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Revenue
"Every government must have money to operate and state governments are no exception, if there is to be a public school system with teachers, buildings, and textbooks; if there are to be roads connecting the major cities of the state; if there are to be parks and projected wilderness areas, then state government must have money yo pay for the services," this is how revenue works.
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Entrepreneurs
Someone who makes and operates there own business, he/she is taking a great financial risk in order to start everything, an example of an entrepreneurship would be the coca-cola company. -
County Unit System
"All of Georgia's 159 counties were classified according to population into one of 3 categories, urban, town,and rural; urban counties were 8 most populous, town counties were the next 30 in population size, and rural counties contributed the remaining 121; based upon this classification each county received unit votes in state wide primaries."
-New Georgia Encyclopedia -
Herman Talmadge
"Talmadge was a segregationist who resisted all attempts to integrate the public school system and even wrote a book called "You and Segregation," also he was a member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, which oversaw the national tax system; he consistently supported balanced budgets."
-New Georgia Encyclopedia -
1956 State Flag
"Georgia's General Assembly ratified the addition of the confederate battle flag to the state flag in 1956 as a backlash to the Brown V. Education decisions, which federally imposed integration of public schools."
-New Georgia Encyclopedia -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
This man and woman made history they were the first African Americans to be admitted into UGA; they helped the school to grow even more. -
Jimmy Carter
"During his years of public service at the local, state,and federal levels, Carter's policies contained liberal social values; he emphasized comprehensive reform and stressed efficiency and economy, advance planning and rational organization; he also championed equal rights for all Americans, especially women and minorities, and basic human rights for all people."
-New Georgia Encyclopedia -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the Civil Rights Movement; no longer would there be segregation in public places of employment discrimination because of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. -
Personal Money Management
The key is to make more money than you spend, and use your money wisely, for example buying something you NEED over Something you WANT; keep a budget, this could help you in everyday situations because you would then know you don't need to spend over the the limit you have set. -
1996 Olympics
This was a huge event, Atlanta spent a total of $5.14 billion on just getting ready for it; they built new sports arenas, made more parking space, sidewalks and streets were improved, and lots ,ore was done too, this big event made a legacy for Atlanta and it's leaders.
