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WorksheetsCG2 Legislative Branch
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which statement below is NOT correct about Georgia's General Assembly?
Members of the General Assembly are responsible for making laws for the state.
Members of the General Assembly are elected by Georgia voters.
Members of the General Assembly are required to have been citizens of the state for at least two years.
Members of the General Assembly must join one of the state's two major political parties.
Which of the following is a NOT qualification for the Georgia State Senate?
Must be over the age of 25
Must be a US citizen
Must live in GA for 2 years
Must live in Fulton County
Which of the following is a NOT qualification for the Georgia State House of Representatives?
Must be over the age of 21
Must be a college graduate
Must live in GA for 2 years
Must be a US citizen
Which of the following is NOT a duty of the members of the Georgia General Assembly?
serving on standing committees
Working with members of both political parties
creating laws
signing or vetoing bills
Which of the following represents the main benefit of the committee system of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate?
To make sure that all members are properly doing their jobs.
To make sure that all proposed bills are carefully studied before becoming a law.
To make sure that important discussion can be held in secret.
To make sure that some members have more power than other members.
Most of the actual work that takes place in the Georgia General Assembly takes place …
during recess
in committees
within house districts
during the general session
If the Georgia General Assembly passed a bill that the governor did not support, how could the governor show his or her disapproval of the measure?
The governor could veto the bill, which would prevent the General Assembly from passing the bill in the next election.
The governor could refuse to sign the bill, which would send the measure to a conference committee to be amended.
The governor could veto the bill, which could still be overridden by the General Assembly with a two-thirds vote.
The governor could refuse to sign the bill, which could still be passed if the people of Georgia voted for it.
What must happen for a bill to become law in the state of Georgia?
approval by the governor of Georgia
2/3 approval by both the House of Representatives and the Senate
approval by the Georgia Supreme Court
approval by both the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader
In Georgia, a bill vetoed by the governor can still become law if …
2/3 of the General Assembly vote to override the veto.
the Supreme Court of Georgia votes unanimously in favor of the bill.
a majority of Georgia's population votes in favor of the passage of the bill.
the Speaker of the House and the majority leaders agree to override the veto.
What expenses are represented by the blue and yellow parts of the chart?
Healthcare and Defense
Libraries and State Parks
Defense and Libraries
Healthcare and Education
How does the creation of more jobs in Georgia increase revenue ($) for the state?
More workers will pay more sales taxes.
More workers will pay more capital gains taxes.
More workers will pay more property taxes.
More workers will pay more personal income taxes.
Money that Georgia uses to pay for governmental services is called …
state revenue
an investment
interest income
a transfer payment
The Legislative body in Georgia is called the...
Parliament
General Assembly
Knesset
Congress
The House of representatives and the Senate operate on a ____________ system where laws are debated by groups of people who specialize in that subject.
task force
cabinet
commission
committee
Tax revenue is...
money that the state collects from good, services, sales, property, and income
monthly expenses paid by the state
money that state spends on goods and services
money that comes from untaxed items
The process required by the GA Constitution by which a Governor refuses to approve a bill and presents it from becoming a law is called a …
prohibition
blackball
veto
embargo
Which of these BEST defines a bicameral legislature?
a governing body that is unfair to its people
government that requires 2-year terms
government made up of 2 leaders
a governing body made of 2 houses
What word is missing under the "Structure" sections of the diagram?
parties
caucuses
committees
members
What is an ad hoc committee?
a committee formed for a special purpose like the Covid-19 pandemic
a committee no one wants to be a part of
a committee that focuses on laws governing hockey teams in GA
a committee that focuses on advertising
Which of the following government bodies in Washington DC is Georgia’s General Assembly is most like?
Congress
The President and VP
The Supreme Court
None of these
General Assembly has two major duties. What are they?
Writing bills and enforcing the laws.
.Writing bills and interpreting the laws
Balance the state's budget and writing bills
Writing bills
Dividing the government into branches is known as the concept of ?
Checks and Balances
Committees
Separation of Powers
Law and Order
Besides taxes, what is the largest revenue maker for the State?
driver's license fees
the state lottery
hunting licenses
park fees
In order to pass a bill from one house to the next house, how many votes does it need?
2/3
a majority
91
a minority
Which house is responsible for introducing bills based on spending or appropriation?
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
General Assembly
