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Legislative Branch -Quiz Prep

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch in Georgia's Government?

Protect the Law

Carry Out The Law

Interpret The Law

Create The Law

What do we call the Legislative Branch In Georgia?

Congress

State House

General Assembly

Some Assembly Required

Georgia's Legislative Branch is Unicameral.

True

False

Georgia's Legislative Branch is made up of ....

A State House of Representatives

A State Senate and House of Representatives

A State Senate and Representative Congress

Two Houses of Representatives

Which of the following best describes a "bill" in the regards to the legislative branch?

A bill is the same thing as a law we just call it a bill.

A bill is law before it goes to committee after committee it is a law.

A bill is proposed new law that must go through a process to become law.

A bill is what you get each month in the mail that stresses you out.

A bill must begin in the house and then move to the senate. A bill cannot start in the senate and go to the house.

True

False

Complete the following: "Most of the work of the GA Senate and GA House of Representatives is ....

done with laws and people.

done by various committees.

done by unpaid labor.

done in Florida.

In order for a bill to go to the governor it only has to pass ONE of the two chambers of the General Assembly.

True

False

What is PRIMARY source of funds the State of Georgia utilizes to fund the government?

Taxes

Bonds

Fees

Lottery

10.

Check all the ways GA's government makes money:

Income taxes

corporate taxes

Sales Taxes

Excise Taxes (Gas, Tobacco, Alcohol)

11.

Each year the Legislature produces and approves a _________________ which guides and controls the governments spending.

Spending Guide

State Budget

Tax Bracket

Appropriations Allotment

12.

BONUS -- The biggest single expenditure for the state of GA is ....

Prisons

Transportation

Education

Healthcare

13.

There are 180 of us..

Senate

House of Representatives

14.

You have to be 21 or older to be me..

Representative

Senator

15.

You have be at least 25 years old to be me...

Representative

Senator

16.

We are elected in November

Senator

Representative

Both

17.

We serve can serve unlimited terms...

Senator

Representative

Both

18.

You have to be a citizen of GA and the US for at least 2 years to be me...

Senator

Representative

Both

19.

There are 56 of us...

Senator

Representative

20.

Which answer puts the bill to law process in correct order?

introduction, sent to governor, draft, committee, chamber vote

draft, introduction, committee, chamber vote, sent to governor

introduction, drafting, sent to governor, chamber vote, committee

21.

What happens if a bill passes one chamber?

it is automatically a law

the governor doesn't need to sign it

it must go to the other chamber to repeat the process

it dies

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Legislative Branch -Quiz Prep

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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