Georgia Legislative Process of Bill to Law

Which of the following is NOT a duty of Georgia legislators?

• oversee the executive branch of government

• determine if laws are constitutional

• serve as a custodian of the Georgia constitution

• oversee Georgia local governments

Georgia’s legislature is officially known as the

• congress

• state legislature

• general assembly

• state house of government

The combination of the Senate and House of Representatives in Georgia is known as 

• Parliament 

• Congress

• The General Assembly

 Why are committees a necessary part of the law making process?

• Committees give representatives a job. 

• They research the bills to make sure that they are aligned with the Constitution. 

• Committees help to keep the governor informed. 

The branch of government responsible for making law is the __________ branch.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The General Assembly of the state of Georgia can best be described as _____________.

• unicameral

• bicameral

• tricameral

(SS8CG2b) The leader of the House of Representatives is the __________________.

• Governor

• Speaker of the House

• Lieutenant Governor

(SS8CG2) A bill must only pass one house of the General Assembly in order to become a law.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If the governor vetoes a bill, the bill is finished and will never become a law.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The General Assembly gets most of its work done in _________

• House of Representatives

• Committee Systems

• Senate