CITIZENSHIP - CITZ 1001

The Online Course

Spring 2009

Dr. Joe Corrado

A&S 110S

joecorrado@clayton.edu

Voicemail: 678-466-4803

Spring 2009 Office Hours: Tues 12:45-1:45, Wednesday 12:30-2:30, Thursday 12:45-1:45

Online Office Hours Monday and Friday 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Website: http://a-s.clayton.edu/jcorrado

Meeting Dates: (All Classes meet in Arts & Sciences room 101 otherwise known as G101)

Plan ahead and adjust your personal schedule to be in class on all of these on-campus meeting dates!

Mandatory Orientation: Saturday January 10th 11:00-11:45 a.m., G101

First Examination: Saturday February 28th 11:00-1:00 p.m.., G101

Second Examination: Saturday March 28: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., G101

Final Exam: Saturday May 2nd : 11:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m., G101

Make-up exam policy: Students are not guaranteed a makeup. In an emergency if I’m contacted prior to an exam it may be possible to make up a test in a shorter time period during a time when I have a test scheduled for another class.

Email Policy: Use the class list-serve (see below) to contact me only if your question pertains to the entire class. Otherwise you should send an email directly to me: joecorrado@clayton.edu. Use your csu email when contacting me. I greatly prefer email to phone messages.

 

CSU Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting. Instructors establish specific policies relating to absences in their courses and communicate these policies to the students through the course syllabi. Individual instructors, based upon the nature of the course, determine what effect excused and unexcused absences have in determining grades and upon students' ability to remain enrolled in their courses. The university reserves the right to determine that excessive absences, whether justified or not are sufficient cause for institutional withdrawals or failing grades. The purpose of this policy is to increase retention. Students who have poor class attendance records often do poorly in our courses. The new policy is designed in order to emphasize to students that attending class is important and expected.

COURSE ATTENDANCE POLICY: This class will meet on the CSU campus only 4 times. Therefore, it is essential that ALL students attend the course on-campus orientation and the three on-campus review and examination sessions. Please make an effort to be on time - once an examination begins you will have only the allotted time to complete your examination.

In selecting an online course approach to learning the course material, you have decided that an independent study approach to this course will work well for you. Because you will be learning outside of a traditional college classroom environment, truly extraordinary discipline must be exercised. The instructor is available to advise and assist you, but you must study ALL assigned textbook chapters and other course materials in order to succeed. This approach gives you a lot of freedom to study when you choose. However, keep in mind that typically, a student must devote approximately 5 hours a week to reading assignments in the course textbook, and studying for examinations to earn a C grade or better. Less time devoted to this course may result in an unsuccessful experience and a lower course grade than desired.

Course Description (2 Credits): Instruction in the essentials of United States and Georgia Constitution, government and history. (Satisfies the state legislative requirements for the study of United States and Georgia Constitution and Georgia history for transfer students and students in specified degree programs). This course does not transfer for credit to other University System of Georgia institutions. Many students take this course if they have transferred credit to CSU for American government and/or U.S. history from a non-University System of Georgia institution. As an alternative to this course such students may also inquire in the CSU Testing Center in the Library about the Georgia Constitution and government, and Georgia history objective examinations. Passing either this course or the two Georgia examinations will satisfy the legislative requirement. If you have questions refer to the CSU Catalog. 

Format: Class will meet each regularly scheduled on-campus meeting date unless announced otherwise by the course e mail list serve - check your e mail frequently, especially in the days prior to a review/examination date. Students may be asked to produce a CSU Laker card to identify themselves; If they cannot do so, they will be asked to return when they can produce their CSU Laker card. Each on-campus review/examination session will include an opportunity for students to ask review questions prior to the examination. Of course you should email me with study questions as you prepare for the examinations, and I will reply as soon as I read your message. I generally check my email throughout the day. Examination answers will be marked on a Scantron sheet, and will be graded by computer, so bring number 2 pencils to each exam session. 

Course Computer Usage: Students will not be requested to bring a computer to class. Students will make regular remote site use of the Internet to access course related email, and course websites as they study required and supplementary materials in preparation for examinations.

COURSE REQUIREMENT: Access to communication between the instructor and students will require use of CSU email: 
The instructor will only respond to CSU email messages from students . Go to:
http://thehub.clayton.edu  and click "Service" for information on configuring your laptop computer to comply with CSU IT requirements. You MUST have your laptop computer configured to access CSU email. You will need to take your laptop computer to The HUB, located on the ground level of the University Center. You should have your computer configured and set up for CSU email BEFORE classes begin, or as soon as possible there after. 
The HUB is located in the University Center, or contact the HUB at 678-466-4357. 

 

NOTE: Once the course begins I will use the class email list serve to communicate with you. Use the list serve for general questions. Email me directly for questions that should not be shared with the class.
CITZ1001-90Spring09@lists.clayton.edu 

Web CT Vista will be used to access your grades and for on-line review sessions prior to each exam. Students can ask questions during these review sessions. On-line review sessions will be held on Saturday February 21 from 2-3:30 p.m., Saturday March 21 from 2-3:30 p.m. and on Saturday April 25 from 2-3:30 p.m in the common room chat group on WebCT. These are optional review sessions where the instructor will answer students’ substantive questions about material that will be covered on the test to the best of his ability. I will also create student study groups on WebCT vista for students to work together to prepare for the exams. I strongly encourage you to use these groups and the review sessions.



University Handbook is now at:  http://adminservices.clayton.edu/studentaffairs/StudentHandbook/foreword.htm

CSU’s Basic Student Responsibilities can be found at this website

http://a-s.clayton.edu/BasicUndergraduateStudentResponsibilities.htm

Academic Dishonesty
Any type of activity that is considered dishonest by reasonable standards may constitute academic misconduct. The most common forms of academic misconduct are cheating and plagiarism. All instances of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for the work involved. All instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Office of Student Life/Judicial Affairs. Judicial procedures are described at

http://adminservices.clayton.edu/judicial/ 

Disruption of the Learning Environment

Behavior which disrupts the teaching–learning process during class activities will not be tolerated.  While a variety of behaviors can be disruptive in a classroom setting, more serious examples include belligerent, abusive, profane, and/or threatening behavior.  A student who fails to respond to reasonable faculty direction regarding classroom behavior and/or behavior while participating in classroom activities may be dismissed from class.  A student who is dismissed is entitled to due process and will be afforded such rights as soon as possible following dismissal.  If found in violation, a student may be administratively withdrawn and may receive a grade of WF.

The classroom is a learning space. Avoid all behaviors that disrupt others.

 

 

 

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding about the U.S. Constitution

Demonstrate an understanding of federalism

Demonstrate an understanding of U.S. political institutions

Demonstrate an understanding of the Georgia Constitution and of Georgia history

To be engaged with local politics by attending a local political event.

Assessments:

EXAMINATIONS: (400 possible course points)

There will be three examinations. The first and second will be comprised of 125 multiple choice and true or false style questions, and the final examination will be comprised of 150 multiple choice and true or false style questions. Each examination question will be worth one possible point. The first and second examinations each will cover material from two assigned American government textbook chapters and assigned pages in the brief required textbook on Georgia history. The final examination will cover two assigned textbook chapters and the Georgia Constitution and government questions. The final exam is not cumulative. Georgia Constitution and government, and Georgia History study questions are provided at the end of this syllabus. Bring a # 2 pencil and two scan-trons with 100 answer slots on each one to every examination. ***


NOTE: STUDENTS MAY REVIEW AN EXAMINATION IN MY OFFICE; DO NOT REMOVE AN EXAMINATION OR A SCANTRON ANSWER SHEET FROM THE CLASSROOM; YOU MAY NOT GET CREDIT FOR YOUR EXAMINATION.

Assessment 4a: Political Engagement Project (30 points). Attend one of the following during the semester: a local or state government meeting, or a school board meeting. Provide proof that you were there (an agenda signed by a person at the meeting and a photograph of the meeting). Provide evidence as if you were proving something in Court—the more that you can prove you were at meeting the better off you will be. Write a 1-2 page typed and stapled summary of what went on at the event and what you learned. Papers are due on April 9th by 5 p.m.

Grading: There are 430 possible total points in this course.

A = 387 to 430 points

B = 344-386 points

C = 301-343 points

D = 258 to 342 points

F = 0-257 points

Note: Your grade will be determined by your performance on the three examinations discussed below and the political engagement project. Your overall grade is based mostly on three exams. There will be no extra assignments that will either be required or offered if asked for. So, prepare diligently for the exams! I may curve exams if the class average is below 70% for any particular exam.

Missed Work and Makeup Exam Policy

Makeup exams are not guaranteed. You may be granted one if and only if you notify me a day before the exam with a very good reason (that you can document) why you need to schedule a makeup. The makeup exam will be scheduled during a Tuesday or Thursday during a scheduled exam for another class that I am teaching. Makeup exams for the final will not be given.

Papers: No late papers will be accepted for credit.

Midterm Grades: A course midterm grade will be posted on the DUCK by midterm each semester. The midterm grade will only reflect work completed to the middle of the semester. More than half of the scored work in this course is completed after the midterm date. If you have questions, please contact the instructor. The Spring semester for withdrawing from this class without academic accountability is Friday March 6th

Withdrawals and Incompletes: Students may wish to review college policy regarding course withdrawals and incompletes in the CSU catalog. Do not hesitate to speak with me, or your advisor, if you need information relating to course withdrawals/deadlines or incompletes.

Disabilities: For information about Disability Services or to obtain this document in an alternative format, contact Disability Services in the Student Center Building, Room 255 at 678-466-5445 or disabilityservices@clayton.edu

Regents Testing: The University System of Georgia requires that each student receiving a degree must have successfully demonstrated competence in reading comprehension and writing by passing two courses:  Regents Writing Skills RGTE 0199 and Regents’ Reading Skills RGTE 0198.  Students satisfy these course requirements through examination.  The University System of Georgia Regents Tests are administered each semester by the CSU Testing Center. Testing dates and registration procedures are listed each semester in the Class Schedule on the DUCK. Please contact your academic advisory or the Testing Center for more information.  

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS:

· Required Text Materials: (Available in the University Store)

1.) Cummings and Wise, DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE, CSU Custom Edition, New York: Thomson-Wadsworth, 2008;  Get the thinner, On-line version.

2.) James C. Cobb, Georgia Odyssey. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1997. 

3.)  "Clayton State University Student Handbook".


COURSE OUTLINE

Examination Study Suggestions

LINK TO SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTBOOK CHAPTER STUDY MATERIALS

LINK TO TEXTBOOK CHAPTER POWER POINT LECTURES

 

 


NOTE: Study examination questions are provided at the end of this syllabus.    

For Test One read the following(125 points)

I.     Chapter 2, The Constitutional Framework, pp. 33-61: 50 exam questions;

II.   Chapter 3, The Federal System, pp. 63-89: 50 exam questions;

III.  Georgia Odyssey by James C. Cobb: pp. 1 - 63: 25 exam questions; 

For Test Two Read the following (125 Points).

IV.   Chapter 12, Congress, pp. 379-411, 50 exam questions;

V.    Chapter 13, The President, pp. 413-461  50 exam questions;

VI.   Georgia Odyssey by James C. Cobb: pp. 63 - 133: 25 exam questions;

For Test Three Read the following (150 points)

VII.  Chapter 15, Justice, pp. 499-539: 50 exam questions;

VIII. Chapter 4, Civil Liberties and Citizenship, pp. 91-127: 50 exam questions;

IX.   Georgia Constitution & government monograph; Sample examination study questions are available at the end of this syllabus: 50 exam questions; 

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NOTE: This syllabus may be revised to achieve course goals.

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-IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION-

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I prefer email to voice mail as you may provide me with a more detailed message;
I check my email regularly Monday through Friday.

Generally, I will respond to your message within 24 hours.

COURSE LIST SERVE E-MAIL ADDRESS:

CITZ1001-90Spring09@lists.clayton.edu



Listserve messages go to all students who have set up a campus mailbox. I will not send information to individual student personal email addresses.

 

In the event of bad weather - tune to WSB Channel 2.

Class meeting room for all sessions: A&S Bldg, G -101 



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Georgia Constitution & Government Study Questions

1.      State and local governments today employ more people than the national government.

True - False

 2.      The United States can best be described as a/an __________________ system.

  a. unitary b. federalist c. confederation

3.      Article ________ of the United States Constitution lists the powers of Congress.

a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four

4.      Article _______ of the United States Constitution is the federal supremacy clause.

a. One b. Three c. Five d. Six 

5. The constitutions, laws and policies of the 50 states cannot contradict the United
States Constitution.

True - False

6.      The ______ amendment to the United States Constitution often is called the "states’ rights" amendment.

  a. 1st b. 5th c. 10th d. 12th

 7.      The longest of the state constitutions in total words is the __________ Constitution.

  a. Alabama b. California c. Georgia d. Mississippi

 8.      Georgia has had ________ constitutions.

  a. one b. four c. ten d. thirteen

9.      The United States Constitution has a Bill of Rights, but the Georgia Constitution does not.

True – False

10. Both the United States Congress and the Georgia General Assembly are bicameral.

True - False

11.  Both the United States Constitution and Georgia Constitution permit judicial review.

True - False

12.  The United States Constitution has more articles than the Georgia Constitution.

True – False

13.  Georgia voters must approve all amendments to the state constitution.

True - False

14.  The Georgia Constitution requires the state to have a balanced budget.

True - False

15.  The Governor of Georgia does not possess the power of the line-item veto.

True – False

16.  Georgia elects almost all its judges on a nonpartisan ballot.

True - False

17.  All legislators in Georgia (both House and Senate) serve two-year terms.

True - False

18.  Georgia has a cabinet system like the executive branch of the federal government.

True – False

19.  The Georgia Constitution limits the number of counties at __________.

a. 89 b. 100 c. 123 d. 159 e. no set number

20.  Georgia’s first constitution became effective in ________.

a. 1723 b. 1777 c. 1789 d. 1801

21.  The first Georgia constitution disestablished the Anglican Church.

  True – False

 22. The first Georgia constitution established a state supreme court.

  True – False

23.  Georgia was the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.

  True – False

 24.  In the second Georgia constitution slaves were counted for representation purposes
as _________ of a person.

  a. not counted at all b. ½ c. 3/5 d. one whole

 25.  Georgia’s constitutions made no provision for public education until the 20th century.

  True – False

 26.  At one point the Georgia legislature elected the governor.

  True – False

 27.  The main author of the Confederate Constitution was also the author of the Georgia
constitution under the confederacy.

  True - False

 28.  After the Civil War northern troops remained in Georgia until _________.

  a. 1865 b. 1868 c. 1876 d. 1899

 29.  The county-unit system in Georgia tended to give disproportionate strength to urban areas such as Atlanta.

  True – False

30. In 1963 the United States Supreme Court declared the Georgia county-unit system
unconstitutional.

True - False

 31.  The current Georgia constitution was implemented in _______.

  a. 1945 b. 1961 c. 1983 d. 1994

 32.  The Georgia Constitution can be amended in a two-step process. The first step is the
proposal of an amendment by 2/3’s of both houses of the General Assembly.

  True - False

 33.  The second step is ratification (approval) by 2/3’s of the electorate voting on the
proposed amendment.

  True – False

 34.  The Governor of Georgia can veto a constitutional amendment.

  True – False

 35.  In Georgia voters can get an issue on the ballot through the initiative process.

  True – False

 36.  The majority of proposed constitutional amendments considered by state legislatures
are approved for a vote by the people of that state.

  True - False

 37.  The presiding officer of the Georgia House of Representatives is called the ______.

  a. Chairperson b. Speaker c. Majority Leader

 38.  The Leader of the Georgia Senate is _____________________.

  a. chosen by the Senators in a vote b. the Leader of the majority party
c. the Lt. Governor of the state d. appointed by the Governor

 39.  The Georgia General Assembly meets every other year.

  True – False

40.  The Georgia General Assembly is limited to a ________ day session.

a. 20 b. 30 c. 40 d. 50

 41.  There are no age or residency requirements for election to the Georgia General
Assembly other than being a registered voter.

  True – False

  42.  The Governor may call the Georgia General Assembly into special session.

  True - False

 43.  If the Georgia legislature wished to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of an
individual or an organization, the General Assembly would pass a _______________
describing their achievements.

  a. resolution b. statute c. law d. general motion

 44.  Only members of the General Assembly may introduce legislation.

  True - False

 45.  The Georgia Constitution requires that legislation dealing with public revenues be
first introduced in the Senate, and then later in the House.

  True – False

 46.  Bills in the Georgia General Assembly are constitutionally restricted to one purpose.

  True - False

 47.  The legislature may approve tax legislation by a simple majority vote of both houses
of the legislature.

  True - False

 48.  A 2/3’s vote of both houses of the General Assembly is required to override the
Governor’s veto of legislation.

  True – False

49. The Georgia Constitution requires the Governor to prepare the state’s budget and
submit it to the legislature.

  True – False

50. Georgia voters elect more officials who serve in the Georgia executive branch than is
the case in the executive branch at the federal level.

  True - False

51. The Governor of Georgia can only serve two consecutive terms.

True - False

52.  Other statewide elected officials (e.g., Agriculture Commissioner, Insurance Commissioner) are limited to two consecutive terms.

True – False

53. As with the federal government, Georgia’s fiscal year begins on October 1st each
year.

True – False

54. If a bill is passed by the General Assembly and the Governor takes no action (i.e.,
neither signs nor vetoes it), the bill automatically dies.

True – False

55. The Georgia Governor may exercise power over college-level education in the state
by serving on the Board of Regents.

True – False

56. In Georgia the __________________________ regulates telephone services and
utilities such as natural gas and electricity.

                a.   General Assembly b. Public Service Commission
               c. Department of Transportation d. Attorney General

 57. There are no constitutional qualifications to be a judge in Georgia.

  True – False

58. Members of the Georgia Supreme Court, like the United States Supreme Court, serve
life terms.

True – False

59. Traffic violation cases (e.g., a speeding ticket) are tried in Superior
Court.

True – False

60. The Georgia Supreme Court is required by the state constitution to grant the request
of a Georgia resident for an appeal of their conviction in a Superior Court felony case.

True – False

Georgia Constitution & Government Study Questions Answer Key

1. T

2. B

3. A

4. D

5. T

6. C

7. A

8. C

9. F

10. T

11. T

12. F

13. T

14. T

15. F

16. T

17. T

18. F

19. D

20. B

21. T

22. F

23. F

24. C

25. F

26. T

27. T

28. C

29. F

30. T

31. C

32. T

33. F

34. F

35. F

36. T

37. B

38. C

39. F

40. C

41. F

42. T

43. A

44. T

45. F

46. T

47. F

48. T

49. T

50. T

51. T

52. F

53. F

54. F

55. F

56. B

57. F

58. F

59. F

60. F

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CITZ 1001 Examination One Georgia History (Cobb) Study Questions

1.      The Georgia colony was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe in 1774.
True - False

2.      The Georgia colony originally banned which of the following?

  a. tradesmen b. yeomen c. slavery

3.      Georgia sent a delegation to the First Continental Congress.

True - False

4. By 1801 Georgia led the world in the production of _________?

a. tobacco b. cotton c. rice d. silk

5.      At the time of his death in 1859 Joseph Bond owned ________ slaves.

a. 150 b. 300 c. 500 d. 1500 

6.      At the time of secession ________ of Georgia’s white population owned no
slaves.

  a. 1/4 b. 1/2 c. 2/3 d. 3/4

7.      On December 16, 1864 Gen. ___________ made the City of Savannah a
Christmas present to President Lincoln.

  a. Sherman b. Grant c. Mead d. Lee

8.      Reconstruction in Georgia was a peaceful transition from white supremacy to
racial equality for black residents of the state.

  a. True b. False

9.      Historian Eric Foner cited Georgia’s example as "the most comprehensive effort to
undo Reconstruction."

True – False

10. By 1870 Georgia’s average white male was worth $1,400 more than in 1860.

True – False

11.  Sharecropping worked to the financial advantage of freedmen in Georgia.

True - False

12.  Tom Watson was a Georgia leader of the Populist Party.

True – False

13.  Henry Grady’s "New South" crusade sought to promote economic diversification
through the promotion of sharecropping.

True - False

14.  Who said, "The South didn’t furnish anything a thing on earth for that funeral but
the corpse and the hole in the ground?"

a. Gen. Gordon b. Tom Watson c. Henry Grady d. Eugene Talmadge

15.  Originally "Jim Crow" was a popular black-faced minstrel character.

True – False

16.  Speaking at the 1895 Cotton States Exhibition, Booker T. Washington advocated the
social separation of the races and the economic cooperation of the races to rebuild
the South.

True - False

17.  Who said, "Georgia connotes to most men national supremacy in cotton and
lynching, southern supremacy in finance and industry and the Ku Klux Klan?"

a. Gen. Lee b. Booker T. Washington c. Henry Grady d. W.E.B. Du Bois

18. Two of the most outspoken Georgians advocating the lynching of blacks were
Rebecca L. Felton and Tom Watson.

True – False

19. The trial and lynching of Leo Frank was racially motivated.

True – False

20.  Georgia’s rural counties dominated state elections through ________.

a. voter registration b. runoff elections c. the county unit system d. all three

21.  The "wild man from Sugar Creek" was __________.

  a. Tom Watson b. Eugene Talmadge c. Henry Grady d. Erskine Caldwell

22. Herman Talmadge was almost elected governor in 1946 due to the discovery of
"misplaced ballots" cast by 56 dead residents of Telfair County, finally winning a
special election, and becoming governor in 1948..

  True – False

23.  Beginning in the 1920’s Georgia’s agriculture economy was destroyed by _______.

  a. drought  b. share cropping c. the boll weevil d. the County unit rule

24.  The depressed 1930’s Georgia economy was transformed by "massive federal
spending" as a result of ____________.

  a. World War II b. the New Deal c. Hartsfield Airport

25.  By the 1960’s Georgia’s cultural, economic and political priorities clearly were
split along rural-urban lines.

  True – False

26. Georgia had the highest amount of lynchings in the United States between 1899 and 1918.

True-False

27. The Klu-Klux Klan was re-born in Stone Mountain Georgia.

True-False

28. The General who burned down Atlanta was

a. Grant b. Sherman c. Lee d. Mead

 

 

 

 

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CITZ 1001 Examination Two Georgia History (Cobb) Study Questions

1.     Georgia governors favoring the closing of public schools rather than their
integration following the Brown ruling in May 1954 included ________.
a. S. Marvin Griffin b. Ernest Vandiver c. John A. Sibley d. both a & b

2.     The Federal District Court ordered the immediate admission of two black students
by the University of Georgia in the Fall of 1954.

  True - False

3.     Author who wrote the 1944 novel "Strange Fruit," which focused on black and
white race relations in a rural Georgia community.

a. Erskine Caldwell b. Lillian Smith c. Harper Lee d. William Faulkner

4. In 1980 Dr. Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin reflected back on the early days of the
civil rights movement in Georgia and observed that "blacks had played the key
role in the South’s transformation: . . . black people were asserting that the time
was now for an end to their burden of discrimination and segregation."

True - False

5.     Attending an oratorical contest in Augusta, Georgia, a young Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. was compelled to stand for much of the 90 mile bus trip home when his
seat was taken by a white passenger.

True - False

6.     Georgia’s county-unit system was outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in _____.

  a. Brown v. Board of Ed. b. Plessy v. Fergusson c. Gray v. Sanders

7.      Though an outspoken segregationist, which 1960’s Georgia governor also
received praise for his generous support of public education?

  a. Calloway b. Griffin c. Carter d. Maddox

8.      Which governor said "that the time for racial discrimination is over"?

  a. Carl Sanders b. Jimmy Carter c. Ellis Arnall d. Marvin Griffin

9.    Reflecting the rise of the Republican Party in the South, since which election year,
with the exception of 1976, has no more than 1/3 of Georgia’s white vote gone for
a Democratic Party nominee in a national presidential election?

a. 1964 b. 1968 c. 1972 d. 1980

10. In the 1990s, the growth of which Georgia "cash crop "created relatively few
jobs and contributed significantly to rural depopulation"?

a. peanuts b. cotton c. pecans d. tree farming

11.  By the end of the 1980s the . . . Atlanta metropolitan area accounted for 44 percent
of the state’s population, 48 percent of its employment, and 52 percent of its
personal income.

True - False

12.  "The . . . custom of pulling off the road and stopping the car" occurs in Georgia
during a/an ________ .

a. civil rights march b. funeral procession c. eclipse d. revival

13.  What writer described Georgia as "literary wasteland where ‘intellectual
stimulation’ was ‘utterly lacking’ and insisted that ‘in thirty years it had not
produced a single idea"?

a. H. L. Mencken b. Sidney Lanier c. Erskine Caldwell d. Henry Grady

14.  Which famous Georgian was described by James Cobb "as a young girl . . .
flirtatious and manipulative as they came; toying with men, she treaded seductively
along a line whereon she encouraged their ardor and abruptly spurned their
advances"?

a. Scarlett O’Hara b. Margaret Mitchell c. Flannery O’Connor

15.  Georgia’s "most critically acclaimed [20th century] writer of fiction."

a. Flannery O’Connor b. Margaret Mitchell c. Lillian Smith d. Carson McCullers

16. Which Southern state remains "the buckle of the proverbial bible belt?

a. Alabama b. Arkansas c. Georgia d. Mississippi

  17.  Which religious denomination accounts "for 60 percent of all the state’s church
membership"?

a. Baptist b. Methodist c. Presbyterian d. Roman Catholic

18. A 1993 statewide referendum vote on which issue divided voters along religious
race and economic class lines?

a. capital punishment b. tax reform c. the lottery d. equal rights for women

19. Which Georgia governor is credited with creating the HOPE scholarship program?.

a. Jimmy Carter b. Zell Miller c. Roy Barnes d. Sonny Purdue

20. Who is credited with the initial idea that Atlanta should bid for the 1996 Summer
Olympic Games?

a. Billy Payne b. Maynard Jackson c. Andrew Young d. Vince Dooley

21.  What did Governor Zell Miller refer to as "the last remaining vestige of days that are not 
only gone, but days that we have no right to be proud of"?

a. segregation b. the poll tax c. 1956 state flag d. 2004 state flag

22.  On July 27, 1996 public attention at the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games
focused on:

  a. opening events b. closing events c. the Marathon d. Centennial Park bombing 

23. James Cobb characterizes Lewis Grizzard as a politically conservative "yuppie-
good-old-boy humorist" with a "candid country-boy perspective"?

  True - False

24.  The 1988 University of Georgia commencement address was delivered by:

  a. Charlayne Hunter-Gault b. Hamilton Holmes c. John Lewis d. both a & b

25.  The results of a national poll conducted in the mid 1990s showed that the public
regarded which state as the most "Southern"?

  a. Alabama b. Georgia c. South Carolina d. Mississippi

26. Ben Jones or "Cooter" from the Dukes of Hazzard lost to Newt Gingrich in Georgia’s 6th Congressional district in 1994.

True-False

27. Which Georgia author wrote the Color Purple?

a. Mencken b. Mitchell c. O’ Connor d. Walker

 

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