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Bellringer Check. Respond to each question by bubbling in the correct answer on your Gradecam answer sheet. When complete, scan your answer sheet under the Elmo to receive your grade. . Georgia’s General Assembly: Organization and Committee System . Today’s Agenda.

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  1. Bellringer Check Respond to each question by bubbling in the correct answer on your Gradecam answer sheet. When complete, scan your answer sheet under the Elmo to receive your grade.

  2. Georgia’s General Assembly:Organization and Committee System

  3. Today’s Agenda Open: ~ Student-Created Prezi Work ~ Interactive PowerPoint Notes Session: ~ Textbook Read-Aloud and Questions Close: ~ Stop Motion Video, “3 Branches of Government”

  4. Standard SS8CG2 The student will analyze the role of the legislative branch in Georgia state government. Element b. Describe the organization of Georgia’s General Assembly, with emphasis on leadership and the committee system.

  5. Essential Question What is the structure of the legislative branch of Georgia’s state government?

  6. Student-Created Prezi Please remember to pay attention and be polite.

  7. House of Representatives House of Representatives (aka the House) ~ made up of 180 members (elected every 2 years) ~ presided over by the Speaker of the House who is elected by all the members of the House (he/she is in charge) ~ Speaker is usually a member of the Party in power (the Party with the most members) Leaders of the House: (1) Speaker of the House (2) Majority Leader (encourages members to vote alike) (3) Minority Leader (encourages members to vote alike) (4) Floor Leader (promotes Governor’s interest in the House)

  8. Senate ~ made up of 56 members (elected every 2 years) ~ presided over by the Lieutenant Governor Leaders of the Senate: • Lieutenant Governor (elected by the citizens) ~ he/she may be a member of the minority party ~ appoints Senate members to committees

  9. The Committee System ~ A committee is a group of people appointed for a specific function (each committee has a specific focus) ~ most of the work of the House and Senate take place in committees ~ House has 36 standing committees and Senate has 26 ~ each General Assembly member must serve on at least 2 committees ~ Committees create, amend, change, or kill legislation (possible laws)

  10. 4 Committee Types 1) Standing Committee: permanent for every legislative session 2) Ad hoc: created for a special purpose 3)Joint Committee: has both Senate and House members 4) Conference Committee: created when House and Senate create different versions of a bill. Members of this committee come from House and Senate and must compromise to make one bill for it to become law

  11. Textbook Pages 536-538 Please pay attention and listen closely. You should follow along as others are reading.

  12. Textbook Read-Aloud Review textbook pages 536-538 to answer the questions on your notes sheet. We will review as a class.

  13. “3 Branches of Government”Video Logs

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