What does the Legislative committee do?

What does the Legislative committee do?

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Easy

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of a committee in the Georgia legislature?**


To draft new bills

   

To hear and recommend bills for larger chambers

   

To vote on final bills

To campaign for legislators

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are committees in the Georgia legislature composed?

   

By a random selection of lawmakers

  

By a bipartisan group of lawmakers

  

By only the majority party members

   

By volunteers from the public

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do committees consider when evaluating a bill?

  


 The bill’s political popularity

  

 The pros and cons, cost, and funding

  

 The bill’s historical context

  The personal opinions of lawmakers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are committee recommendations important?


   They decide the final law

  

 They guide the larger legislative bodies

   

They determine election outcomes

   

They are used for public relations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt


7. What happens after a bill passes through a committee?

   

It is immediately signed into law

  

It is read on the floor with the committee’s report

  

 It is sent directly to the Governor

  

It is discarded

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of committees when a bill moves between the House and Senate?**

 


 To draft a new bill

  

To reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions

To campaign for the bill

   To organize public hearings

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the House and Senate have different spending amounts for a bill, what happens?**


 The bill is rejected

   

A committee of House and Senate members meets to resolve the difference

  

The bill is sent back to the sponsor

The bill is amended without further discussion

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