Legislative branch of Georgia
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The Legislative branch of Georgia is the state’s lawmaking body, composed of elected representatives who create, debate, and pass state legislation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative branch of Georgia canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of government
ⓘ
state legislative branch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Georgia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHold | special legislative sessions ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoOf | Governor of Georgia ⓘ |
| checksAndBalancesWith |
Executive branch of Georgia
ⓘ
Judicial branch of Georgia ⓘ |
| composedOf | elected representatives ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of the State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electorate | registered voters of Georgia ⓘ |
| elects |
President Pro Tempore of the Georgia State Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | statewide public policy in Georgia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Georgia House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBicameral | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Government of Georgia (U.S. state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Georgia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess |
bill introduction
ⓘ
committee consideration ⓘ conference committee (if needed) ⓘ floor debate ⓘ floor vote ⓘ presentation to Governor of Georgia ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| location | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Georgia House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
amend state laws
ⓘ
approve state budget ⓘ create state laws ⓘ levy state taxes ⓘ repeal state laws ⓘ represent residents of Georgia ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Georgia State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 2 ⓘ |
| oversees | state agencies through legislative oversight ⓘ |
| power |
confirm certain executive appointments (Senate)
ⓘ
enact statutes for the State of Georgia ⓘ propose constitutional amendments (state) ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | redistricting within Georgia ⓘ |
| sessionType | regular legislative sessions ⓘ |
| termLengthLowerHouse | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLengthUpperHouse | 2 years ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Georgia State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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