The fact that Georgia politicians often won statewide elections before the 1960s without winning a majority of individual votes is evidence of

Modern Georgia Quiz

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Social Studies
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8th Grade
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Hard
Doris Martin
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Voter fraud in most elections.
Segregation.
The county unit system.
The fact that African Americans did not have the legal right to vote.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the county unit system limit the political influence of African American voters?
It kept political power in the hands of heavily white rural areas rather than urban areas populated by African Americans.
It made it illegal for African Americans to vote.
It granted African Americans the right to vote without allowing them to run for office.
It restricted African Americans from voting in the Democratic primary.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The county unit system was declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court because it violated the
Fourteenth Amendment.
Civil Rights Act.
Voting Rights Act.
Sixteenth Amendment.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Redetermining representation in state legislatures to make sure that citizens are represented fairly is called
Conservatism.
Urbanization.
Reapportionment.
Power shifting.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of following benefitted the most from reapportionment?
Registered voters living in downtown Atlanta
A white farmer in rural Georgia
Legal immigrants
An African American farmer in rural Georgia
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person who supports a one-party system would most likely agree with which of these statements?
All people, no matter what their education, should be able to vote.
There is only one good choice--do not get people confused.
African Americans and other minorities need to have a voice.
Everyone’s opinion and vote counts.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the following list referring to? - Successful state senator and governor of Georgia - Only Georgian to serve as president of the US - Helped draft the Camp David Accords - Praised for his diplomatic and charitable work as an ex-president
Bill Clinton
Andrew Young
Sonny Perdue
Jimmy Carter
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