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- Moderation is our legislative branch because it moderates and makes our laws.
- What did I just read? The Georgia flag stands for Justice, Moderation, and Wisdom, but why?
- Justice makes up our judicial branch because that is what we serve to Georgia -justice.
- Wisdom is the quality of having knowledge. Which makes up our executive branch
- Qualifications-21 yrs of age, US citizen, Georgia resident, and local district resident for 1 year. Terms- 2 year terms Duties- include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes. Elections- they are directly voted by the constituents of their district
- Representatives Qualifications, terms, etc.
- Qualifications-25 yrs of age, US citizen, Georgia resident, and local district resident. Terms- 2 year terms Duties- Introduces legislation to the Georgia Senate Elections- they are directly voted by the constituents of their districts.
- senators Qualifications, terms, etc.
- LT. Governor elected by popular vote The lieutenant governor's primary job is to serve as President of the Georgia State Senate.
- Speaker of House elected by fellow Members of the House to serve as their leader at the beginning of each two year term
- enforcing laws, appointing people to state offices, signing bills into laws, suggesting new state programs and laws, and proposing and directing the state budget.
- 4 yr term, 2 consecutive a candidate must win a statewide election by popular vote.
- at least 30 years old, a US citizen for at least 15 yr, a Georgia resident for at least 6 years
- The governor
- president of the Senate, decides committee memberships and chooses committee chairs.
- Same as gov. for qualifications and terms except for unlimited terms
- Lt. Governor
- Appellate courts are the part of the judicial system that is responsible for hearing and reviewing appeals from legal cases that have already been heard in a trial-level or other lower court.
- In trial courts, peoples’ actions are measured against the law. the actions can be judged in one of two ways: by a group of citizens called a jury, or simply by a judge. Trial courts hear and try cases for the first time. The five trial-level courts are superior, state, juvenile, probate, and magistrate courts.
- civil law has to deal with disputes between civilians criminal law deals with people hurting other people and felonies.
- what is the difference between criminal and civil law??
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