SS8CG2 Analyze the role of the legislative branch in Georgia

The Georgia Supreme Court rarely overturns a law passed by the General Assembly. This is largely because the

• Georgia Supreme Court cannot overturn laws.

• Laws are typically not enforced by the Executive Branch

• General Assembly chooses the judges that will sit on the Georgia Supreme Court

• General Assembly works to make sure the laws they write are specific and aligned with the constitution

Which of the following is true about members of Georgia’s General Assembly?

• No one can serve more than two terms.

• Members only serve a two year term.

• New members cannot be on more than one committee.

• A member must be over 25 to serve in either house.

Most day to day decisions about laws in the General Assembly are:

• major news stories and are very distracting for legislators.

• decided by the leadership with no input from other members.

• discussed in smaller committees, rather than the entire assembly

• sent to the Governor in the form of long reports so he is in the loop at all times

Bills become laws through a detailed and thorough process, to ensure they are fair and beneficial to citizens. What step correctly completes this list of actions involved in creating a new state law?

STEPS ON HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW

1. A bill is introduced in either house.

2. Lawmakers work in committees.

3. The bill is debated on the floor.

4. Lawmakers vote on the bill.

5. The bill is sent to the other house.

6. Process is repeated in other house.

7. ?

• The bill automatically becomes a state law.

• The bill is sent back to the original house.

• State supreme court justices vote on the bill.

• The bill is sent to the governor for approval

Based on this chart, which tax contributes the most amount of money to Georgia's tax revenue?

• Estate Tax

• General Sales Tax

• Corporate Income Tax

• Individual Income Tax

Qualifications of Members of the Georgia Senate

Must be a citizen of the United States

Must be at least 25 years old

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Which of these BEST completes the chart?

• must be married by the time he or she takes office

• must have been a legal resident of Georgia for two years

• must be part of the same political party as the governor

• must own a least one piece of land in the state of Georgia

The MAIN advantage of the Georgia State Senate committees meeting while the General Assembly is not in session is that Senators can

• decide how they will vote in all upcoming bills.

• examine legislation well before it is debated.

• meet with many of their own constituents.

• try to raise money for their own campaigns.

"The committee system is the heart of the legislative process. The committee does what the Senate and the House of Representatives could not do as well by functioning as a whole. The committee can and should do the fact-finding groundwork.

The formation of committees breaks down the membership into numerous small groups. Opportunity is thus afforded the Senate and the House for closer study of a bill than would be possible in debate on the floor. In this preliminary screening, the committee will hear from the legislator who introduced the bill. It will hear, too, from other legislators who either favor or oppose the bill."

According to the passage, what is the PRIMARY advantage to using the committee system in the legislative process?

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

• Committees are necessary to prevent the government 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.

Which BEST completes the chart?

• the governor amends the bill.

• the General Assembly overrides the veto.

• the Georgia Supreme Court makes the bill a law.

• the citizens of Georgia vote to override the veto.

A ___ is the name given to a piece of legislation that is being considered as a law.

• bill

• recall

• judicial review

• joint resolution