Question

Question 9: What is the role of Georgia’s Judicial Branch? (1pt)
Question 10: Who is included in Georgia’s Judicial Branch? (1pt)
Question 11: What powers/responsibilities does Georgia’s Judicial Branch have? (1pt)
Question 12: How are the judicial branches of the federal government and Georgia’s state level government similar? List at least ONE similarity. (1pt)

Answer 1

Answer 9: The role of Georgia's Judicial Branch is to interpret and apply the laws of the state.

Answer 10: Georgia's Judicial Branch includes the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Superior Courts, State Courts, Probate Courts, Magistrate Courts, and Municipal Courts.

Answer 11: Georgia's Judicial Branch has the powers and responsibilities to interpret the state's constitution and laws, settle disputes, uphold individual rights, administer justice, and ensure the fair and impartial application of the law.

Answer 12: One similarity between the federal government's judicial branch and Georgia's judicial branch is that they both have the power of judicial review, which allows them to declare laws unconstitutional.