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Department of public safety

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Department established to protect Georgia's citizens and their property. The Georgia State patrol is a part of this department

Back

Speaker of the house

Front

Presiding officers of the House of Representatives

Back

Department of economic development

Front

Department of Georgia's executive branch responsible for bringing economic development to the state

Back

Rights of citizens

Front

Government protected rights found in the US Bill of Rights and the Georgia Bill of Rights

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Taxes

Front

Money paid by citizens to support the function of local, state, and/or the federal government

Back

Governor

Front

Head of the Executive Branch; enforces law; Nathan Deal is Georgia's current

Back

Majority leader

Front

Leader who is responsible for making sure members of his or her party vote for bills and agendas that the majority party favors

Back

President of the Senate

Front

Leader of the Senate; only person to belong to two branches of government

Back

Checks and balances

Front

A political system that allows one branch of government to prevent another branch from having too much power

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Georgia Supreme Court

Front

The highest level of the Georgia State Court System; interprets law

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Floor leader

Front

A representative whose role is to promote the interests of the governor on the house floor

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Georgia state representative

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A member of the Georgia House of Representatives; must be 21 years of age, a resident of Georgia in their district for two years, and a US citizen

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Standing committee

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A permanent committee

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Legislation

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Acts passed by the legislative branch and approved by the executive branch or acts passed by the legislature branch, vetoed by the president, and overruled by the legistlative branch

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Georgia Flag

Front

based on three principles of Wisdom, justice, moderation

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Separation of powers

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The constitutional principle that limits the powers vested in one person for branch of government

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Bill of Rights

Front

A list of rights and freedoms found in both the Georgia and United States Constitutions

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Department of human resources

Front

Department of Georgia's executive branch, now part of the department of human services, responsible for customer focus human services

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Speaker of the House

Front

Leader of the House of Representatives; assigns members of the House to committees and appoints committee chairmen

Back

Executive branch

Front

Governmental branch responsible for enforcing laws

Back

Lieutenant Governor

Front

Executive branch second in command; Casey Cagle is Georgia's

Back

Primary election

Front

An election were members of the two major parties vote for candidates to represent them in the general elections; However, one does not have to be a member of a party to vote in a primary

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President Pro Tempore

Front

Fills in for President of the Senate when he/she is absent

Back

Georgia state senator

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A member of the Georgia Senate ;must be 25 years of age, a resident of Georgia in their district for two years, and a US citizen

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Conference committee

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Created when the house and senate write different versions of a bill; committee must compromise to make the bill the same

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Department of education

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Department of Georgia's executive branch responsible for overseeing all facets of education in the state

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Joint committee

Front

A committee made up of members of the Senate and House

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Responsibilities of citizens

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Duties that all citizens have; some more mandatory, like paying taxes and serving on juries; others are voluntary, such as voting

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Minority leader

Front

A leader who is responsible for making sure members of his or her party vote for bills and agendas the minority party favors

Back

Department of transportation

Front

Department of Georgia's executive branch responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Georgia's roads and highways

Back

Political parties

Front

A group of like-minded individuals who share common beliefs and ideas to work together in hopes of electing their members to political office

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General Assembly

Front

Makes the Laws; two parts - House of Representative and Senate

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Ad Hoc Committee

Front

Committee created for special purpose

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Department of natural resources

Front

Department of Georgia's executive branch Department responsible for the Department of Georgia's executive branch responsible for enforcing laws concerning the states rivers and lakes and operating the states public park and preserving the state historic sites

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Speaker Pro Tempore

Front

Fills in for the Speaker of the House when he/she is absent

Back

Georgia general assembly

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Georgia's legislative branch; made up of a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate

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Legislative branch

Front

Governmental branch responsible for creating laws

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