Role of the Legislative Branch in Georgia

Which two sources make up a majority of Georgia's revenue?

• Corporate taxes and Excise taxes

• Individual Income taxes and Sales tax

• Lottery and Sales tax

• Excise taxes and Lottery

How are members of the General Assembly selected?

• They pay money to Congress

• They are chosen by the Governor

• They are elected by people in their district

• They are elected by people from other districts

What is the length of the term for members of Georgia's General Assembly?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

A person must be at least 21 years old, be a U.S. citizen, live in the district they wish to represent, and be a citizen of Georgia for at least 2 years to become a member of the Senate

What are the two houses that make up Georgia's General Assembly?

• Congress and Senate

• House of Representatives and Senate

• House of Representative and Governor

• Senators and Judge

The procedure established by the Consitution by which a Governor refuses to apporve a bill and presents it from becooming a law....

• embargo

• veto

• blackball

• prohibition

How does the creation of jobs in Georgia impact the largest source of revenue for the state?

• More workers will pay into sales taxes.

• More workers will bring in more capital gains taxes.

• More workers will pay into propery taxes.

• More workers will pay personal income taxes.

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

• It ensures that all members are properly doing their jobs.

• It ensures that all proposed laws (bills) are carefully studied.

• It ensures that important discussion can be held in secret.

• It ensures that some members have more power than other members.

Besides signing a bill, in what other way can the governor of Georgia make a bill become a law?

• He can veto a bill.

• He can do nothing with the bill.

• He can send the bill to the judicial branch.

• He can allow the lieutenant governor to sign the bill.

In order to overturn a veto by Georgia's governor, how many votes are necessary from both houses of the Georgia General Assembly?

• Half

• Majority

• Two-thirds

• Three-fourths