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CG2 and CG3

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name

Class

Date

(SS8CG2) The branch of government responsible for making law is the __________ branch.

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

(SS8CG3) The branch of government responsible for enforcing the law is the __________ branch.

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

(SS8CG2) The General Assembly gets most of its work done in _________

House of Representatives

Committee Systems

Senate

(SS8CG3) The General Assembly may pass a bill, but the Governor may veto it. This is an example of?

Checks and Balances

Separation of Powers

Popular Vote

(SS8CG1) The concept that describes the division of the basic powers and responsibilities of government between three distinct and independent branches is called _____________.

Checks and Balances

Separation of Powers

Popular Vote

(SS8CG2) The General Assembly of the state of Georgia can best be described as _____________.

unicameral

bicameral

tricameral

(SS8CG2) All of the following make up the different houses of the General Assembly except _____.

the State Supreme Court

the State Senate.

the House of Representatives

(SS8CG2a) Which political office in the state of Georgia has the following qualifications: U.S. citizenship, Georgia residency for at least two years, and 25 years of age?

State Senator

Member of the House of Representatives

Governor

(SS8CG1a) Which political office in the state of Georgia has the following qualifications: U.S. citizenship for fifteen years, Georgia residency for at least six years, and 30 years of age?

State Senator

Member of the House of Representatives

Governor

10.

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

Governor

Speaker of the House

Lieutenant Governor

11.

(SS8CG2b) The leader of the State Senate is the _______________________.

Governor

Speaker of the House

Lieutenant Governor

12.

(SS8CG2b) ______ is the only member of Georgia's government that is a part of two branches of government

Governor

Speaker of the House

Lieutenant Governor

13.

(SS8CG2b) The Governor of Georgia is elected to terms that last ___ years long.

14.

SS8CG2a) The qualifications of the office of Lieutenant Governor are identical to those of the

President

Vice President

Governor

15.

(SS8CG5a) In Georgia, there are ____ counties.

159

175

200

16.

GA's governor is closest to what national counterpart

President

Congress

U.S. Supreme Court

Vice President

17.

GA's Lieutenant governor is closest to what national counterpart

President

Congress

U.S. Supreme Court

Vice President

18.

(SS8E4a) Money collected by the government to keep the government in operations

Bicameral

Appropriations

Legislature

Revenue

19.

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

TRUE

FALSE

20.

(SS8CG3) If the governor vetoes a bill, the bill is finished and will never become a law.

TRUE

FALSE

21.

Which of the following are included in the executive branch? (choose 2)

the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and State Agencies

the Courts

the General Assembly

the Secretary of State and Attorney General

22.

Which of the following is NOT a job of the governor?

enforcing laws

head of the state Senate

appointing people to state offices

signing bills into law

23.

Which department oversees how schools are funded, certifies teachers, and distributes funds to school districts?

Dept. of Education

Dept. of Insurance

Dept. of Agriculture

Dept. of Labor

24.

Which elected officer in the executive branch is the state's chief legal officer?

Secretary of State

Commissioner of Agriculture

Attorney General

Insurance Commissioner

25.

Which house is responsible for introducing bills based on spending or appropriation?

House of Representatives

Senate

Congress

26.

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

27.

How many votes are needed in order to overturn a veto by the executive branch?

2/3 of both houses.

Half of the houses.

The majority of both houses.

2/3 of the Senate, 1/3 of the House.

28.

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.

29.

This committee serves a special purpose

ad hoc

conference

joint

standing

30.

This committee creates a compromise version of bill

ad hoc

conference

standing

joint

31.

This committee is made of members of the house and senate:

Conference

joint

ad hoc

compromise

32.

This committee lasts from session to session.

ad hoc

joint

conference

standing

33.

How are members of the general assembly and the governor chosen?

By the president

by the voters

by the legislature

by the Supreme Court

34.

Using this graph, what can you conclude about Georgia's tax revenue?

Sales Taxes have increased.

Corporate Income taxes have decreased.

The state has too many revenue sources.

The state has many revenue sources.

35.

Which of the following is required by the Georgia

state constitution?

Personal income tax increases must be

approved by voter referendum.

The state must maintain a balanced budget and

cannot spend more money than it takes in.

Cuts to state welfare programs must be

approved by the Georgia Supreme Court.

All non-tax revenue that the state receives is

used exclusively to fund education.

100 %

CG2 and CG3

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

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