8th SS - Unit 14 Review (SS8CG2bcd) Question Preview (ID: 49961)


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At the beginning of each year, the legislature meets for:
a) 40 days
b) 100 days
c) 70 days
d) 130 days

Exists each year; deal with permanent issues ???
a) standing committees
b) ad hoc committees
c) conference committees
d) joint committees

Created for a special purpose ???
a) ad hoc committees
b) standing committees
c) joint committees
d) conference committees

Created to compromise on a bill ???
a) conference committees
b) ad hoc committees
c) standing committees
d) joint committees

Made up of members of the House and the Senate ???
a) joint committees
b) conference committees
c) ad hoc committees
d) standing committees

For a bill to become a law in Georgia, there can be as many as...
a) 16 steps
b) 12 steps
c) 8 steps
d) 4 steps

To become laws, bills have to be signed:
a) by both houses
b) by only the Senate
c) by only the House of Representatives
d) by either the Senate or the House of Representatives

To override the governor's veto, the House and Senate need:
a) a 2/3 majority
b) a 3/4 majority
c) a 4/5 majority
d) a 5/6 majority

Most revenue gained by Georgia comes from:
a) taxes
b) tourist dollars
c) the federal government
d) tariffs

A tax on a purchase is called:
a) sales tax
b) property tax
c) income tax
d) ####

Money deducted from paychecks would qualify as:
a) an income tax
b) a property tax
c) a sales tax
d) ####

Taxing property is an example of:
a) a property tax
b) an income tax
c) a sales tax
d) ####

Most of Georgia's laws originate from:
a) committees
b) interest groups
c) schools
d) ordinary citizens

Who assigns legislators to their committees?
a) the leaders of the House and the Senate
b) the governor
c) the Department of Elections
d) citizens

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