Foundations of Ga's Government/Legislative Branch

*Governor's vetoing a bill that the General Assembly approves

*The Ga Supreme court declaring a law unconstitutional (Judicial Review)

*The General Assembly Overriding a Governor's veto

These are examples of what principal/concept?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Habeas Corpus

The Georgia House of Representatives introduces a bill that would give more power to teachers in determining what students have to learn. About the same time, the Georgia Senate also introduces a bill that would give teachers more control of the curriculum.

Which statement describes what would MOST likely happen next?

• There would be a vote by the citizens of Georgia to see which bill became law

• The bill would be sent to a joint committee (conference committee) to make a single version of the two bills.

• There would be two laws that would deal with almost the same issue

• The Governor would be left to decide which bill would be the best for Georgia's students.

How can the Georgia General Assembly override a governor's veto of a bill?

• They can't override a governor's veto

• 2/3 majority vote

• Appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court

• Appeal to the President of the U.S.

Why is the use of a committee system in the General Assembly important?

• Committees are necessary to make the legislative process more efficient.

• Committees are necessary to prevent the governor from vetoing the legislation.

• Committees are mostly a tradition and actually slow down the legislative process.

• Committees make the legislative process more accessible to the citizens of the state.

-Must be at least 25 years of age

-minimum 1 year district resident

-minimum 2 years Georgia Resident

• Requirements to be in the Georgia House of Representatives

• Requirements to be in the Ga Senate

• Requirements to run for Lieutenant Governor

• Requirements to run for Governor in Ga

The Georgia Constitution consists of

• No preamble but twenty seven Amendments

• a preamble and eleven Articles

• no preamble but ten amendments

• a preamble and fifteen Articles

The MOST important duty of the members of the General Assembly is to

• regulate and license insurers

• make and amend laws

• impeach governors

• remove judges

Identify the principles of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia flag. Click all that apply

• Wisdom

• Freedom

• Justice

• Moderation

Why are there so many steps in the legislative process (how a bill becomes a law)?

• The process keeps quickly-made or poorly thought-out bills from becoming law

• The General Assembly does not trust the voting public to make the laws

• The United States Congress requires that this process be followed

• The governor does not want to sign bills into law

*citizen of the United states

*legal resident of Georgia

*at least 18 years old

*not serving a sentence for a felony

*has not been declared mentally incompetent by a judge

• Qualifications to be Governor of Georgia

• Qualifications to vote in Georgia

• Qualifications to be a State Senator

• Qualifications to be a State Representative