Georgia General Assembly

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The Georgia General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Georgia, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing public policy and governance.

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Legislative branch of Georgia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Georgia
canConvene special sessions
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Georgia
canPropose constitutional amendments to the Georgia Constitution
convenes regular legislative sessions
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elects its own leadership
enacts statutes
governs statewide public policy in Georgia
hasAuthorityOver state budget of Georgia
state civil law in Georgia
state criminal law in Georgia
state taxation in Georgia
hasComponent Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia State Senate
hasLeaderTitleLowerHouse Speaker of the House
hasLeaderTitleUpperHouse President of the Senate
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPower to appropriate state funds
to define crimes and penalties under state law
to levy state taxes
to regulate local governments in Georgia
hasTypeOfMembers state representatives
state senators
isBicameral true
isDefinedBy Constitution of the State of Georgia
isPartOf Government of the State of Georgia
surface form: government of Georgia
jurisdiction U.S. state of Georgia
surface form: State of Georgia
legislativeBodyOf U.S. state of Georgia
surface form: State of Georgia
locatedIn Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
lowerHouse Georgia House of Representatives
meetsIn Georgia State Capitol
numberOfChambers 2
oversees state agencies of Georgia
passes bills
passesOn bills to the Governor of Georgia for approval
responsibleFor creating state laws in Georgia
overseeing public policy in Georgia
state governance in Georgia
state Georgia
supervises implementation of state laws
termLengthLowerHouseMembers 2 years
termLengthUpperHouseMembers 2 years
upperHouse Georgia State Senate
uses committee system

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Western and Atlantic Railroad charteredBy Georgia General Assembly
Government of the State of Georgia hasBranch Georgia General Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Georgia
Government of the State of Georgia hasElectionsFor Georgia General Assembly
Georgia State Capitol houses Georgia General Assembly
Government of the State of Georgia legislativeBody Georgia General Assembly
Stephen Upson memberOf Georgia General Assembly
Georgia House of Representatives partOf Georgia General Assembly
Georgia State Senate partOf Georgia General Assembly
Georgia State Route System regulatingAuthority Georgia General Assembly
Georgia State Route 10 routeNumberingAuthority Georgia General Assembly
U.S. state of Georgia usesLegislature Georgia General Assembly
subject surface form: Georgia