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Committees And Process Of How A Bill Becomes A Law In Georgia. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What part of the legislative branch can create, amend (change), or kill legislation?
a) Committee
b) Governor
c) Lieutenant Governor
d) No one

Who can suggest an idea for a bill?
a) citizen
b) legislator
c) governor
d) all of the above

All bills must start in the House of Representatives.
a) Yes, that is true.
b) No, they can begin in either the House or the Senate.
c) No, all bills must start in the Senate.
d) No, bills begin with the Governor.

In which chamber does a bill regarding money have to begin?
a) Senate
b) Governor's office
c) Lieutenant Governor's office
d) House of Representatives

Before a bill can be voted on by the full chamber where does it have to be discussed, researched and debated?
a) Governor's office
b) Lieutenant Governor's office
c) Committee
d) Speaker of the House's office

If a bill is passed in the House of Representatives first, where does it go next?
a) Governor's office
b) Speaker of the House's office
c) The Senate
d) Nowhere

IF the same version of a bill is voted on and passed in both chambers(houses), where does it go next?
a) to the lieutenant governor to be signed
b) to the governor to be signed
c) back to the chamber(house) it started in
d) to the citizens to be voted on

What is it called if the governor does not sign the law?
a) a veto
b) a charge
c) a dead weight
d) a defeat

What portion of the House and Senate must vote favorably in order to override a veto?
a) simple majority
b) 3/4 majority
c) 7/8 majority
d) 2/3 majority

If the governor does not sign a bill into law, after how many days does it automatically become law?
a) 40 days
b) 20 days
c) 100 days
d) 50 days

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