The Legislative Branch The General Assembly — Georgia’s legislative branch is similar to the United States Congress in that it is _______________, or has two houses. Georgia’s legislative branch is called the _____________________. Qualifications Senators Representatives Georgia has had a two house legislature since 1777, when the US Citizenship first state constitution was created. Today those two houses GA Citizenship are called the _____________________ Resident of his/her district and the ___________. The purpose of the General Assembly is to make __________. There Age are a total of _______ representatives Term Length and _____ senators. Leadership: The Legislative Process Duties: House of Representatives: Legislative sessions trial in January and last _____________. The House of Representatives can introduce bills designed to _____________________ Senate: ________________________________________. The Senate can _____________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________. Committees: Taxes: Summarize what committees do: f
Qualifications Senators Representatives US Citizenship GA Citizenship Resident of his/her district Age Term Length The Legislative Branch — The General Assembly Georgia’s legislative branch is similar to the United States Congress in that it is _______________, or has two houses. Georgia’s legislative branch is called the _____________________. Georgia has had a two house legislature since 1777, when the first state constitution was created. Today those two houses are called the _____________________ and the ___________. The purpose of the General Assembly is to make __________. There are a total of _______ representatives and _____ senators. The Legislative Process Duties: Legislative sessions in January and last _____________. The House of Representatives can introduce bills designed to _____________________ ________________________________________. The Senate can _____________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________. Committees: Taxes: Summarize what committees do: Leadership: House of Representatives: Senate: f trial
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