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| Which of the following is not a state power? |
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| Mail delivery (education, transportation, place, protection) |
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| must be compatible with federal laws |
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| The U.S. Constitution.... |
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| Is shorter than Georgia's |
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| Which state has had more constitutions in it's history than Georgia's? |
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| The current Georgia constitution can best be described as the.... |
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| Bureaucratic Constitution |
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| As of 2002, the number of amendments.... |
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| The body of the GA constitution contains.... |
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| a preamble and 11 articles |
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| Amendments to the GA constitution are ratified by.... |
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| Sovereign immunity means..... |
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| A state cannot be sued unless it agrees to be sued |
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| Georgia has a plural executive, which means... |
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| Georgia has many independently elected executives |
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| Which one of thes is not an executive officer in Georgia? |
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| State auditor (Lt. Gov, AG, Commissioner of Agriculture) |
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| Georgia is closest to which of Daniel Elazar's types of political culture? |
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| Traditionalistic (but with a blend of individualistic and trace of moralistic) |
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| Where would one find Georgia's bill of rights? |
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| Article 1 of the Georgia Constitution |
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| Transfurring power from the national government to the state governments |
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| To exceed federal constutional protections |
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| The original purpose of the new British colony in Georgia was to provide a haven for.... |
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| Which of the following is not a major section in the Article 1 of the Georgia Constitution? |
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Section 1:Rights of Persons
Section 2: Origin and Sturcture of Government
Section 3: General Provisions/Limitations |
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| A majority of the paragraphs in Article 1, Section 1 involve... |
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| Which of the following possesions of a free citizen are not descrived in the first paragraph of Article 1? |
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| Paragraph 1= Life, liberty and property |
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| Which of the following are elements of due process? |
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| All of the above (notification of action, an oepn and public hearing, benefit of legal counsel) |
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| Which of these liberties are uaually non-controversial? |
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| In Georgia, the right to a jury trial includes all but.... |
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| The government's use of which of the following is limited? |
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| Which of the following are protected against a government's use of unreasonable searches? |
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| Person's, houses, papers, effects |
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| Accused persons must be given all of the following except... |
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| An opportunity to leave the state (copy of accusation, list of witnesses, right to confront witnesses) |
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| Which of the following became a major civil rights figure? |
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| The state of Georgia may do which of the following? |
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| Declare someone to be a citizen |
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| Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 names all but one of the following branches of government.... |
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| bureaucratic (legislative, executive, judicial) |
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| Which of the following statements are true under the Constitution of the State of Georgia? |
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| All of the above (no money may be taken from the treasury for any church, each person has the right to worship in his or her own way, no one should interfere with anyone's right of conscience) |
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| Compared to other states, in termsof voter turnout, Georgia ranks.... |
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| Georgia's voter registraton system is.... |
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| The democratice party in Georgia.... |
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| (Used to control until recently) controls the Gereral Assembly, Governorship, Congressional delegation |
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| Governeor Nathan Deal is a.... |
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| Georgia is considered to be a.... |
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| Noncompetitive one-party democratic state |
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| Republicians in Georgia... |
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| The political party systems in Georgia can best be described as... |
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| Georgia's party system is considered... |
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| Georgia has a system of interest groups that is considered... |
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| Georgia's most powerful interest groups include... |
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| Atlanta Banks, Coca Cola, Georgia Association of Educators |
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| Political interest groups seek... |
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| To influence the outcome of public policy |
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| The principle that local governments should be given substantial governing authority |
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| Georgia's bicameral legislature consists of... |
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| Senate and House of Representatives |
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| Members of General Assembly serve terms of... |
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| The lower house of the General Assembly consists of... |
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| The upper house of the General Asssembly consists of... |
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| The typical state legislator in Georgia is.... |
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| A white, Baptist, male businessman |
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| The GA State senate's presiding officers are.... |
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| Speaker of the House and Speaker Pro Tempore |
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| The General Assembly usually meets... |
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| 40 working days in a year |
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| Which of these is not a type of committee is the Georgia General Assembly? |
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| Sitting (Standing, Special, Joint) |
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| If the Governor vetoes a bill, both houses of the General Assembly can override that veto by a vote of a... |
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| Must balance its operational budget |
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| Who presides over Georgia's State Senate? |
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| Shares power with other elected executive officials |
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| When it comes to making laws, the governor... |
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| Georgia's Governors can serve.... |
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| To be elected Governeor of Georgia... |
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| A person must be a citizen of the US for at least 15 years, legal resident of GA for at least 6 years, and must be at least 30yrs old |
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| One of these is not an elected public official in Georgia... |
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| State Commissioner of Revenue (Comm of Insurance, Comm of Labor, State School Superintendent) |
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| The Georgia Governor does not serve as.... |
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| Is Governor Zell Miller's program for economic recovery |
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| If the Governor dies, resigns, or is permanently disabled.... |
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| The Lt. Governor becomes the new governor |
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| The Governor acts as Chief Legislator by... |
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| Delivering the annual State of the State address |
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| A good Governor is one.... |
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| Who can identify the needs of the people of the state |
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| Who is the chief of state of Georgia? |
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| Max Weber's "succession crisis" is... |
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| A typology of historical change in government organizations |
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| The article of the GA constitution that establishes the Bureaucracy is... |
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| The GA Public Service Commison Regulates... |
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| Members of the State transportation board... |
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| Are chosen by the general assembly |
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| The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has the power to... |
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| grant reprieves, pardons, and paroles |
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| The State Personnel Board.... |
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| Consists of 5 members nominated by the Governor, sets policy for the State merit System, selects its own chairman |
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| Veteran's Preference..... |
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| Means that veterans get bonus points on merit exams |
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| The GA board of Natural Resources is... |
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| Charged with environmental protection |
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| Special authorities are created to... |
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| Finance an enterprise to get around debt limitations, to avoid rising taxes, to serve the needs that cut across traditional governmental boundries |
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| The Atlantic Olympic Committee is.... |
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| A government=private sector cooperative effort to promote the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta |
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| The Commissioner of Insurance sets... |
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| Criteria for licensing insurance companies, standards for performance of insurance companies, rates for insuance policies |
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| Who selects GA's State Superintendent of Schools? |
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| Courts of lilmited jurisdiction in GA include... |
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| Magistrate, Probate, Juvenile |
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| Courts of unlimited jurisdiction is GA include.... |
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| Court of Appeals, State of Supreme Court, Superior Courts |
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| ALJ is an abbreviation for... |
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| Each country in GA shall have at least one... |
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| Supreme court, Magistrate court, Probate court |
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| Two fraternity brothers hazing freshmen would be called.. |
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| About how many people are sent to prison each week in GA? |
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| The number of inmates currently serving time in GA prisons is... |
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| The GA Court of Appeals consists of... |
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| 9 justices sitting in panel of at least 3 |
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| The GA Supreme Court consists of... |
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| Chief Justice of GA Supreme court is elected by... |
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| Which of the following GA courts has original jurisdiction? |
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| Supreme Court, Court of appeals, Superior court |
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| Members of GA's Supreme Court sever for how many years? |
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| In FY 1989 the total indebtedness of the State of GA was... |
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| The bulk of GA's revenue comes from... |
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| Comparatively, GA is considered... |
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| Is usually a risky underrtaking |
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| The largest single expenditure in the budget is.... |
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| The GA lottery produced_____ in its first ten months of operation... |
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| By 2002 the GA lottery was producing ______ for education... |
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| In 1994, the General Assembly "gave back" about______ in tax relief to the people of Georgia.... |
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| Georgia's bound ratings are... |
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| Income of over $7000 a year is taxed at a rate of... |
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| Exempted from GA's sales tax are.... |
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| Per capita state and local tax revenue is about... |
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| The fiscal budget year runs from... |
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| An operational budget is... |
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| used to fund routine operations (v. special projects that are funded under capital budget) |
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| Elementary, secondary, and higher education together consume what percent of the state annual budget.... |
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| The GA county with a single member county commission is.. |
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| The City of Atlanta is closest to this form of municipal government... |
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| strong mayor/weak council |
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| Once granted a municipal charter may... |
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| be revoked if population declines and sevices stop |
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| The combined annual operational budget of the City of Atlanta is... |
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| In 1994, the number of special districts in GA was about... |
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| The state board of education... |
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| makes policies for state education systems, sets standards for, teacher education programs, certifies teachers |
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| The number of pupblic school systems in GA is... |
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| The Board of Regents of the University System of GA is.... |
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| appointed by the Governor |
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| Local governments in GA are known as... |
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| The number of counties in GA are... |
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| Each county in GA must elect... |
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| clerk of the Superior Court, Sheriff, judge of the probate court |
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| Which of the following services is a "special district" most likely to carry out... |
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| Provision of water utility service to a group of contiguous local communities |
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| What is the purpose of a special district? |
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| To provide services to several neighboring communities |
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| Describe the functioning of political parties in Georgia... |
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| until recently, GA was a predominantly all Democratic state. Republicans are making a come-back. Governer Deal is a Republican. |
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