THREE BRANCHES
This branch of Georgia's government is responsible for making laws.
What is the legislative branch (or General Assembly)?
The governor can use this power to reject a bill passed by the General Assembly.
What is a veto?
According to the Georgia Constitution, this is a responsibility of all citizens, requiring them to follow local, state, and federal laws.
What is obeying the law?
Georgia's General Assembly is made up of these two chambers.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This person serves as the head of Georgia's executive branch.
Who is the governor?
This branch interprets laws and includes Georgia's court system.
What is the judicial branch?
This system ensures that each branch of government can limit the powers of the other branches.
What are checks and balances?
Citizens must be this minimum age to vote in Georgia elections.
Answer: What is 18 years old?
A member of the Georgia House of Representatives must be at least this age.
What is 21 years old?
The governor must be at least this age to serve.
What is 30 years old?
The governor leads this branch of Georgia's government.
What is the executive branch?
The General Assembly can override a governor's veto with this fraction of votes in both chambers.
What is a two-thirds majority?
This section of the Georgia Constitution lists the individual liberties and protections guaranteed to all Georgians.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Bills are reviewed and revised in these smaller groups within the General Assembly before reaching the full chamber for a vote.
What are committees?
This elected official serves as president of the Georgia Senate and assumes the governor's duties if the governor cannot serve.
Who is the lieutenant governor?
This constitutional principle divides government power among three distinct branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is separation of powers?
The judicial branch checks the other branches by having the power to do this to laws that violate the Georgia Constitution.
What is declare them unconstitutional (or strike them down)?
To vote in Georgia, a person must meet these three basic qualifications: be 18 years old, be a citizen, and be this.
What is a legal resident of Georgia (or registered to vote)?
A member of the Georgia Senate must have been a U.S. citizen for this many years and a Georgia citizen for this many years.
What is two years (U.S. citizen) and two years (Georgia citizen)?
The executive branch carries out its responsibilities through these organizations, which administer specific programs like transportation and education.
What are state agencies (or departments)?
The Georgia Constitution's structure mirrors this federal document, which also establishes three branches of government.
What is the United States Constitution?
The governor checks the judicial branch by having the power to do this to judges for certain positions.
What is appoint them?
These three principles appear in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia flag.
What are wisdom, justice, and moderation?
After a bill passes both chambers of the General Assembly, it goes to this person, who can sign it into law or veto it.
Who is the governor?
State government is primarily funded through these two sources: taxes collected from citizens and businesses, and this type of assistance from the federal government.
What are federal grants (or federal funding)?