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Georgia History Gov
Branches and Municipalities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three branches of government? | Executive, Legislative, and Judicial |
| Who is the chief/head of the executive branch? | the Governor |
| What is the highest court in the State of Georgia? | the Supreme Court |
| What is seperation of powers? | responsibilities of government are divided among the three branches of government |
| What is checks and balances | makes sure that no branch of government becomes too powerful |
| Requirements to vote | must be at least 18; a citizen of the United States; legal resident of Georgia and the county in which he/she registers |
| General Elections | held in November in even numbered years |
| Major political parties | Republican and Democrat |
| Interest Groups | people who share common goals and objectives and who band together to influence government policies on issues related to their goals |
| Requirements to be Senator | 25 years old citizen of US and Georgia for at least 2 years legal resident of district for at least one year |
| Requirements to become Representative | at 21 years old citizen of US and Georgia for at least 2 years legal resident of the district for at least 1 year |
| General Assembly term length and limit | 2 year terms and no limit on how many times they can be reelected |
| 56 | Senate |
| 180 | House of Representatives |
| Legislative Branch | pass,amend, or eliminate any law or matter not denied in the Constitution |
| Executive Branch | enforce laws |
| Judicial Branch | interprets law |
| Duties of Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor | appoint members to committees; designate chairpersons; assign bills to committees |
| Standing committee | permanent committees |
| General Assembly | name of the Legislative Branch of Georgia |
| bicameral | two houses in the legislative branch |
| Upper house | Senate |
| Lower House | House of Representatives |
| interim committee | work on an assigned task |
| conference committee | work out disagreements between the House and Senate versions of a bill |
| joint committee | has members in both the House and Senate working on an assigned topic or issue |
| Steps to how a Bill becomes a law | 1.bill submitted 2. bill goes to committee; 3. committee sends to house or senate 4.bill passes both chambers 5.governor can sign or veto 6. each chamber can override veto by 2/3 vote |
| Requirements to become Governor/Lieutenant Governor | 30 years old; citizen of US for 15 years; citizen of Georgia for 6 years |
| Governor term length and limit | 4 years and only gets 2 terms |
| Lieutenant Governor term length and limit | 4 years and there is no limit on how many times they can be reelected |
| Duties of Governor | appoints state officials; calls special sessions of legislature; pardon convicted criminals |
| Leader of the Senate | Lieutenant Governor |
| Leader of the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| Organization of Legislative Branch | 2 chambers containing a total of 236 members; these chambers are the House of Representatives and the Senate |
| Organization of the Executive Branch | broken down into departments with some officials being appointed and some being elected |
| head/commander-in-chief of the state | governor |
| Department of Natural Resources | enforces safety measures for hunting and fishing; administers laws that are designed to conserve land and water resources |
| Department of Transportation | plans new routes for highways; hires construction companies; and maintains roads |
| Department of Economic Development | responsible for attracting new business investments, encouraging existing industry and small business; develop new domestic and international trade markets for Georgia; handle tourism and special events |
| entrepreneur | organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for business ventures |
| Department of Public Safety | protects the State's people and property; include agencies like the GEorgia State Patrol; Georgia Bureau of Investigation; and Department of Driver Services |
| Department of Human Services | ensure the well being of citizens; inlcudes welfare and health related issues |
| Department of Education | sets curriculum standards; provides funding to schools; sets requirements for teacher certification and high school graduation |
| Term lenght of elected officials in executive branch | 4year terms |
| Head of the Department of Law and chief legal officer of the State | State Attorney General |
| head of the Agriculture Department; directs agribusiness; maintains the state's farmers markets | Commissioner of Agriculture |
| Head of the Department of Labor; regultes health and safety of workers; enforces state labor laws; unemployment insurance | Commissioner of Labor |
| Regulates insurance carriers and issues insurance licences | Commissioner of Insurance |
| Regulates utilities in Georgia and serves a 6 year term | Public Service Commissioners |
| keeps state's official records; supervises elections; publishes laws passed; regulates corporations and nonprofit organizations | Secretary of State |
| head of the Department of Education; directs statewide education programs; enforces state and federal education laws; administers funds | State School Superintendant |
| document that sets up how our state government works |
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