Which constitution established a unified court system and allowed nonpartisan elections of state court judges?

• A. 1983
• B. 1868
• C. 1945
• D. 1798

Answer: (A)

The key idea is how a state changes its judiciary through constitutional reform. The Georgia Constitution of 1983 created a single, unified court system, bringing all major courts under one coordinated framework and administration. It also moved to nonpartisan elections for state court judges, meaning judges run for office without party labels on their ballots. This combination—a centralized court structure plus nonpartisan judicial elections—did not appear in the earlier constitutions (such as those from 1868 or 1798, or even the 1945 version) in the same way. So the 1983 constitution is the one that matches both features.