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