What is the percent of the General Assembly has to vote yes to override a Governors veto?
What is 33%
100
How many standing committees are in the House of Representatives?
36
100
How long is one term in the Georgia House?
2 years
100
Who can break a tie?
A Speaker
100
How often are elections for a senator?
Every two years
200
What happens after the bill is formally introduced?
The bill is assigned to a standing committee
200
What are the 4 types of committees?
What is Standing committee, Ad Hoc committee, Joint committee, and Conference committee
200
How old does someone have to be to be
21 years old
200
What does the Lieutenant Governor preside over?
The Senate
200
How many members are in the Senate?
56
300
Do both houses have to approve a bill for it to become a law?
Yes
300
How many standing committees are in the Senate?
What is 26
300
How many members are in the House?
180
300
House members elect____as a presiding officer
A Speaker
300
How old does someone have to be to be a senator?
25 years old
400
What does the Governor do in the process of a bill becoming a law?
He/ she can veto the bill and suggest what bill needs to be made.
400
What is a standing committee?
Are permanent committees or those that continue for every legislative session
400
How is someone elected into the Georgia House?
By popular vote from their district
400
A Lieutenant Governor cannot break ____
A tie
400
In what month are election held?
November
500
What office that determines and remedies any legal issues that a bill might face?
What is The Office of Legal Council
500
What can committees do?
Every committee can create, amend, change, or kill legislation
500
Name 3 duties of a House member
Serving on standing committees
Passing state’s operating budget
Enacting laws
Redistricting
Voting to place Constitutional Amendments on the election ballot
500
What 3 main things does a speaker do?
What is Appoint committees, appoint their chaperones, and assign bills to committees
500
Name 3 duties of a Senator
Serving on standing committees
Passing state’s operating budget
Enacting laws
Redistricting
Voting to place Constitutional Amendments on the election ballot