I am a resident of Augusta in Georgia State. The city is the second-largest in the state with a population of 197872 according to the 2012 census. Georgia State is the 24th largest and 8th most populous state in the United States. The Southern State is multi-racial, composed of 59.7% White, 30.5% Blacks and 0.3% American Indians. It was historically composed of half black population who were exclusively slaves. According to economic surveys conducted between 2007 and 2008, fourteen countries from the State were ranked among the nation’s 100 fastest growing. It borders Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina.
The State has an estimated population of 10,097,343 and also has the highest number of illegal immigrants in
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It has 159 counties and prides itself on being home to former United States President Jimmy Carter. It is a largely Republican State with the two Senators and the Governor being Republican. It has four consolidated city-county governments. Republicans dominate the House of Representatives with 117 seats against 60 seats for the Democrats. The political alignment of the State also influences the legislations passed by the State’s legislators. One memorable example is when the Senator Isakson Johnny voted to repeal Obamacare to protect Georgians from the ‘disatrous’ law …show more content…
While they largely represent the opinions of members of Georgia State they do not take every opinion, note and regurgitate them. The positions of the Senators on issues such as abortion and even the Iran Deal reflect the opinions of the majority Georgians. Senators Isakson Johnny and Perdue David are great legislators who have contributed to many debates in the House and sponsored bills that reflect the issues at the heart of Georgians. Based on their marvelous work, it is highly predictable that they will be re-elected. Georgia leans towards the Republican ideologies, and the Senators have well represented such ideals in their way of voting and the bills they have
The acclaimed book begins with Georgia beginning as a dry and modest colony. As the years pass, these ideals and morals are changed to desiring more than a hardworking farmer. The people of Georgia desired to have slaves. Therefore, Georgia changed and started a path to become identical to South Carolina. However, as the amount of plantations sky-rocketed, so did the need for more slaves. It is a marvel to imagine that I live in the city of Savannah that was a beacon for the selling and exchanging of human beings.
MEMBERS The Georgia General Assembly has officials who have been elected to hold their position. Within the House of Representatives the Speaker is said to be the leader and Georgia’s current Speaker is David Ralston who was elected in January 2010. Speaker Ralston was elected by the members of the House. Speaker Ralston serves as the presiding
Button Gwinnett was born in 1735 in Gloucester, United Kingdom (wikipedia). He was one of America’s founding fathers and was one of the delegates chosen to be in the second continental congress. He was also the provisional president of Georgia for a short while before he died (wikipedia). Gwinnett served in the Georgia state legislature, and in 1777 he wrote the original draft of Georgia's first State Constitution. He soon became Speaker of the Georgia Assembly (wikipedia). In 1765, Button acquired a large area of land in Georgia that he used for farming. (Signers) Gwinnett enjoyed little success in farming or business, but found a great interest in the revolutionary politics of his adopted colony (signers). In 1776 he was offered a position as commander of Georgia's continental militia, however he had to decline the offer because of a political commitment. He was also elected
The book also focuses on the FBI investigation which was quite poorly conducted and also lacked the co-operation of state officials. One also has to consider that Georgia was the home of that arch-segregationist William Russell who
Talking about charity, Georgia helped many people get a new life on it’s land. Georgia was roamed by many people from all over the world. People like Christopher Columbus and James Oglethorpe, helped Georgia be the best Colony it can be. Some Jews gave out some support to Oglethorpe’s
First, I will begin by discussing the major and third parties of the Georgia Senate. David Purdue is a republican member to the U.S. Senate from Georgia. Perdue was born in Macon, Georgia and was raised in Warner Robins, where he grew up working in his family farm. Coming from a family of school teachers, Perdue learned the importance of hard work and valued a good education at an early age. Perdue attended Georgia Tech and earned a degree in industrial engineering. Some people asked “Why should I vote for David Perdue?” One of his major concerns was for a nation’s national debt, which is around 17 trillion dollars and is continuing to grow more and more each day. The federal debt is now higher than our entire GDP (Gross Domestic Product.) Perdue’s
Joseph brown was a very determined, successful man. In fact, he was unbeatable in statewide elections. During the war, Brown opposed the centralized power of the Confederacy and became a critic of everything Jefferson Davis supported, like the Confederate draft. He also used his abundant wealth and popularity to support the strength of the Democratic Party. But Brown was more than just a political leader, he was also an economic leader. He argued that Georgia’s future was in business and industry, which changed Georgia socially because this caused Georgia citizens to change their way of living. Even though farmers were not familiar with working in a city and were not pleased with the change, in the long run, he helped define Georgia as a state.
They thought it would be impossible to try to get them on their side but they were pleasantly surprised. They found that most of their supporters were from Georgia.
The history of Georgia and its reflection on the state impacts the health and well-being of its communities today as it relates to cultures and institutions. The population of African Americans is higher in Georgia than in the United States because of the transatlantic slave trade, which brought an abundance of African Americans to the state by force. The history of slavery still impacts African Americans today and causes many health disparities that can be seen around the world not only in Georgia. The obvious and tragic impact of health
According to the US Census 2015, Richmond County is home of 201,793 people, and 87,612 households. The population per square mile was 618.4 (State of Georgia of 168.4 and the nation of 87.4). The racial makeup consisted 55.6% Black or African American, 39.2% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 0.3% other Pacific Islanders, 0.4% American Indian, and 2.7% from two or more race. Of 201,793 people, 7.2% were below five (5) years of age, 23.5% were below eighteen (18) years of age, and 12.9% were sixty-five (65) years of age and over. 51.5% population of Richmond County were female. Approximately to 16.3% of those aged twenty-five (25) and older in Richmond County have less than high school education (15.0% for Georgia, and 13.7% for the nation). The median household income for the county was $37, 704 ($49,342 for Georgia and $53,482 for the nation). The Per Capita income for Richmond County was $20,549 ($25,427 for Georgia, and $28,555 for the nation). 26% of Richmond County residents were in poverty (18.3% for Georgia, and 14.8% for the nation). 16.9% of
. With a population of roughly 26 million, Texas has a unique blend of languages, cultures, and political ideologies. With such a huge population and varying interests, there are many representatives to help voice the majority concerns and interests within the state. These representatives hold office in varying levels of government such as local, state, and national government positions. My permanent home is in Keller, Texas, and I am represented at all three levels of government. My local government consists of six city council members who all represent the city of Keller. The council consists of members: Debbie Bryan, Gary Reaves, Tom Cawthra, Bill Dodge, Bill Hodnett, and Rick Barnes. Further up in the chain of government is Representative Giovanni Capriglione. Representative Capriglione represents me in the state government level in the 98th district. Finally, in the national level of government, republican Congressman Michael C. Burgess represents me. Congressmen Burgess represents congressional district 26. Michael Burgess addresses several needs of the citizens of the 26th district and has taken certain stances on a variety of issues and topics. Three issues Congressman Burgess considers priorities are energy, federal spending, and health care. Burgess has made headlines regarding the stances he has taken on these issues. Burgess believes that his stances best represent the 26th district of Texas and serve the citizens best. Along with his role of congressman,
The civil rights movement was a time of great upheaval and change for the entire United States, but it was especially so in the South. The civil rights movement in the American South was one of the most triumphant and noteworthy social movements in the modern world. The civil rights movement was an enduring effort by Black Americans to obtain basic human and civil rights in the United States. Black Georgians formed part of this Southern movement for civil rights and the wider national struggle for racial equality. From Atlanta to Albany to the most rural counties in Georgia, black activists, and their white allies, protested white supremacy in a myriad of ways
Situated right at the heart of the Chattahoochee Valley, along the banks of the Chattahoochee River, the charming city of Columbus Georgia is home to roughly two-hundred-thousand of the half-million residents of the combined Columbus-Auburn-Opelika metro area. As the second largest city in Georgia (on its own) and a much larger city
Although many states have illegal immigrants, the majority of them reside in California and Texas. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services “California has 2,209,000 and Texas at 1,041,000 as of the last census in 2000. The next leading state is New York with 489,000. The state with the lowest amount is Hawaii, with only 2,000. The immigration population is between nine and 11 million people” (Statemaster.com).
Georgia has always been a state where family values and community issues are important in our society. Many people who live in the southern United States have always been for conservative and or republican values. This typically involves a christan background, and therefore, the people of Georgia should not support gay marriage because most people are Christians. Also there is a code of natural law that must be taken into consideration with regards to legalizing gay marriage in our state. The final issue that must be looked at by the state is how the gay community imposes their rights to our society based off of influential media. Georgians should not