1) Someone who is 14 years old and skips school twice a week without an explanation may be charged with: Delinquent behavior Unruly behavior Juvenile behavior Adult behavior 2) In a city without an elected mayor, the chief executive officer of the city will MOST LIKELY be 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 4) A city where the mayor can veto decisions made by the city council and hire and fire the heads of city services, is which form of government? Commission Council-manager Weak mayor council Strong mayor council 5) Which of the following is a government authority figure found in GA counties? A) mayor B) governor C) manager D) commissioner 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 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 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? 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 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 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