Government Test Review Flashcards
What job does the Legislative Branch have; make laws, execute laws, or judge laws?
Makes laws
How old do you have to be to serve in the GA Senate- 21 or 25?
25 years old
How old do you have to be to serve in the GA House of Representatives- 18 or 21?
21 years old
How long does someone serve in the Georgia General Assembly (Legislative branch) before they have to get reelected- 2, 4, or 6 years?
2 years
How long does someone have to live in the district before they can become a member of the GA General Assembly- 1, 2, or 4 years?
1 year
In GA, which branch is the largest- Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Executive
Who is the leader of the House of Reps- Governor or Speaker of the House?
Speaker of the House
What is a main responsibility of the Speaker of the House- pick new representatives, judge the laws, assign members to committees?
Assign house members to committees
Who is the leader/president of the Senate- Speaker of the House or Lt. Governor?
Lt. Governor
The Lt. Governor is elected by the people- true of false?
True
The president pro-tempt is the majority leader of which- the Senate or House of Reps?
Senate
What is a major duty of the Lt. Governor- Interpret laws or assign people to committees?
Assign Senate members to committees
What is a main function of committees- to pick the president, to pick who runs for office, to determine if new laws are needed?
To determine if new laws are needed
Which is NOT one of the 4 main types of committees- Standing, Conference, Joint, Running?
Running
Which committee has a particular focus, like agriculture or education, and meets on a regular basic, regardless of who is in office- Joint, Conference, or Standing?
Standing committees
These Committees are created for a special purpose- Joint, Ad Hoc, Standing?
Ad hoc committees
Which committees are created when the House and Senate create different versions of a bill- Conference, Standing, Joint?
Conference committees
Each type of committee can create, amend, change, or kill legislation (a bill)- true or false
True
How many members are in the Georgia Senate- 25, 56, 180?
56
How many members are in the Georgia House of Reps? 25, 56, 180?
180
What is the Legislative Branch called in Georgia?
Georgia General Assembly
Serving on standing committees, pass states budget, enacting laws, redistricting every 10 years- who’s duties are these- Senate, House of Reps, or both
Both
How many days is the Legislature in session (how long they meet)- 40, 100, 300 days
40 days
What area does the GA government spend the most money- Health Care, Transportation, Education
Education
Where does the GA government get most of their revenue (money)- donations, speeding tickets, or taxes
taxes
The Governor has the power to enforce the laws, so which branch is he part of?
Executive
Who is the chief executive officer of the state and the commander-in-chief of the GA National Guard- President, Speaker of the House, or Governor?
Governor
How long is the term for the governor to serve- 2, 4, or 6 years
4 years
Like the President, the Governor can only serve how many terms consecutively (in a row)- 2, 3, or 4 terms
2 terms
You have to be a citizen of the US for at least 15 years to be governor, but how long do you have live in GA- 2, 6, or 10 years
6 years
How old do you have to be to before you can be Governor- 18, 25, or 30 years old
30 years old
Which branch of the government interprets/judges the laws
Judicial Branch
Which court reviews cases involving the death penalty- state or supreme
Supreme Court
Unlike the US Supreme Court judges who serve for life, the 7 GA Supreme Court judges must get reelected every- 4, 6, or 10 years?
6 years (that’s how long their term is)
Which type of laws deals with arguments between individuals/groups- criminal or civil
Civil
Which type of laws are created to protect society and deals with people who violate (break) the law- criminal or civil
Criminal
Which are more serious crimes (like murder or rape) and have a punishment of at least 1 year in prison- Felonies or Misdemeanors
Felonies
Misdemeanors are less serious crimes (like shop lifting or battery) and are punished with less than 1 year in jail- True of False
True
Which type of court hears all felony trials- State, Superior, or Magistrate
Superior court
Which group of citizens looks at the evidence to decide if a suspect should be charged with a crime- Grand jury or Supreme judges
Grand jury- if they do, the suspect then gets an indictment
The right to a fair judge, speedy trial, release on bail, and to have a lawyer are all part of due process- True of False
False- bail is not part of due process (the other things are)
