People of Georgia Studies

You must be a citizen of the United States You must be a legal resident of Georgia You must be at least 18 years old

• Georgia Voting Qualifications

• United States Tax Eligibility Rules

• Jury Duty Criteria in the United States

• Property-owning Requirements in Georgia

Paragraph III. Qualifications of members of General Assembly. (a) At the time of their election, the members of the Senate shall be citizens of the United States, shall be at least 25 years of age, shall have been citizens of this state for at least two years, and shall have been legal residents of the territory embraced within the district from which elected for at least one year.(b) At the time of their election, the members of the House of Representatives shall be citizens of the United States, shall be at least 21 years of age, shall have been citizens of this state for at least two years, and shall have been legal residents of the territory embraced within the district from which elected for at least one year.                                                                   - from Section II of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Georgia

What can you conclude from reading this section of the Georgia Constitution?

• Age should not be a factor when determining who can or cannot serve in government.

• The only distinction of qualifications between the House of Representatives and Senate is the age for serving in the chambers. 

• The qualifications are higher for the House of Representatives than for the Senate.

• All members of the government are required to be a natural born citizen of the state of Georgia.

What was the name of the prison camp in Georgia?

• Savannah

• Andersonville

• Chickamauga

After the devastating destruction caused by his march through Georgia, why did General Sherman NOT burn Savannah?

• He gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift.

• He decided to buy a home and live in Savannah.

• He succeeded in dividing the upper and lower Confederacy and no longer needed to destroy civilian areas.

What is the name of the infamous Civil War prisoner of war camp, located in Macon County, where 13,000 soldiers died?

• Elmira Prison

• Andersonville Prison

• Gratiot Street Prison

What Union general led the northern army on its "March to the Sea" and saw to it that much of Georgia's capital resources were destroyed?

• Robert. E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Which Georgia statesman disagreed with secession warning that a civil war would lead to economic ruin of the south?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Stephens

• John Breckenridge

What is the capital city of Georgia?

• Atlanta

• Savannah

• Augusta

• Macon

Which river forms the western border of Georgia?

• Chattahoochee River

• Savannah River

• Mississippi River

• Ocmulgee River

Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

• James Oglethorpe

• John Smith

• William Penn

• Roger Williams