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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has been a major supporter of the plan to deepen the Savannah Seaport. When funding was

approved for the project, Reed stated, "Work can now begin in earnest on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, bringing

with it significant economic benefits to the entire state of Georgia...."

What is the MOST likely reason Reed would support such a project?

A) He was born in Savannah.

B) He wants to move the capital to Savannah.

C) He believes Savannah is a better port than the port of Brunswick.

D) He believes more port activity would be good for Atlanta's business, too.

22)) In 1966, the Atlanta Braves made history by

A) playing to a sold-out Atlanta crowd.

B) losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates after thirteen innings of play.

C) being known as the worst team in major league baseball’s history.

D) becoming the first major league sports team to call the Deep South home.

33)) During his presidential campaign, Jimmy Carter asked Americans to vote for him MAINLY because he

A) had more experience than his running mate, Gerald Ford.

B) knew how to combat high unemployment and high inflation.

C) was an expert at negotiating with leaders of other countries.

D) could restore Americans’ faith in their government after Watergate.

44)) The unicameral legislative branch created by the Articles of Confederation was MOST LIKELY changed to a bicameral branch in

the United States Constitution because people

A) wanted the government to have much more power.

B) wanted more of a separation of government power.

C) wanted everything from the Articles to be changed.

D) believed that the first legislative branch was corrupt.

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The chart shows some positive effects of Reconstruction in the South.

Which of these BEST replaces the question mark?

A) Elites regain wealth

B) Closing of textile mills

C) More workers on plantations

D) Development of sharecropping


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A Brief Summary of the Legislative Process in Georgia

A bill is researched in a chamber, given a number, and sent to a committee. The bill is then researched further by committee

members. Then, the bill is brought to the floor of the chamber and put to a vote. If the bill passes, it is sent to the other

chamber of the General Assembly, who then sends it to a committee. If that house approves, it is sent to the floor for a vote. If

it passes without any changes, it is sent to the Governor to be signed into law.

Why are there so many steps in the legislative process?

A) The governor does not want to sign bills into law.

B) The United States Congress requires that this process be followed.

C) The General Assembly does not trust the voting public to make the laws.

D) The process keeps quickly-made or poorly thought-out bills from becoming law.

77)) How are justices serving on the Georgia Supreme Court and judges serving on the Georgia Court of Appeals put in their position?

A) elected by the people

B) appointed by the governor

C) selected by the State Bar of Georgia

D) selected by the House of Representatives and approved by the Senate

88)) A two-term governor can run for reelection only if

A) the current governor is disabled.

B) the other parties have no candidate.

C) the Supreme Court of Georgia allows the present governor to run again.

D) the governor sits out for a minimum of four years before running again.

99)) The federal personal income tax is an example of which kind of tax?

A) sales tax

B) excise tax

C) regressive tax

D) progressive tax

1100)) Which of these is the MOST LIKELY punishment for a person found guilty in a civil court case?

A) execution

B) incarceration

C) fine paid to the government

D) reimbursement of the plaintiff


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The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of

1864. William T. Sherman was victorious in capturing the city of Atlanta and the victory boosted the morale of the North.

What was the MOST important outcome in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864?

A) the surrender at Appomattox

B) the fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi

C) the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln

D) the immediate capture of the city of Savannah, Georgia


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1122)) Which had the GREATEST impact on Atlanta, Georgia, after the Civil War?

A) the abolition of slavery

B) the closing of textile factories

C) the destruction of the railroads

D) the burning of government buildings

1133)) Which Atlanta industry MOST LIKELY received the biggest boost from the 1996 Olympics?

A) agriculture

B) manufacturing

C) tourism

D) trade

1144))

Salzburgers

Malcontents

Highland Scots

Savannah

James Oglethorpe

This list of vocabulary terms would be MOST useful to a student writing a research paper titled

A) Spanish Exploration of Georgia.

B) Georgia's Role in the American Revolution.

C) British Settlement and Colonization of Georgia.

D) Westward expansion and Indian Removal in Georgia.

1155)) Which of these is MOST important to generating political movements and creating political messages?

A) political parties

B) social protestors

C) political agendas

D) the electoral college


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Paragraph IV. Disqualifications. (a) No person on active duty with any branch of the armed forces of the United States shall

have a seat in either house unless otherwise provided by law.

- from Section III of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Georgia

Which of these is the MOST likely explanation as to why Paragraph IV exists?

A) The Constitution was written at a time when the country was at war.

B) Legislators are needed to be on duty when the General Assembly meets.

C) People in the military are not appreciated by the framers of the Georgia constitution.

D) Since the Georgia Constitution controls the military, a member of the military would be biased.


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1177)) Which business person and diplomat was instrumental to the founding of the city of Savannah?

A) Sacajawea

B) Tomochichi

C) Mary Musgrove

D) James Oglethorpe

1188)) Which Supreme Court case raised the issue of a black slave who lived in a free state and questioned whether slaves were free

once they set foot upon Northern soil?

A) Plessy v. Ferguson

B) Worcester v. Georgia

C) Dred Scott v. Sandford

D) Nat Turner v. Virginia

1199)) By the start of 1929, more than half of the U.S. population was living below the poverty line. A major and immediate effect of

this situation would be

A) New Deal programs being created.

B) consumer goods were not being sold.

C) the stock market crash put people out of work.

D) wealthy people were losing huge sums of money.

2200)) The invention of the cotton gin negatively affected Native Americans living in the South because it led to

A) a decrease in labor.

B) a war between tribes.

C) the loss of their land.

D) the violation of important treaties.

2211)) Henry Ellis is MOST LIKELY remembered as the second founder of Georgia because he

A) was instrumental in England’s conquest of the island of Cuba.

B) worked to settle the land claims of Mary Musgrove Bosomworth.

C) was an influential leader in the decision to secede from the union.

D) established policies that influenced Georgia’s government for years.

2222)) How are political parties related to elections?

A) Candidates who represent the views of the most people are elected.

B) In order to run for office you are required to be a member of a political party.

C) Members of the major political parties receive a number of positions in government.

D) In order to run for office you are required to be a member of one of the two major political parties.

2233)) Because of the climate in Georgia, early colonists found Georgia to be a good place for

A) the king to reside.

B) the first American colony.

C) growing crops to send to England.

D) hiring people to work in England.

2244)) How did World War I impact women in the United States?

A) Women received equal pay for equal work.


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B) Women were prohibited from working as Red Cross volunteers.

C) Women worked jobs that had been held almost exclusively by men.

D) Women no longer held traditional jobs such as nursing or teaching.


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2255)) Which event in history is seen by many people as the beginning of the Great Depression?

A) the Stock Market Crash of 1929

B) the beginning of the Dust Bowl

C) the end of fighting in World War I

D) the creation of the Federal Reserve

2266))

The sign indicates that the roadway is maintained by which type of government?

A) city

B) federal

C) local

D) state

2277)) Which team did NOT begin play during the reign of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.?

A) Atlanta Hawks

B) Atlanta Braves

C) Atlanta Flames

D) Atlanta Falcons

2288)) In terms of the free enterprise system, what is the drive for the improvement of material well-being?

A) profit motive

B) open opportunity

C) voluntary exchange

D) private property rights

2299)) How does Georgia's climate help its economy?

A) The mountains attract millions of tourists each year for their world famous snow skiing.

B) Atlanta has grown into the premier city in the Southeast and offers a wide variety of jobs.

C) Long growing seasons and adequate moisture in most years allow a wide variety of crops to be produced.

D) Rivers and roadways provide much needed transportation routes for distribution of goods produced there.

3300)) Which of these FIRST connected the port of Savannah to domestic markets in the west?

A) airports

B) railroads

C) public roads

D) interstate highways

3311)) Most peach orchards are located in southern Georgia because of favorable soil conditions and


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A) favorable climate.

B) qualified workers.

C) Government programs.

D) better transportation.

3322)) Abraham Baldwin’s tying vote at the Constitutional Convention was important because it

A) decided which type of representation the union would use.

B) supported Georgia and all other large states in the union.

C) convinced others that state representation should be equal.

D) set into motion the events leading to the Great Compromise.


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3333)) Thanks in part to the leadership of Mayor William B. Hartsfield, Atlanta did not experience the unrest and violence that Little

Rock and New Orleans did during integration. This helped to earn Atlanta what nickname?

A) "Hotlanta"

B) "Dogwood City"

C) "The Athens of the South"

D) "The City Too Busy to Hate"

3344)) Which group has replaced Latin-Americans as the fastest growing segment of Georgia's immigrant population in recent years?

A) African

B) Asian

C) Eastern-European

D) Middle-Eastern

3355))

According to this graph, almost half of Georgia's exports end up in

A) Asia.

B) Europe.

C) Australia.

D) North and South America.

3366))

In 1914, Alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. Meanwhile, in

Georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres

used for growing cotton. All of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the Boll Weevil.

Alabama and Georgia first felt the effects of the Boll Weevil at different times. What would account for this difference in timing?

A) The infestation moved from west to east.

B) The infestation moved from east to west.

C) Georgia had better ways to deal with the problem.

D) Alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.


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3377)) Which of these parties could be called a single issue party?

A) the Democratic Party

B) the Republican Party

C) the Libertarian Party

D) the Right-to-Life Party

3388)) One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a "buffer" colony. This meant that Georgia was

A) an outpost from which English pirates could attack Spanish galleons.

B) founded to export raw materials to England and serve as a market for English imports.

C) a colony built to give England's debtors a new start and a chance to escape English prisons.

D) a military protective zone between the English colonies and the Spanish settlement in Florida.


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3399))

Lana is displeased with the services provided to her community. Specifically, she is dissatisfied with the garbage collection

she received, the public health services offered, the condition of parks and ball fields, and the books offered at the libraries.

Which level of government is Lana MOST likely dissatisfied with?

A) city

B) county

C) national

D) state

4400)) The "donkey" and the "elephant" represent which of these?

A) American qualities of stubbornness and memory

B) animals that became extinct during colonization

C) the two major political parties in the United States

D) the original choices for the symbol of the United States

4411)) Which of these was a factor in the United States entrance in World War I?

A) the invasion of Poland

B) Japan's invasion of China

C) The Axis threat to the Panama Canal

D) German unrestricted submarine warfare

4422)) Which of these is a right given to a juvenile when taken into custody BUT is not a right of an adult when taken into custody?

A) right to an attorney

B) right to remain silent

C) right to be informed of one's rights

D) right to have a parent/guardian present

4433)) Which is the BEST description of the culture of the Eastern Woodland Indians?

A) They were destroyed by European contact.

B) They were skilled farmers who lived in villages with permanent shelters.

C) They were completely nomadic and were constantly on the move looking for food.

D) They were a patriarchal culture; women held little or no power in the tribal societies.

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Which area on the map is the approximate location of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

4455)) During World War II, farmers were encouraged to grow large amounts of WHAT oil-producing crop to support the war effort?

A) corn

B) peanuts

C) rye

D) soybeans


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4466)) Paleoindian artifacts have been found on hills and ridges overlooking streams where hunters could see

A) the water levels of the streams.

B) trees that could be cut down for firewood.

C) the movements of game in the stream valleys.

D) chert and flint sources in the rock outcroppings.

4477)) What is the Georgia fiscal year for budgeting purposes?

A) July 1 to June 30

B) January 1 to December 31

C) October 1 to September 30

D)March to February

March 1 to February 28 or 29

4488)) Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Tomochichi played an instrumental role in the

establishment of the Georgia colony?

A) Tomochichi was the principal mediator between the Indians and the English settlers during the first years of settlement.

B)Tomochichi was taken to England by colonial governor James Oglethorpe in 1734; during the visit he met King George II

at Kensington Palace.

C)When fighting erupted between the English settlers and the Spanish in 1742, Tomochichi's heir and nephew, Tooanahowi,

served in Oglethorpe's militia.

D)Tomochichi worked worked with Benjamin Ingham, a friend of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, to create an Indian school

at Irene that opened in September 1736.

4499))

Mutual Defense AlliancesImperialismMilitarismNationalismAssassination of Archduke Ferdinand

What event is being described?

A) Civil War

B) World War I

C) World War II

D) Spanish American War

5500)) Which statement provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the Paleo Indians were the earliest and LEAST

advanced prehistoric culture in North America?

A) The Woodland Indians were the first native culture to develop a system of agriculture.

B) While later cultures lived in settled, permanent villages, the Paleo Indians lived a nomadic lifestyle.

C) The Archaic Indians lived in shallow, oval-pit houses and larger rectangular wattle-and-daub dwellings.

D) The Woodland Indians were more advanced than the Archaic cultures; their tools included the bow-and-arrow.

5511)) Who is responsible for collecting property taxes?

A) state governments

B) federal government


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C) county governments

D) district governments


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· First organized in 1960 at Shaw University in North Carolina.

· Played a major role in the "sit-ins" and "freedom rides" of the Civil Rights era.

· Organized voter registration drives across the South, especially in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

· Served as the main organization for African American youth and young adults during the Civil Rights movement.

Which Civil Rights era organization is being described by these statements?

A) the Nation of Islam

B) the Black Panther Party

C) the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

D) the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

5533))

The map shows the production of cotton after the invention of the cotton gin. Based on the map, which statement is true?

A) Most of the cotton was produced in the Southwest

B) Most of the cotton was produced in Georgia and Florida.

C) Cotton was produced in equal amounts in the North and South.

D) Cotton production was spread across most states in the South.

5544)) The purpose of a "general election" is to

A) decide on a party nominee for office.

B) place people in public office.

C) approve military spending.

D) remove public officials.

5555)) If a bank is offering a higher interest rate of return to investors, the MOST LIKELY impact on borrowers from the same bank is

A) a decreased savings rate.


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B) an increased savings rate.

C) a decreased interest rate.

D) an increased interest rate.

5566)) The MOST important duty of the members of the General Assembly is to

A) remove judges.

B) impeach governors.

C) make and amend laws.

D) regulate and license insurers.

5577)) Which is TRUE about the construction of the first railroads in Georgia?

A) They decreased trade.

B) They helped end slavery.

C) They improved agriculture.

D) They helped develop cities.


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5588)) Which area stretches from New York to Alabama?

A) Blue Ridge Mountains

B) Appalachian Mountains

C) Costal Plain

D) Piedmont

5599)) Which offers the BEST explanation for Georgia's relocation of its capital from Augusta to Louisville in 1796?

A) Augusta had been destroyed from attacks by the Creek Indians.

B) The capital needed to be more centrally located within the population of the state.

C) Louisville was more convenient as a transportation center because it was a railroad hub.

D) The General Assembly wanted to move tha capital as far away from Spanish-controlled Florida as possible.

6600)) What do state agencies typically pass on to local agencies?

A) councils and mayors

B) money and regulations

C) employees and offices

D) legislative and judicial


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