Journal #6: Executive Branch, Part 2
3/31/15
1.
What is meant by Georgia having a plural executive
system?
2. Name the six constitutional offices. Who chooses
these officers?
3. Which office heads up the Department of Education?
4. Explain the purpose of the
a. Public Service Commission
b. Board of Pardons and Paroles.
5. Why is Education the most important responsibility of
the state government?
6. Who is the head of the State Department of
Education?
7. What group oversees the University System of
Georgia?
8. How much of the state budget is allocated for
Human Services? Where does most of this money
come from?
9. What is Medicaid? Who receives this service?
10. What executive branch agency has a direct impact on
our ability to get to and from school every day?
11. Who operates Georgia’s two deep water ports of
Savannah and Brunswick?
12. What is the state’s marketing agency?
13. Who implements the regulations for water quality as
well as air pollution?
14. What is the responsibility of the Georgia Forestry
Commission?
15. Write a short letter to the state superintendent of
schools expressing what changes you think are
necessary in education today.
Journal #6: Executive Branch, Part 2
3/31/15
1.
What is meant by Georgia having a plural executive
system?
2. Name the six constitutional offices. Who chooses
these officers?
3. Which office heads up the Department of Education?
4. Explain the purpose of the
a. Public Service Commission
b. Board of Pardons and Paroles.
5. Why is Education the most important responsibility of
the state government?
6. Who is the head of the State Department of
Education?
7. What group oversees the University System of
Georgia?
8. How much of the state budget is allocated for
Human Services? Where does most of this money
come from?
9. What is Medicaid? Who receives this service?
10. What executive branch agency has a direct impact on
our ability to get to and from school every day?
11. Who operates Georgia’s two deep water ports of
Savannah and Brunswick?
12. What is the state’s marketing agency?
13. Who implements the regulations for water quality as
well as air pollution?
14. What is the responsibility of the Georgia Forestry
Commission?
15. Write a short letter to the state superintendent of
schools expressing what changes you think are
necessary in education today.