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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies Chapter 3 - Georgia's Legislative Branch
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Bicameral
Two-house body, consisting of a house of representatives and the senate
A person in a legislative district
Constituent
The official count of the population
A person in a legislator's district
Apportionment
Redraws the boundaries of the voting district to account for population changes
Deciding how many constituents, are represented in each district is handled through a mathematical step
Census
The official count of the population
Proposed laws
Redistricts
The official account of the population
Redraws the boundaries of voting districts to account for population changes
Quorum
Change or make an addition to
The number of members - a majority - who must be present in order to conduct business
Bills
Proposed laws
Change or make an addition to
Caucus
Formal agreement between two or more nations
A group of political party members
Amend
change or make an addition to
Formal agreement between two or more nations
Treaties
Formal agreement between two or more nations
Change or make an addition to
Monopoly
A plan for receiving and spending money
The executive ownership or control of a product or an industry by one company or group
Appropriates
Set aside for a specific purpose, the money needed to operate all departments and agencies. of state government.
A plan for receiving and spending money
Budget
A plan for receiving and spending money
Set aside for a specific purpose, the money needed to operate all departments and agencies of state government
Revenue
Income from taxes and fees
A plan for receiving and spending money
Fiscal year
The budgetary spending year
A plan for receiving and spending money
Veto
Reject
Income from taxes and fees
