GA's Legislative and Executive Branches

Georgia’s legislature is officially known as the

• congress

• state legislature

• general assembly

• state house of government

Who is Georgia's chief executive officer?

• Lt. Governor
• Governor
• Speaker of the House
• President

How old must you be to vote?

• 18

• 21

• 16

• 30

The creation of Georgia's three branches of government that share power equally is an example of

• federalism

• democratic republic

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

Which branch of Georgia's government is responsible for making laws?

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• state agencies

Which of the following is an example of a check that the executive branch has on the legislative branch?

• judicial review

• governor's veto

• overriding a governor's veto

• approving a treaty

The main purpose of the legislative committees system is to...

• elect legislators

• review and discuss bills

• veto bills

• declare bills unconstitutional

How old do you have to be to become a State Senator in Georgia?

• 21

• 35

• 25

• 18

The state legislature is in session for_____ days per year.

• 180

• 40

• 31

• 100

Most of the real work of lawmaking takes place

• in the Governor's office

• on the House floor

• in committees

• in town hall meetings