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13. Govt - Leg. and Exec.
13. Govt - Leg. and Exec.
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Serve on committees, propose amendments, redistricting, and passing a budget...who is it?
Senate and Governor
Governor and Constitutional Officers
Senate and House of Representatives
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Why does the governor prefer to deal with executives agencies over elected const. officers?
They can oversee police officers
Can hire/fire folks in exec. agencies, not elected officials
They can report to the General Assembly
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GA constitution gives the governor power to manage the state budget all year-Why?
Goes with veto power
By law, budget MUST be balanced (spending=income)
Legislative branch refuses to do so
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Carries out/enforces laws, proposes budget, fill govt. vacancies...
informal powers of the governor
formal powers of the governor
formal powers of the General Assembly
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Lottery, sales taxes, income tax, fees/licenses...
Revenue from Taxes
Money given freely by citizens
Revenue sources in GA
Taxes in GA
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What is the job of the Legislative Branch and a most important power over the other branches?
Naming officials to lead executive agencies
Appropriations (spending authorization)
Appointing judges to the Supreme Court
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Fred is 31, a citizen for 17 years, and has lived in Georgia for 4 years...can he be governor?
No
Yes
Who's Fred?
Maybe
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Before a budget bill goes through the normal process of a bill, what happens?
Starts with appropriations bill in the House
House and Senate both make appropriation bills
Governor makes an appropriation bill
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What MUST happen before a bill becomes a law?
Must pass House and Senate
Pass with 2/3 majority of both chambers
Governor MUST sign
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Governor greets foreign dignitaries, what kind of power?
Delegated
Formal
Informal
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What is the name of Georgia's legislative branch?
Separation of Powers
General Assembly
Democracy
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What can committees do with a bill?
Kill it in committee (get rid of it)
Amend and send to the governor to approve
Pass the bill by vote and then send to the other chamber
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Which source of revenue (all income) raises the most money for the state each year?
Fees
Tariffs
Sales Tax
Income Taxes
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What is main purpose of a committee?
Veto bad laws and rewrite them
Review bills and pick them for the full chamber to considers
Determine who can submit bills
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How are the State Dept. of Education and GA Bureau of Investigation alike?
Maintain the governor's personal power
Help the governor administer state programs & carry out laws
Monitoring the judicial branch
16
What qualification is different for members of the General Assembly?
Term - House 2, Senate 3
Age - House 21, Senate 25
Height - House 5 feet, Senate 6 feet
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What branch administers state programs and carries out state laws?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
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How is a bill blocked by the executive branch?
Leader does not allow the bill to be read before the chamber
House or Senate votes to defeat the bill
Governor disagrees and vetoes it
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What is the MAIN power of the Lt. Governor?
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Carries out laws
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If a bill starts in the Senate, what is one thing that next has to happen?
Bill goes to the governor for debate
Nothing...bill becomes law
Bill goes to committee in the House
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Which is NOT required for a bill?
Vote on bill in chamber (floor consideration)
Must always be amended
Intro of bill and assigned to committee
