THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA

References1. Jean Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract and Discourses, Trans. G.D.H. Cole(New York: Dutton, 1950), p. 5.2. James Madison. Federalist No. 51. 1788.3. O.C.G.A. 20-3-68. Instruction in essentials of United States and Georgia history andConstitutions. http://w3.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/Default.asp. Ms. SaraJohnson, GCSU - SGA President (2005-2006) stated that she learned while serving asa Georgia General Assembly intern that the “reasoning behind the requirement forboth the Georgia government exam came as a request from the Board of Regents in1975. The legislation was in reaction to how little some graduating college studentsfrom Georgia knew about their government and how laws are made. Thisunderstanding is essential to responsible citizenship and being more politicallyactive.”4. From Citizenship Exams offered to Politics & Society students at Georgia College &State University. Information for exams compiled from information provided by theU. S. Immigration Service, www.ins.gov.5. Voting participation sources include U.S. Federal Election Commission,www.fec.gov; Center for the Study of the American Electorate,www.spa.american.edu; John D. Pelissero, ed. Cities, Politics, and Policy: AComparative Analysis. (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2003).6. Frank Luntz. Words That Work: It’s Not What you Say Its What People Hear.Hyperion Books, 2007.7. “States creatures” expressed in Dillon’s rule first written in the case of City of Clintonv. Cedar Rapids and Missouri Railroad Co. (1868).8. U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 6 to 3 decision, that Congress had improperly ceded tothe president the power to rewrite legislation when it approved the Line Item VetoAct of 1996. Clinton v. City of New York, 141 L. Ed 2 nd 393 (1998).9. For information on city managers visit www.icma.org.10. A recent court ruling affirmed the right of state and local governments to seize privateland for commercial development (Kelo v. New London, 2005). Others of interestinclude: Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319 (1937); Adarand Constructors, Inc. v.Pena, 518 U.S. (1995); Texas v. Hopwood, 78 F. ed 932 (1996); and states regulationof Native- American tribes read Charles Wilkinson, American Indians, Times, andthe Law. (Yale University Press, 1987).11. Information for Georgia Quick Facts from several sources including The CensusDepartment, Georgia Revenue Department, and Georgia At A Glance booklet. Alsosee: www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income05/statemhi2.htm24