GA Government and Juvenile Justice

Georgia’s legislature is officially known as the

• congress

• state legislature

• general assembly

• state house of government

Who is Georgia's chief executive officer (signs bills into law)?

• 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

• separation of powers

• None of these

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

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• state agencies

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

• elect legislators

• review and discuss bills

• veto bills

• declare bills unconstitutional

Georgia's General Assembly is a bicameral legislature. Bicameral means it has ____ houses.

• two

• 3

• 5-1

• 8 divided by 8

The branches of the federal and state governments are:

• legislative, executive, and judicial.
• congressional and judicial.
• legislative, representational, and senatorial.
• judicial, representative, and legislative.

Which is the largest branch of government, the branch that enforces the laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Democratic

How many terms can a Lieutenant Governor serve?

• six

• four

• unlimited

• two