Foundations GA Govt
What is the first section of the GA State Constitution?
Preamble
The legislative branch in Georgia is called...
Georgia General Assembly
The executive branch in GA is called...
Governor
The Georgia Pledge & the State Seal of Georgia have these three things in common
wisdom, justice, moderation
The US Constitution & the Georgia State Constitution have this in common
Bill of Rights - a list stating basic rights of citizens
GA General Assembly is split into 2 houses:
Senate & House of Representatives
State Agencies are part of the Executive Branch.
What is an example of something GDOT provides citizens
GA citizens are barred from voting if:
in jail for felony, mentally incompetent
Checks & Balances
What is the purpose of committees?
create, amend, or kill bills
List 2 state agencies and what they do
GDOT, DOE, GBI, GFC, DOC, etc.
At what age can you become a GA senator and Rep
Senator - 25
Rep - 21
2 responsibilities of GA citizens
voting, taxes, jury, volunteering
Name 2 types of committees and what they do
standing, ad hoc, joint, conference
3 Gov Controv, etc.
What is a benefit of having many counties in Georgia?
equals more rep in GA General Assembly
What are all three GA branches of government and what are their roles
Leg - make laws
Exc - enforce laws
Jud - interpret laws
Explain the purpose of a Conference Committee
when both houses have different version/conflict of a bill. Decide to compromise or kill the bill.
List 2 differences between the governor & lt. governor
GOV - heads nat guard & state police, only serve 8 consec years (2 terms), propose budget, head ex branch
LT GOV - president of Senate, serve unlimited # of terms, acts as gov when real gov away
GA state sales tax is only 4%, but Georgians typically pay 7 or 8%. Why?
local governments add 3-4% to sales tax