Georgia Studies Chapter 26

What are the two houses of the General Assembly in Georgia?

• House of Representatives and House of Commons

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• House of Representatives and the Supreme Court

There are ___ members in Georgia's House of Representatives and ___ members in Georgia's Senate.

• 160

  52

• 175

  56

• 180

  56

What is the purpose of the committees in the General Assembly

• to study bills carefully

• to elect a governor

• to spend money

The ____ presides over the House of Representatives and the ___ presides over the Senate.

• Governor

  Lieutenant Governor

• President Pro Tem

  Lieutenant Governor

• Speaker of the House

  Lieutenant Governor

If the House of Representatives and the Senate pass two different versions of the same bill, what must happen ?

• A conference committee must resolve the differences

• The governor signs both bills into separate laws

• Both bills are immediately wiped out

What are the powers of the General Assembly?

• oversee the executive powers & elect the next governor

• authorize state spending &

  oversee the executive powers

• authorize state spending &

  choose city mayors

What are statutes?

• government books

• monuments

• laws

What are appropriations?

• people that the legislators represent

• action by the legislative body to authorize the spending of funds

• books that contain all of Georgia's laws

Voters represented by an elected official are called ___.

• constituents

• standing committees

• minority whips

Both Legislators must be citizens of the U.S., have lived in Georgia for two years, and have lived in their district for one year. The different requirement is that Representatives must be ___ years old while a Senator must be ___ years old.

• Representative - 35

  Senator- 25

• Representative - 21

  Senator- 30

• Representative- 21

  Senator - 25