Question:
Georgia has more counties than all other states except Texas, which has 254 counties. How many counties does Georgia have?
Response:
154
96
108
159
At one time, Georgia had 161 counties. Which Counties merged to create 159?
Fulton, Milton, and Campbell
Oconee, Clark, and Hall
Peach, Macon, Bratton
Ware, Bostic, Plains
After Georgia became a royal colony, the Church of England was declared Georgia's State Church. Georgia was then divided into 8 parishes.
True
False
Which county is the largest county in the largest state east of the Mississippi river (by land mass)?
Charlton
Fulton
Floyd
Ware
The roles of county governments include
administering elections
granting marriage licenses
vehicle registration
all of the above
When Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1733, without instruction for governing it, he divided the state into which two counties?
George and Savannah
James and George
Savannah and Frederica
Oglethorpe and Savannah
Georgia's newest county was formed in 1924 from portions of Houston and Macon counties. What is Georgia's newest county?
Peach
Dooly
Crawford
Taylor
According to the current State Constitution, the number of counties possible in Georgia is capped at 159.
Each county has elected government officials, or "constitutional officers." Those constitutional officers do NOT include
clerk of the superior court
board of education
judge of probate court
tax commissioner
Not every state is divided into counties. Which of these is NOT a division of states in America?
counties
shires
parishes
buroughs