Checks/Balances
GA Constitution
Laws
Branches
Lawmaking
100
The power of a court to declare the law unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
100
Number of articles contained in the 1983 state constitution.
What are 11 articles?
100
Type of law passed by the state legislature.
What is statutory law?
100
Largest of all 3 branches in our state government.
What is the executive branch?
100
Group of legislators that studies a bill and holds hearings.
What is the committee?
200
Type of veto power exercised by the governor concerning spending bills.
What is
200
The direct method used by the voters to change our state constitution through the amendment process.
What is the referendum?
200
This law gives executive boards, commissions and agencies regulatory authority.
What is administrative law?
200
Members of this branch are chosen in non-partisan elections.
What is the judicial branch?
200
Represents interest group that seeks to influence legislation under the committee system.
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What is a lobbyist?
300
An important legislative power used to remove officials from the executive and judicial branches.
What is impeachment?
300
Name for those officials in the state govt. elected or appointed.
What are constitutional officers?
300
Unwritten law established by precedents used in the courts such as marriage and child custody.
What is common law?
300
The name for our state legislature that meets in Atlanta.
What is the General Assembly?
300
Another name for spending bills introduced in the legislature.
What are appropriations bills?
400
Required vote in both houses of the legislature to override the governor's veto.
What is a 2/3 vote?
400
Article in the state constitution dealing with local governments.
What is Article IX?
400
Law dealing with the constitution and its amendments.
What is constitutional law?
400
He heads the executive branch of Georgia state govt.
Who is the governor?
400
Type of committee that reconciles differences between the house and senate bills in the legislature.
What is a conference committee?
500
Power of a governor to forgive one convicted of a crime.
What is a pardon?
500
The number of times our current state constitution has been amended.
What is 89 times?
500
Judicial branch uses this researched law studied by lawyers and judges.
What is case law?
500
Another name for the president of the Georgia State Senate.
Who is the lt. governor?
500
The date most Georgia laws take effect.
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What is July 1?