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Which of the following form the fundamental law of state governments?

Question 2 options:

bill of rights


treaties


colonial charters


state constitutions

Question 3 (1 point) Question 3 Unsaved
The legislature in the state of Georgia is known as ____, and their job is to ____.

Question 3 options:

Legislative House; enforce laws


Congress; make laws


Parliament; enforce laws


General Assembly; make laws

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Citizens are fed up with the scandals and bad publicity that their governor brings to their state.
What is the best course of action that the citizens could take to get rid of their unfavorable governor?
Question 4 options:

They could get a new candidate to run against the governor in a recall election.

They could gather support and hold a referendum to remove the governor from office.

They could protest at the capitol asking the governor to resign.

Nothing; they just have to wait for his term to end.
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In the role of ____, the Governor tried to influence legislation as it moves through the General Assembly and then has the choice to approve or veto the law.
Question 5 options:

chief of state

legislative player

intergovernmental middleman


party leader
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Which court level is missing from this list? The highest court is listed at the top.
Supreme Court
________
Trial Courts
Municipal Courts
Question 6 options:

Magistrate Courts


Appeals Courts

Lower Supreme Court

Probate Court
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This type of lower court is responsible for duties such as probation of wills, issuing marriage licenses, administering oaths of office, and printing election ballots.

Question 7 options:

superior court


probate court


juvenile court


magistrate court

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How should the executive branch of one state respond to laws and court decisions in other states?

Question 8 options:

The Tenth Amendment states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the states.


The federal judicial system handles conflicts among the states.


The full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution requires state executives to honor and enforce the laws and decisions of other states.


It can choose to assist or not, because each state has sovereign power.

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Sales tax, property tax, income tax, and lottery funds are all examples of ____ for Georgia.

Question 9 options:

services


legislative duties


powers


revenue

Question 10 (1 point) Question 10 Unsaved
If the President of the United States is comparable to the Governor of Georgia as chief executive, then which state government official is comparable to the Vice President of the United States?

Question 10 options:

Lieutenant Governor


Cabinet Chief


State Senator


Supreme Court Justice

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Thanks for the help with this all the answers given for correct except for #5 it said Chief Of State was incorrect.

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The correct answers are as follows:

2. STATE CONSTITUTION.
State constitution refers to the document, which lay down the structure of the government, the political process and the limitations on how power can be used by the state government. Each state in USA has its own constitution, which guided how the state is governed.

3. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MAKE LAWS.

The principal function of the state legislature is to make laws that pertain to a particular state. The state legislature is usually called by different names in different states and in some states they are called the general assembly. A state is usually governed by the laws enacted by the state legislature.

4. THEY COULD GET A NEW CANDIDATE TO RUN AGAINST THE GOVERNOR IN A RECALL ELECTION.
A recall election is a method by which voters can remove an elected official from his political office by means of direct vote before the tenure of the official comes to an end. If the governor of a state is not performing according to the mass expectations, a recall election can be organized to remove the governor from his position and to replace him with another person.

5. CHIEF OF STATE.

The governor of a state is the first person and the most powerful person in a state and he is referred to as chief of state in his capacity to influence what goes on in the state. When the state legislative are making laws, the governor typically try to influence the laws. After a particular bill is passed by the legislative, the governor can refuse to sign it into a law. In this case, the decision of the governor can be overturned if the majority of the house vote in favor of the bill.

6. APPEAL COURT.

Court of appeal is the next court after the supreme court. The court of appeal is usually the review court for many cases, both civil and criminal, which had been heard by the trial courts. In such reviews, the court of appeal typically corrects the legal errors of laws, which are made by the judges at the trial court.

7. PROBATE COURT,

The probate court is the lower court that its original jurisdiction involves the following: probate of will, administration of descents’ estates, involuntary hospitalization of incapacitated adults, issuance of marriage licenses, licenses to carry firearms, administration of oath of office, printing of ballot papers, etc.

8. THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT CLAUSE OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION REQUIRES STATE EXECUTIVES TO HONOR AND ENFORCE THE LAWS AND DECISIONS OF OTHER STATES.

The full faith and credit clause of the U.S constitution provides that the states must recognize the laws and judicial decisions of other states, within the United States of America. This implies that, the court decisions that are made in one state must be recognized and respected in every other state in the United States of America.

9. REVENUE.

State revenue refers to the income of the state. States usually generate revenues from various sources, these include: property tax, sales taxes, lottery funds, income tax, etc. Money that are realized from these sources are used to take care of the state.

10. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

The lieutenant governor is the second person in a state and he is regarded as the president of the state senate. He is the one that will occupy the seat of the governor, if a vacancy suddenly exists for the governor of the state.


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