1) Someone who is 14 years old and
skips school twice a week without
an explanation may be charged
with:
A) Delinquent behavior
B) Unruly behavior
C) Juvenile behavior
D) Adult behavior
4) A city where the mayor can veto
2) In a city without an elected
mayor, the chief executive officer of
the city will MOST LIKELY be
5) Which of the following is a
government authority figure found
in GA counties?
A) mayor
B) governor
C) manager
D) commissioner
A)
B)
C)
D)
An appointed mayor
A city manager
A judge of probate court
A county commissioner
3) The form of municipal
government in which the mayor has
no special executive powers is called
A) council-manager
B) strong-mayor council
C) commission
D) weak-mayor council
decisions made by the city council and
hire and fire the heads of city services, is
which form of government?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Commission
Council-manager
Weak mayor council
Strong mayor council
7) Services provided to meet the
needs of citizens include local school
districts; airport authorities;
transportation; and parks and
recreation activities. These are all
examples of what type of
government?
A) special purpose government
6) Which is part of a municipal (city)
government?
A) the governor of GA
B) the president of the USA
C) the mayor of Atlanta
D) a probate judge
B) federal government
C) state government
D) international government
9) Delinquent juveniles are those who
A) are 17 years of age and commit serious
traffic violations
B) are under 18 years of age and have
been neglected by a parent or guardian
C) are under 17 years old who commit acts
that would be crimes if committed by
adults
D) are under 18, and commit acts that
would not be considered a crime if an
adult were to commit it.
10. A municipality that wants a
mayor with the power to propose
legislation and a city budget, and
appoint city officials and
department heads would MOST
LIKELY use
A) a strong-mayor council
B) a weak-mayor council system
C) a council-manager system
D) a special district system
11) Which statement describes a
council–manager form of city
government?
13) Two phone calls, remain silent,
parent or lawyer present for
questioning, name and photo kept
out of the press, appeal are all
A) rights of juveniles if taken into
custody
B) rights adults have when arrested
C) steps in the juvenile justice
process
D) steps in the adult justice process
A) Citizens elect a manager to
handle city affairs
B) an elected council hires a
manager to be the city’s chief
administrator
C) An elected manager appoints
council members
D) The council elects a county
commissioner to manage the city
14) A juvenile in GA is one who is
under the age of
A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 18
15) A status offense
A) refers to an act that would not
be considered a crime if committed
by an adult
B) automatically, regardless of age,
leads to trial as an adult
C) means a juvenile is found “not
guilty”
D) is a term used when a lawyer is
present for questioning
16) If a juvenile would commit one
of the seven most serious
delinquent behaviors
A) they would be tried as an adult
B) they would be denied a trial by
jury
C) They will be charged with a
misdemeanor
D) The will go through the juvenile
justice process
17) The first step when a juvenile is
taken into custody is
A) a formal hearing
B) a dispositional hearing
C) an intake investigation
D) an adjudicatory hearing
18) The main governing authority in
almost all of GA’s counties is the
A) Mayor
B) judge
C) transit authority
D) board of commissioners
19) Which county official is elected
rather than appointed?
A) county clerk
B) registrar
C) commissioner
D) road supervisor
20) Which statement is false?
A) in a strong-mayor form of
government, the mayor prepares
the budget
B) In a weak-mayor form of
government, the mayor serves as a
figurehead.
C) In a weak-mayor form of
government, the council appoints
department heads
D) In a strong-mayor form of
government, the mayor only
performs ceremonial duties.
21) County board of education,
airport authority, port authority are
all examples of what type of
government?
A) state
B) county
C) city-municipal
D) special-purpose
22) Which term is used when a
juvenile is caught by police?
A) arrested
B) taken into custody
C) in hot water
D) juvenile justice
23) Which description of a councilmanager form of city government is
FALSE?
a) The council is appointed or
elected
b) the mayor may be appointed or
elected
c) the city council establishes laws
and policies
d) the city manager oversees the
day-to-day operation of
government
24) In a commission form of
government, each elected
commissioner is
a) also a mayor
b) the lieutenant governor
c) the head of a department
d) in charge of the school system