GS Interim Review

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

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

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

Which two sources make up a majority of Georgia’s revenue? 

• Corporate taxes and Excise taxes

• Individual Income taxes and Sales tax

• Lottery and Sales tax

• Excise taxes and Lottery

Both the Georgia Constitution and the US Constitution

• divide the powers of government between three branches.

• concentrate legislative power in a single house of Congress.

• place all the powers of government into the executive branch.

• divide judicial power between two chambers of the Supreme Court.

The Executive Branch is made up of ______________________ that support the implementation of Georgia's law.

• State agencies

• General Assembly

• Judges

• Secretary of State