GPB Georgia's Executive Branch

1. Georgia's executive branch is the ____________________ of all three branches.

• A. Smallest
• B. Largest
• C. Cheapest
• D. hardest working

2. The executive branch includes agencies that are responsible for (Select all the apply)

• A. enforcing state laws
• B. education
• C. elections
• D. Court cases at the supreme court

How long is one term (years in office) of a governor in Georgia?

• A. 10 years
• B. 3 years
• C. 6 years
• D. 4 Years

Could the following person become Governor of Georgia? - 28 year old, female - High School graduate/ No college education - Born in Fayetteville, Georgia - Lived in Georgia 28 years

• A. Yes, the candidate qualifies to become governor
• B. No, because the candidate did not complete college
• C. No, because the candidate is not old enough
• D. There is not enough information to make a conclusion

Which is not a role of the governor

• A. Directing members of his team like Secretaries of Education and Agriculture
• B. Proposing a state Budget
• C. Vetoing Legislation
• D. Creating trade policies with Mexico to bring jobs into Georgia

6. What might the governor do in the following scenario: Someone resigns (leaves) from their seat in the Georgia State Senate.

• A. Vote in that member's place
• B. Personally select a replacement
• C. Call a special election for the seat
• D. Arrest the person and force them back to the state capitol

7. What might the governor do in the following scenario: Someone resigns (leaves) from their seat in the United States Senate.

• A. Vote in that member's place
• B. Personally select a replacement
• C. Call a special election for the seat
• D. Arrest the person and force them back to the state capitol

8. What is a State of the State Address?

• A. A speech where the governor lays out his plans and his budget for the year
• B. A speech where the lieutenant governor lays out his plans to replace the governor
• C. The address where the capitol is located
• D. None of the above

9. What happens in case a governor is not able to continue as governor?

• A. There is an immediate election to replace him
• B. The lieutenant governor replaces him
• C. The state legislature replaces him with one of their members
• D. The runner-up of the last election becomes governor

10. The governor can respond to bills passed by the state legislator by doing what? Select all that apply.

• A. Sign the bill
• B. Veto the bill
• C. Do nothing (the bill dies)
• D. Do nothing (the bill becomes law)