CG2 Legislative Branch

Which statement below is NOT correct about Georgia's General Assembly?

• Members of the General Assembly are responsible for making laws for the state.

• Members of the General Assembly are elected by Georgia voters.

• Members of the General Assembly are required to have been citizens of the state for at least two years.

• Members of the General Assembly must join one of the state's two major political parties.

Which of the following is a NOT qualification for the Georgia State Senate?

• Must be over the age of 25

• Must be a US citizen

• Must live in GA for 2 years

• Must live in Fulton County

Which of the following is a NOT qualification for the Georgia State House of Representatives?

• Must be over the age of 21

• Must be a college graduate

• Must live in GA for 2 years

• Must be a US citizen

Which of the following is NOT a duty of the members of the Georgia General Assembly?

• serving on standing committees

• Working with members of both political parties

• creating laws

• signing or vetoing bills

Which of the following represents the main benefit of the committee system of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate?

• To make sure that all members are properly doing their jobs.

• To make sure that all proposed bills are carefully studied before becoming a law.

• To make sure that important discussion can be held in secret.

• To make sure that some members have more power than other members.

Most of the actual work that takes place in the Georgia General Assembly takes place …

• during recess

• in committees

• within house districts

• during the general session

If the Georgia General Assembly passed a bill that the governor did not support, how could the governor show his or her disapproval of the measure?

• The governor could veto the bill, which would prevent the General Assembly from passing the bill in the next election.

• The governor could refuse to sign the bill, which would send the measure to a conference committee to be amended.

• The governor could veto the bill, which could still be overridden by the General Assembly with a two-thirds vote.

• The governor could refuse to sign the bill, which could still be passed if the people of Georgia voted for it.

What must happen for a bill to become law in the state of Georgia?

• approval by the governor of Georgia

• 2/3 approval by both the House of Representatives and the Senate

• approval by the Georgia Supreme Court

• approval by both the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader

In Georgia, a bill vetoed by the governor can still become law if …

• 2/3 of the General Assembly vote to override the veto.

• the Supreme Court of Georgia votes unanimously in favor of the bill.

• a majority of Georgia's population votes in favor of the passage of the bill.

• the Speaker of the House and the majority leaders agree to override the veto.

What expenses are represented by the blue and yellow parts of the chart?

• Healthcare and Defense

• Libraries and State Parks

• Defense and Libraries

• Healthcare and Education