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Ga Studies U2 CA
Ga Studies - executive, legislative, and judicial branches
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the qualifications for a Senator in the General Assembly? | 25 + age, U.S. citizen, Ga. citizen 2+ years, liven in the district represented, serve 2 year terms |
| What are the qualifications for a House Representative in the General Assembly? | 21 years old, U.S. citizen, Ga. citizen 2+ years, s, live in the district represented, serve 2 year terms, |
| What does the General Assembly do? | Make laws for the state |
| How is the law approved? | The Senate and the House have to approve a bill before sending to the governor to sign. |
| Who is the president of the Senate? | The Lt. Governor |
| Who is the head of the House of Representatives? | Speaker of the House |
| What is the committee system? | small group of legislators who work together on specific laws |
| How does the committee system benefit Georgia's government? | The General Assembly members make the lawmaking process more efficient |
| What is a conference committee? | The conference committee meets when the Senate and House do not agree on a bill. Identical versions of the bill must be agreed on before going to the governor. |
| What are the steps for a bill to become law? | Idea presented, name/number by Clerk of House/Secretary of State; goes to Senate or House to be read/studied by committee debated/voted on; goes to other house/Senate for read/debate/vote; if identical on both sides, bill goes to governor for signing. |
| What is a federal grant? | when federal government gives money to state for a project |
| What is a sales tax? | Tax on most retails goods purchased |
| What revenue source do most schools depend on? | Property taxes are most used for education |
| How does the creation of jobs affect the revenue the state takes in? | More jobs in state, more people to pay personal income tax |
| How does the state spend tax dollars? | Largest percentage of GA revenue is spent on education |
| What qualifications are needed to be Governor? | 30 + years, Ga resident at least 6 years, US citizen 15 years |
| What are the duties for the Governor? | Director of the budget, makes appointments to an executive office, sign legislation passed by Gen Assembly |
| What is the purpose of State agencies? | to enforce state laws |
| List 3 state agencies | GA Dept of Transportation, Ga Dept of Education, and Ga Dept of Natural Resources. |
| What is the responsibility of the GA Dept of Transportation? | maintains and improves state roads and highways |
| What is the responsibility of the Dept of Education | maintains GA;'s educational system |
| What is the responsibility of the Dept of Natural Resources | maintain state parks and manage state natural resources |
| What is the Judicial System? | It administers justice through the many levels of the state court system, it interprets the laws |
| What is the role of the Judicial branch? | It serves as checks and balances to make sure laws are constitutional and correctly interpreted |
| What does the Georgia Supreme Court determine? | Determines elections that are challenged |
| What is the focus of the GA Court of Appeals | It only reviews or goes over court decisions that are challenged |
| What is civil law? | deals with disputes between private individuals/groups rather than crimes against society |
| What types of disputes are considered civil law? | They often involve compensation for injury, damage or wrongdoing (damages in a car accident) |
| What is criminal law? | These laws are created to protect society from wrongdoers |
| What are types of criminal law | if someone breaks this type of law, the government prosecutes them and punishments include fines, jail or other penalties (ex. robbery - it harms both victim and society's sense of safety) |
| Can a person be charged with breaking both a civil and criminal law? | Yes. Ex. drunk driver causes a car wreck; criminal - driving drunk, civil - car repares, medical bills, suffering of the injured person (compensation for payment) |
| What is a misdemeanor? | shoplifting, traffic violation, trespassing. Other types are assault/battery, cruelty to animals. |
| What type of consequences are given for misdemeanors? | These are less serious crimes and are usually punished with less that a year in prison and a fine |
| What is a bench trial? | Trials that do NOT have a jury |
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