GA’s Government

What is Georgia’s legislative branch called?

• Senate

• General Assembly

• Committee

• House of reps.

What are the other house leaders?

• Minority leader

• Floor leader

• House leader

• Majority leader

How many houses is Georgia’s General Assembly made of?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

What are the 4 types of committees in the general assembly?

• Standing

• House

• Joint

• Ad hoc

• Conference

What was the Conference committee created for?

• resolve differences between house & senate bills

• for special purposes

• resolve differences between the other committees

Qualifications for assembly members:

• Be a US citizen

• Lived as Georgia resident for at least 2 years

• Lived as Georgia resident for a year

• Has voted before

How old do you have to be to serve in Senate?

• 23

• 30

• 25

• 21

How old do you have to be to serve in House?

• 24

• 21

• 28

• 20

The role of a committee is to:

• Make changes

• Review proposed legislation

• Approve/reject the legislation

Ad hoc is created for a special purpose

• True

• False