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History, Social Studies
8th
grade
Georgia's Legislative Branch of Government
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are the two parts of the Georgia General Assembly?
Executive Branch
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Legislative Branch
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Lieutenant Governor is leader of the
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
House of Representatives
State Senate
- 3. Multiple Choice
Age requirements of Georgia's elected officials: ___State House of Representatives, ___ State Senate, ___ Governor
30, 25, 21
25, 21, 30
21, 25, 30
25, 30, 21
- 4. Multiple Choice
True or False...."State legislators (State House of Reps and State Senate) are elected to a 4 year term with a limit of 2 consecutive terms."
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
One job of our Georgia General Assembly members is to redraw the voting districts to be of equal population (redistricting). How often does this happen?
every 2years
every 5 years
every 10 years
every 15 years
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the main purpose of the legislative branch?
to enforce laws
to administer justice
to interpret laws
to create laws
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Head of the Department of Education
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where is most of the work (for both chambers of the General Assembly) done?
With the Governor in private meetings in his office
In committees that continue to meet throughout the entire year
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which General Assembly committee lasts for more than one session (it's permanent) and conducts most of the work on bills?
conference committee
ad hoc committee
standing committee
joint committee
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which type of committee is created when there needs to be a compromise between the House and the Senate in order to get a bill passed?
conference committee
joint committee
ad hoc committee
standing committee
- 11. Multiple Choice
How is Georgia's government funded?
bank loans
Taxes collected
stock market earnings
loans from other countries
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which executive agency is responsible for the state's tax laws?
Department of agriculture
Department of revenue
Department of labor
Department of education
- 13. Multiple Choice
MOST of the taxes collected in Georgia go towards what TWO areas?
education
state parks
The police
healthcare
- 14. Multiple Choice
If the House of Representatives has a bill that they like (and pass it), the next step is for the bill to go to the Senate for them to.....
toss out
discuss, talk about, vote on it
automatically approve
- 15. Multiple Choice
If the State House of Reps and State Senate BOTH have SIMILAR versions of the SAME BILL, the next step is for that bill to go....
back to the Governor directly for him/her to sign
back to the State House of Reps
to a conference committee for discussion and debate
back to the State Senate
- 16. Multiple Choice
The only difference of qualifications between the House of Representatives and Senate is.....
number of years to have been living in Georgia
number of years to be living in the U.S. as a citizen
the age requirements
- 17. Multiple Choice
Once the bill lands on the Governor's desk, he/she has 3 options...one option is to sign it....what are the other two?
ask the State House of Representatives to debate it again
veto it
ask the Senate to debate it again
ignore it
- 18. Multiple Choice
A bill is debated, studied, discussed in the House (or the Senate), etc. Enough members are in favor of the bill (they believe in it) so the next step is to.....
send it directly to the Governor
vote on the bill
ask the Lt. Governor for advice on the bill
debate it further before a vote is taken
- 19. Multiple Choice
Two versions, one from the House, one from the Senate, of the SAME bill, end up going to a ____________ committee to be discussed and debated.
Ad Hoc
joint
conference
Standing
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch?
to interpret laws and make sure they are fair
to enforce laws
to make laws
- 21. Multiple Choice
All the Committees in the General Assembly make sure that bills are...
sent directly to the Governor for consideration
automatically passed
discussed, debated, and really looked at
- 22. Multiple Choice
Georgia HAS TO HAVE a balanced budget, according to the
Head of the Department of Economic Development
Mayor of Atlanta
US Constitution
Georgia State Constitution
- 23. Multiple Choice
If the Governor vetoes a bill but the General Assembly REALLY believes in the bill and wants it to become a law, they can still pass it with.....
2/4 majority vote
1/3 majority vote
2/3 majority vote
- 24. Multiple Choice
Serving on committees and _____________________ is a huge/main part of the job of General Assembly members.
going to grand-openings of stores
making bills/laws
making voters see their point of view
going to ceremonial dinners and parties
- 25. Multiple Choice
Before a bill is signed into law (potentially by the Governor), the bill has to be approved by...
the Secretary of State
just the Senate
just the House
both the House and Senate
- 26. Multiple Choice
The whole process of a bill eventually becoming a law includes committees, both houses, and.....
the local Mayor of a nearby district
the heads of the different departments
U.S. Congress and U.S. Senators
the Governor
- 27. Multiple Choice
Who is in-charge of the Georgia State Senate?
Governor
Lt. Governor
Head of the Department of Education
the Speaker of the House
- 28. Multiple Choice
You must be ____ yrs old to be a State Senator.
21
25
30
- 29. Multiple Choice
In order for a bill to become a law, the governor has to be involved....so does the General Assembly...who/what else is involved?
the House of Representatives
committees
the Senate
- 30. Multiple Choice
Members of the General Assembly (State House Reps and State Senate) have to have lived in Georgia for at least.....
10 years
5 years
2 years
1 year
- 31. Multiple Choice
To run for House of Representatives or State Senate, you have to have lived in your district for at least....
5 years
2 years
1 year
10 years
- 32. Multiple Choice
Susan is running for the House of Representatives. She is 23 years old. She has lived in her district for 4 years.....she is a U.S. Citizen.....she has lived in Georgia for 2 months. Is she eligible to run?
yes
no
- 33. Multiple Choice
When more and more Georgians are able to find jobs/work, they are able to pay _____________, which can fund all kinds of government programs and departments.
fines
income tax
fees
- 34. Multiple Choice
Taxes collected in Georgia MAINLY go towards healthcare and....
protecting citizens
department of natural resources
transportation
education
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