Unit 4 Government REMEDIATION ASSESSMENT MAY 2017
1. What benefit did the Constitution provide that the Articles of Confederation did not?
a. It limited the powers of the federal government
b. It expanded the rights of individual states
c. It provided for a strong federal government, which could handle infrastructure
d. It provided for a weak federal government with a chief executive officer, the
President
2. How many members does each state have in the U.S. Senate?
a. One
b. Two
c. Varies depending on the size of the state
d. Determined by the population of the state
3. The branches of the federal and state governments are:
a. legislative, executive, and judicial
b. congressional, legislative, and judicial
c. legislative, representative, and senatorial
d. judicial, representative, and legislative
4. What issue at the 1787 Constitutional Convention was settled by the Great Compromise?
a. Concern over slavery
b. Concern over the presidency
c. Concern over representation
d. Concern over a national military
5. Which of the following were Georgians who signed the Constitution?
a. Lyman Hall and Abraham Baldwin
b. William Few and Abraham Baldwin
c. Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
d. John Adams and James Madison
6. Which of the following are both national and state issues handled under federalism?
a. Military and trade
b. Currency
c. taxes and highways
d. education programs and traffic violations
7. How many votes are needed to pass a bill in the full house?
a. 2/3 of the votes
b. half of the votes
c. ¾ of the votes
d. a majority of the votes (50%+1 vote)
8. The presiding officer of the Georgia Senate is
a. Speaker of the House
b. VP
c. Lt. Governor
d. Mayor
9. To vote in Georgia you must be
a. 21 years old
b. 15 years old
c. 18 years old
d. 16 years old
10. Powers that are not specifically given to Congress in the U.S. Constitution but that come from Congress’ right to make
laws to carry out its given powers are
a. expressed powers
b. implied powers
c. stated powers
d. recovered powers
11. All bills that affect how the state of Georgia raises or spends money must start in
a. the governor’s office
b. the speaker’s office
c. the House of Representatives
d. the Senate
12. Most of the real work of lawmaking in the Georgia General Assembly takes place
a. in Committees
b. on the house floor
c. in party caucuses
d. in legislative districts
13. Georgia’s state constitution requires our budget to be
a. surplus
b. deficit
c. inflated
d. balanced
14. How does a Lieutenant Governor most effectively affect the passage or failure of legislation in the state senate?
a. By how he or she votes on a bill
b. By assigning senate bills to committee
c. By appointing members to executive branch departments
d. By establishing the senate calendar and meeting schedules
15. The maximum number of consecutive years that a Georgia Governor may serve as the state’s chief executive officer is
a. four.
b. six.
c. eight.
d. ten.
16. Which of the following is a very important informal power of the Governor?
a. Managing the state’s budget
b. Preparing budget bills for the House of Representatives
c. Heads GA’s defense units
d.. Honorary head of the political party
.
17. Which elected official regulates the health and safety of workers and enforces state labor
laws?
a. Attorney General
b. Labor Commissioner
c. Superintendent of Schools
d. Public Service Commissioner
18. Which elected official in the executive branch regulates utilities in Georgia?
a. Public Service Commissioner
b. Attorney General
c. Labor Commissioner
d. Agricultural Commissioner
19. Which elected official is the chief legal officer for the state?
a. Public Service Commissioner
b. Secretary of State
c. Superintendent of Schools
d. Attorney General
20. According to Georgia’s constitution, all government originates from
a. a written constitution.
b. the people.
c. the state’s voters.
d. the U.S. Constitution.
21. In a criminal case, who files the charges?
a. the government/prosecutor
b. the victim
c. the jury
d. the defendant
22. If a person found guilty of a crime thinks that a mistake was made in their trial, they may
take their case to
a. a magistrate court
b. a trial court
c. a state court
d. an appellate court
23. Unruly behavior is sometimes called a “status offense” because
a. the behavior would be a crime if done by an adult
b. it is the same as delinquent behavior
c. it gives status to the person who does it
d. the behavior would not be a crime if done by an adult
24. Why were juvenile courts created?
a. there were too many cases in the superior courts
b. to be sure that minors are treated like adults
c. it is cheaper to try a juvenile court case
d. minors may not be fully responsible for their actions
Matching:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Appellate
Felony
Trial
State Supreme Court
Death penalty
ab.
ac.
ad.
ae.
bc.
Juvenile
Probate
Jurisdiction
Grand
Misdemeanor
25. The highest-ranking court in the GA judicial system is the ______________.
26. A serious crime, such as murder or a burglary, is called a __________________.
27. Courts that review cases from lower courts are known as ________________
courts.
28. The one type of sentence that is always automatically reviewed by The State
Supreme Court is ________.
29. Courts that hear original cases involving civil or criminal laws are known as
____________ courts.
30. The geographic area of control and the types of cases over which a court has
control is called that court’s __________________.
31. __________________ courts handle the wills and estates of persons who are
deceased.
32. __________________ courts handle cases involving persons seventeen and
under.
33. The group of citizens who determine whether a person should be indicted for a
crime is called the _________________ jury.
34. Less serious crimes, punishable by less than one year in prison and fines of less
than $1000 or both, are called __________________.
True/False:
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true (A) or false (B)
35. The Articles of Confederation established a strong national government after the
American Revolution
36. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
37. The General Assembly is Georgia’s legislative branch.
38. All Georgia state level legislators run for 2 year terms.
39. The Executive branch makes the laws.
40. Civil court cases address laws that have been broken.
How does