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s.s. leg. branch
Georgia studies legislative branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ga's legislative branch is called the | general assembley |
| the general assembly is the | lawmaking body for the state |
| the general assembly is a bi-cameral, or two house legislator consisting of the | house of representatives the senate |
| members of the general assembly must be | u.s. citizens residents of Georgia for 2 years residents of there district for at least 1 year |
| the age requirements for both houses are | house of representatives must be 21 the senate must be 25 |
| members of the general assembly are elected | in two year terms |
| each seat of the house of rep. | represents the same amount of constitutes |
| a session or meeting to conduct business is | 40 days |
| the constitution allows the legislator to | adjourn any regular session to such a later date as it may set for reconvening |
| in order for the members of the general assembly to do there jobs properly | there must be some orginization |
| the leader of the house of rep. is the | speaker of the house |
| the leader of the senate is the | lutenent govener |
| the chief of responsibility of the two leaders is | to preside over meetings or their prospective chambers |
| each chamber also elects one of its members to serve in the absence of its presiding officer | house-speaker pro tempore senate-president pro tempore |
| an internal party organization is called a | caucous |
| each political party selects a | party leader, a caucus chair, and a party whip |
| durring the 40 day session, | 1200 bills are introduced in both houses |
| work load is divided and assighned | to a committee |
| because the real work of the general assembly takes place in | committees |
| the committee chairperson desides | when the committee meets when bills will be considered when or if a vote will be taken on a bill |
| the president of each chamber | elects the committee chairperson |
| standing committee | permenent |
| interim committees | considered temporarily so for a specific purpose |
| the general assembly is permitted to pass | laws on an issue not forbidden by the u.s. constitution |
| the Georgia constitution states | that the subject content of a bill must be single purpose and meet certain standerds |
| the general assembly may also pass | resolution |
| the u.s. constitution forbids states from | entering treaties with other countries |
| the general assembly may not pass laws that | limit business competition or create a monopoly |
| all legislation start as an | idea |
| step 1 | proposal is submitted to a clerk |
| step 2 | bill is introduced to the house as the first reading |
| step 3 | once the bill gets to the committee, the chairperson decides when or if to consider it |
| step 4 | after the committee members study the bill and hear from all interested party's the chairperson calls for a vote |
| step 4a | the house sais do pass original, do pass changed, do pass substitute, vote bill out, do not pass, and hold bill no action |
| if the committee votes do not pass | the bill is dead, for that session |
| if the committee says hold the bill or its killed | bill is gone |
| step 5 | if the bill is do pass, it is put on the general calender |
| the debate | members of the house take turns speaking trying to convince others to support or defeat the bill |
| step 6 | the full house votes on the bill then speaker closes it |
| step 7 | goes to other house, has to be yes then goes to the general assembly |
| step 8 | bill assigned to committee |
| step 9 | voted out of committee then sent to full senate |
| step 10 | legislators debate bill,and make changes |
| step 11 | once bill passes both house ans senate, the governor must approve with signatour |
| step 12 | if bill is vetoed, 2/3 of legislators must vote yes |
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