

runners

102. What was the name of the

Union plan to isolate the

western Confederate

states? Anaconda Plan

105. Which Union general led the “March to the Sea”? General William T.

Sherman

110. What battle was considered the

turning point of the war against the

Confederacy? Where was this fought? Gettysburg Pennsylvania

104. What were the 2 major campaigns

fought in Georgia during the Civil

War? Atlanta Campaign Savannah Campaign

106. Where was the notorious Confederate

prison in Georgia?

Andersonville

109. What was the bloodiest one day battle

of the Civil War?Antietam

107. Why was Chickamauga

important to both the North and the

South? It was the railroad

center.

108.What document declared the freedom

of slaves in states still in rebellion as of

January 1, 1863? Emancipation

Proclamation

HISTORYSS8H6c

113. Ultimately what was the goal

of the Radical Republicans against the

southern states? To punish the southern rebelling

states

112. In President Johnson’s

Reconstruction plan what amendment to the Constitution had to be

approved by the southern states?

13th Amendment

111. What was President

Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction

called? 10% Plan

116. What did the 15th

Amendment do?

Gave blacks the right to vote

117. Which organization

helped the former slaves and poor whites after the

Civil War? Freedmen’s Bureau

119.Limitations on the type

of jobs newly freed slaves could have and restrictions on their rights to vote and

participate in the legal system were called

what? Black Codes

115. What did the 14th

Amendment do?

Made blacks citizens

114. What did the 13th

Amendment do?

Abolish slavery

118. What is the difference between sharecropping and tenant farming?

Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while tenant farmers owned animals and equipment to use working other people’s land.

117. What organization wanted to return

control of the southern governments to the

Democrats by intimidation?

Ku Klux Klan

122. How long did

Reconstruction last in

Georgia? 5 Years

121. Why was Henry McNeal Turner and

other black legislators expelled from the Georgia General

Assembly? He did not have the right to hold

political office according to the constitution.

HISTORYSS8H7b

139. What Constitutional

amendment was violated by Jim

Crow legislation? 14th Amendment

137. African Americans were

separated in schools, restrooms and waiting rooms because of what

laws? Jim Crow Laws

138. What court case gave the

states the right to promote

segregation? Plessy v. Ferguson

136. What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that

segregated facilities much be

equal? Plessy v. Ferguson,

1896

140. In the early 1900s what methods

restricted the voting rights of African

Americans in Georgia? Poll taxes

grandfather clause Gerrymandering

literacy tests

HISTORYSS8H8

141. What 2 things hurt

Georgia farmers in the early

1900s? DroughtBoll weevil

142. What insect feeds on the white, fluffy

cotton? Boll weevil

143. What 3 things that caused the

Great Depression? stock speculation

borrowing more money than could be repaid

overproduction

145. What was the nickname for the

day the stock market crashed?

Black Thursday – October 24

Black Tuesday – October 29

144. What United States president

was blamed for the Great Depression?

Herbert Hoover

147. Why did Georgia NOT

immediately feel the impact of the

stock market crash? Georgia was already

in a depression.

146. What is the belief that

government should not interfere in the economy called?

Laissez-faire

148. Which Georgia governor did not

support public welfare, voting rights for blacks,

or federal assistance programs?

Eugene Talmadge

149. How many times was

Eugene Talmadge elected

governor?4

150. From what group did he receive his greatest support?

rural voters

151. Who was the president credited with bringing the

US out of the Great Depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

152. What were the programs that paved the way for economic recovery in the United States after the Great

Depression? The New Deal

Programs

153. What is the AAA?

Agricultural Adjustment

Act

156. What New Deal program provided loans

to farmers’ co-ops so they could run power lines in rural areas?

Rural Electrification Agency (REA)

154. What group of Georgians

benefited most from the AAA?

property owners

155. What was the system of retirement and unemployment

begun as a part of the depression recovery is

called what?

Social Security

HISTORYSS8H7d

165. Be3fore the US entered WWII, it

provided lend-lease aid to what two countries?

England and Soviet Union

160. Who were the Central

Powers? Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

159. What was the most immediate cause of WWI?

the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Austrian

Hungarian empire by a Serbian terrorist

158. What 3 ways did

Georgia support WWI?

Growing food Making uniforms and material for

them Transporting arms and soldiers

157. What countries were allies in WWI? Great Britain, France, United

States and Russia

161. The German invasion of what country was the

immediate cause of WWII?

Poland

163. Name 3 major members

of the Axis Powers of WWII.

Germany, Japan, Italy

164. Name 3 major members of the Allied Powers of

WWII.

Great Britain, the United States, the

Soviet Union

167. The extermination of 6 million Jews and

other “undesirables” during WWII is referred to as

what? the Holocaust

162. Why did the US enter

WWII? The Japanese

bombing of Pearl Harbor

168. Who was the world

leader who instigated this extermination?

Adolf Hitler

166. As its allies ran out of money with which to purchase

war equipment, what system did the US.

start? the lend-lease

aid

HISTORYSS8H10

184. What term is used to describe the

residential area immediately around

cities?

suburban

182. What is the key reason for the

migration of people into Georgia since

the 1960’s?

diversified economy

181. What has resulted in new crops and has changed the way farming is done

in Georgia since WWII?

technology

183. What percentage of

Georgia’s population today lives in the Metro

Atlanta area? Over 50%

185. Unplanned growth

surrounding cities is referred

to as what? urban sprawl

188. Racial moderation that included the

integration of lunch counters in Atlanta was achieved during what

mayor’s administration?

William Hartsfield

187. What is the fastest growing

population group in Georgia?

Hispanics

190. Aviation is the issue for which Mayor

____________ is best remembered?

Hartsfield

186. What problem was created by

commuting from the suburbs?

air pollution

189. Who was the mayor of Atlanta credited with the

removal of segregation signs in city hall and the

integration of the city government and the fire

department?

Ivan Allen

189. Who was the mayor of Atlanta responsible for

bringing professional athletic teams to the

city? Ivan Allen

195. Abolishing the poll tax and adopting a new

state constitution is credited to what

governor?

Ellis Arnall

193. Who was the first governor of

Georgia to serve a term of 4 years?

Ellis Arnall

194. Who were the candidates in the

1966 Georgia Democratic primary for governor? Ellis Arnall

Lester Maddox

192. Who was the Georgia native who was the first African

American major league baseball

player?

Jackie Robinson

196. What was the US Supreme Court case that ruled the separate-but-equal

policy as unconstitutional? Brown v. Board of Education Topeka,

Kansas 1954

197. What law withheld federal

funds from schools that did

not end segregation? Civil Rights Act of

1964

HISTORYSS8H11

a,b,c

198. How did Dr. King favor bringing about social change?

Nonviolent protests

199. What state commission studied the

problem of school integration?

Sibley Commission

200. What action of Dr. King directly influenced the passage of the

Voting Rights Act of 1965? March on

Washington, 1963

201. What civil rights movement abandoned the principles of Dr.

King?

Black Panthers

202. Who was the first African American to serve as a member of the Atlanta board

of education?

Benjamin Mays

203. During the 3 governors episode who was locked out of his office and set up an office at the

Capitol’s information counter?

Ellis Arnall

204. Herman Talmadge made

his greatest contribution as

governor in what area? education

205. During Herman Talmadge’s

administration what was begun in order to

fund a lengthened school year and school

improvements? 3% sales tax

206. In what year did the Georgia

state flag become an issue in the race

for governor? 2000

207. What organization was founded 2 months after the 1960 sit-in at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro,

N.C.? Student Non-violent

Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

208. To promote civil rights for all

citizens is the purpose of what organization?

NAACP

209. The integration of interstate bus station

waiting rooms in Albany was the focus of what

movement? The Albany

Movement 1961

210. Who was the first black

mayor of Atlanta?

Maynard Jackson

211. Who were the first African

American students be admitted to

UGA? Charlayne Hunter

and Hamilton Holmes

212. What governor appointed more African

Americans to state boards than all prior

governors combined?

Lester Maddox

213. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream”

speech is associated with

what event? March on Washington

214. Who was the first African American since Reconstruction to be

elected to the House of Representatives from

Georgia?

Andrew Young

215. Who was appointed as

UN ambassador from the US?

Andrew Young

HISTORYSS8H12

222. Where was President Carter born?

Plains, Georgia

223. What political positions were held

by Jimmy Carter during his career?

Member of Plains school board

Ga. state senate Ga. state governor

President

219. From what area did most of the

members of Ga.’s House of Representatives

come after the end of the county unit system?

urban areas

226. For most of the last 100 years,

Georgia was dominated by how

many political parties? One political party--

Democratic

224. The ______hostage crisis began during the

Carter administration.

Iranian

220. What president helped bring about the

Camp David Peace Accords?

Jimmy Carter

225. Who was the first Republican

governor in Georgia in 130

years? Sonny Perdue

221. What new cabinet position

was created under President

Carter? Department of

Education

227. The Stone Mountain tennis facility and the Georgia Horse

Park were built especially for what

event?

1996 Summer Olympics

229. What entrepreneur is associated with

Coca-Cola? John S.

Pemberton

230. Perhaps the greatest risk taken by the makers

of Coca-Cola in an effort to increase their

profit was to change the soft drink’s ___.

advertising

228. Who is an entrepreneur?

A person who takes risks to start a

business

231. Who was responsible for

making Coca-Cola a nationally

recognizable brand?

Asa Candler

234. Who was the Georgian who was the founder of the

American Girl Scouts?

Juliette Gordon Low

232. Name 3 international

businesses that had their

beginnings in Ga. Coca-Cola Home Depot

Delta Air Lines

233. Who is the author of the

novel, Gone with the Wind?

Margaret Mitchell

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG1a,b

236. Which branch of Georgia’s

government is the largest?

executive

239. Name the 3 branches of

government. Legislative Executive

Judicial

238. According to the system of checks and

balances, the _____branch does not have the power to

appoint state judges.

judicial

241. According to the system of checks and

balances, the executive branch checks the legislative branch

through the use of the ______.

veto

235. How many articles are in Georgia’s state constitution?

11

240. What term refers to the designation of

certain powers to each of the 3 branches of

government?

separation of powers

242. What keeps one branch of

government from becoming too

powerful?

separation of powers

237. To whom does the Georgia

constitution give the right to control the

government?

voters

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG3a,b

264. What qualifications are

required to be elected

governor? 30 years old a citizen of the US for 15 years

a resident of Georgia for 6 years

268. The lieutenant governor most

effectively affects the passage of failure of

legislation in the state senate by

_______. assigning Senate bills to committee

262. Who becomes Georgia’s governor in

the event both the governor and the

lieutenant governor are unable to serve?

Speaker of the House

261. What is the maximum number of

consecutive years that a Georgia governor may

serve as the state’s chief executive officer?

8

269. The power to pardon

criminals is a ______

power of the governor. judicial

263. What types of powers are given

to Georgia’s governor by the

state constitution? legislative,

executive, judicial

266. The chief legal officer of the state is the

______.

Attorney General

267. What office maintains the state’s official records and supervises elections? Secretary of

State

265. How many consecutive years can a

lieutenant governor serve in that capacity according to Georgia’s constitution?

undefined number of years

HISTORYSS8H7a

127. What was Tom Watson’s

greatest accomplishment

? The Rural Free Delivery

Bill

126. Stories of black violence against

whites in the Atlanta newspapers resulted

in what? The Atlanta Race

Riot of 1906

124. Who benefited from the

county unit system? The rural areas

of the state

125. The racial unrest brought about by the

Leo Frank case resulted in the creation of a

chapter of the KKK who called themselves what?

The Knights of Mary Phagan

123. What young man was

lynched in Marietta due to anti-Semitism? Leo Frank

128. The phrase that was used to reflect the change of the South in

areas of business, industrialization, agriculture, race

relations, and society was what? The New South

130. What was held in Atlanta to showcase the

industries of the New South?

The International Cotton Exposition

129. The 3 Georgia leaders who shared a strong belief in white

supremacy and states’ rights following

Reconstruction were referred to as what?

The Bourbon Triumvirate

132. Who coined the term “New South”?

Henry Grady

131. Who were the members of the

Bourbon Triumvirate?

Joseph Brown Alfred Colquitt

John Gordon

135. Who wrote for the Atlanta Journal and focused on the need for reform in

the prison system?

Rebecca Latimer Felton

133. What group of the population was supported by Tom Watson, a Georgia

populist?

farmers

134. What was the major crop produced

in Georgia when Reconstruction

ended?cotton

GOVERNMENT

SS8CG4

270. What courts are found in each

county in Georgia? municipal courts

magistrate courts probate courts juvenile courts

274. What types of cases are

automatically reviewed by the state supreme

court? death penalty

cases

271. Whether or not a person accused of a

crime should be charged and stand

trial for that crime is decide by whom? Grand Jury

272. How long is the term of a

member of the Georgia State

Supreme Court? 6 years

273. How many justices serve on the Georgia State Supreme

Court? 7

275. Name the 2 types

of court cases.

criminal and civil

277. Who has the burden of

proof in a criminal case?

state

276. What are the most

serious criminal crimes called?

felonies

280. A juvenile in Georgia is one

who is under the age of _____.

17

278. Who has the burden of proof in a civil

case? plaintiff

288. A juvenile is not arrested ,

but is rather _____

______ _____. Taken into

custody

282. Juveniles in Georgia are not

guaranteed the right to _______when being

detained.

bail

279. What are the less serious criminal

crimes called? misdemeanors

286. What is an act that would be

considered a crime if committed by an

adult? delinquent act

281. How are juvenile judges

selected? Appointed by superior court judges

284. Working at a kitchen in a homeless shelter is an

example of ________ _________ that could by assigned by a juvenile

judge.

community service

285. Who determines if a juvenile who is taken into custody should be detained or released to

his or her parents?

Intake officer

287. What refers to an act that would not

be considered a crime if committed

by an adult?

status offense

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172. Who supported political equality for African Americans

(Washington to DuBois?

W.E.B. DuBois

169. Who was the first black

president of Atlanta Baptist

College? John Hope

171. Who supported economic equality

and vocational education for African

Americans (Washington to

DuBois)? Booker T. Washington

174. What Georgian is known as the “father of

the 2-ocean Navy”?

Carl Vinson

176. What did the Bell Aircraft

Company in Marietta produce

during WWII? The B-29

aircraft

175. What governor of Georgia established the Board of Regents of the University System and

began school lunch programs?

Richard Russell

180. Why did FDR spend so much time in

Georgia? FDR used the warm mineral

waters of Warm Springs to ease his polio.

173. What business made Alonzo Herndon a successful

businessman? Atlanta Mutual

Insurance Company

177. Where in Georgia were Liberty ships built during

WWII? Brunswick and

Savannah

178. What New Deal program resulted

from President Roosevelt’s view of rural Georgia while

sitting on his porch in the evening? Rural Electrification Agency (REA)

179. Where did Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) die while sitting for a portrait?

Warm Springs, Ga.

Today Atlanta Baptist College is

known as Morehouse. Where

is it located?

Atlanta