Mr. Beitzel’s Breakdown: A Georgia Studies Podcast

For digital learning day due to inclement weather

A look at Georgia’s judicial branch the difference between civil and criminal law and Georgia’s Court of Appeals and Supreme Court

A look at how Georgia funds its state and local governments and how those governments make decisions on spending

A look at how a bill becomes a law and the qualifications for the legislative and executive branches of Georgia.

A look at the rights and responsibilities of Georgia citizens to vote and qualifications for election in Georgia and wisdom justice in moderation as the three principles of George’s Pledge of Allegiance

It look at separation of powers and checks and balances in Georgia’s government

Explaining the relationship between the Georgia Constitution and the U.S. Constitution

A summary of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games’ short term and long term impacts.

A look at how immigrants impact Georgia’s growth and economy

A summary of Georgia’s modern economy with a focus on the Port of Savannah, Tourism and the Film Industry

A look at Reconstruction in Georgia and nationally following the Civil War.

Some of Mr. Beitzel’s students give their shot at explaining Abraham Lincoln’s goal in writing the Emancipation Proclamation.

A discussion of the blockades, battles and barracks in Georgia during the Civil War.

This will be a discussion of the events that led to the Civil War with a focus on Georgia’s role, including the Compromise of 1850, the Georgia Platform, the Dred Scott case, the Election of 1860 and secession.

A look at Georgia’s growth from the end of the Revolutionary War through the start of the Civil War in 1860.

The ruling from John Marshall and the breakdown of checks and balances.