CG2 - Legislative Branch Review

Georgia's Legislative Body is known as ...

• Congress

• House of Reps

• Senate

• General Assembly

Georgia's General Assembly is Bicameral.

• YES - made up of TWO chambers.

• NO - made up of ONE chamber.

WE make up the Georgia General Assembly.

• GA State House of Representatives AND The GA State Senate

• The House of Commons AND The House of Lords.

• GA State House of Senate AND The GA State Representatives

• A bunch of filthy greedy corrupt politicians.

Choose the correct statement --

• The Lt. Governor leads the State House and the Speaker of the Senate leads the Senate.

• The Lt. Governor leads the State Senate and the Speaker of the House leads the House of Reps.

• The Governor leads the Senate and the Lt. Governor leads the House of Reps.

• No one leads. They all just walk around aimlessly until someone yells, "it's go time!"

GA's General Assembly is responsible for ...

• Creating the laws of GA.

• Executing the laws of GA.

• Interpreting the Laws of GA.

• Filling their pockets with "donations" from corporations.

The Georgia General Assembly meets for a 40 day session from January through March each year.

• False

• True

• True, however, the Governor can call a special session if needed.

To be a State Senator you must be ... (check ALL that apply)

• At least 21 years old

• At least 25 years old

• Able to fool people into voting for you.

• A U.S. Citizen

• A Resident of GA for 2 years.

To be a State Representative you must be ... (check ALL that apply)

• At least 21 years old

• At least 25 years old

• A U.S. Citizen and GA Resident for 1 year.

• A Resident of GA for 2 years.

Most of the work in the GA General Assembly takes place in ...

• in the Governor's office

• on the House floor

• in committees

• in town hall meetings

Check all the choices that describe the work of a committee? (choose ALL that apply)

• Study Bills

• Hear testimony from experts on Bills.

• Pass Bills on to the Floor Vote Step.

• Change bills to make them better.

• Cancel (trash) bills that are not good.