a. Explain the qualifications for the governor and lieutenant governor and their role in the executive branch of state government. b. Describe how the executive branch fulfills its role through state agencies that administer programs and enforce laws. Featured articles: Attorney General, Executive Branch Officials, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Department of Labor, Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Public Service Commission, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, , , , , , , , , , ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZoqq2Znpmus7DSaKqscJOcgHA%3D

In the 1920s the entire state seal began appearing in place of the coat of arms on the state flag. It is not known who authorized the substitution, or when. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

South Carolina governor Strom Thurmond in his office in 1948. Thurmond ran for U.S. president on the Dixiecrat ticket in 1948. Courtesy of the Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Clemson University The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

In this political cartoon, a Union officer (unidentified) swings a club labeled "Union" in defense against a many-headed serpent labeled "Secession." The serpent's heads are: Floyd, Pickens, Beauregard, Twiggs, Davis, Stephens, and Toombs, all leaders of the Southern secession movement and the resulting Confederacy. Courtesy of Civil War Treasures, New York Historical Society The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.

The Tull Charitable Foundation provides grant support for long-term growth and development to nonprofit organizations located in Georgia. The foundation recognizes that strong and vibrant nonprofit organizations are an essential component of any healthy community and better enable communities to provide for their residents’ health, well-being, and quality of life. The Tull Foundation was formed with assets provided by Joseph McKeehan Tull. Born in 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tull was raised, along with his sister and three brothers, in western North Carolina.