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Civics Review
Legislative Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many votes to pass a bill in Georgia assembly | majority vote |
| Georgia's lawmaking body | legislative |
| 2 houses in the Georgia General Assembly | House of Rep. and Senate |
| Number of members in Georgia House of Rep. | 180 |
| Number of members in Georgia Senate | 56 |
| Age requirement for House of Representatives | 21 |
| Age requirement for Senate | 25 |
| Qualifications to serve in Georgia General Assembly | U.S. citizen Georgia citizen 2 years legal resident for 1 year Can't be active in the military |
| Length of term for a member of the House of Rep. or Senate | 2 years |
| Length of Legislative session | 40 days |
| General Election for Representatives and Senators | Every even numbered years |
| Where bills relating to revenue originate | House of Representatives |
| Money is also called | revenue |
| where all business regarding impeachments and appointments by the Governor occur | Senate |
| Georgia's Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones |
| Georgia's speaker of the house | Jon Burns |
| Presides over the Georgia House of Rep. | Speaker of the House |
| Presides over the Senate | lieutenant governor |
| where most of the work is done in both houses of General Assembly | committees |
| How many committees most Senators and Representatives serve on | 2-3 |
| number of bills introduced in Legislative session | 1200 |
| Proposed laws are called | bills |
| why is the workload divided among committees in the house and senate | to save time |
| to reject | veto |
| two ways a bill can become a law | Governor signs off on it Governor does nothing |
| how can the general assembly override a Governor's veto | 2/3 vote |
| heart of the legislative process | committees |
| In Georgia only legislators in the House and Senate can do this | introduce bills |
| Governor of Georgia | Brian Kemp |
| Official count of population | census |
| how often is census taken | 10 years |
| percentage of what you earn; taken out of what you earn | income tax |
| percentage of what your property is worth | property tax |
| tax on alcohol, tobacco, and gas | excise tax |
| what is the primary way that our government brings in money | taxes |
| most visible non-tax revenue source in GA | lottery |
| Take to a higher court for a rehearing | Appeal |
| Crime punishable by death | Capital Felony |
| Decision reached by a jury | verdict |
| Person thought to have committed a crime | Suspect |
| Serious offense regarded as an injury to society | Crime |
| What is the largest Expenditure in Ga | education |
| how speaker of house is chosen | voted by house members |
| 4% tax on things you buy | sales tax |
| make formal desision | adjucate |
| Citizens chosen to hear evidence and make decisions | jury |
| authority of a court to decide a case | jurisdiction |
| wrong doing of a person that can be compensated with money | tort |
| position at head of every court in Ga | judge |
| the one bringing the lawsuit | plantiff |
| one being sued | defendant |
| crime punishable by less on year in prision | misdemeanor |
| Crime punishable by more than one year in prisoin | felony |
| laws that deal relationships | Civil laws |
| Laws that protect society | Criminal Laws |
| 2 types of courts in judicial system | Trial and Appellate Courts |
| state highest court | supreme court |
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