Name: GA History Milestones Review #2 Complete the crossword below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Created on TheTeachersCorner.net Crossword Maker Across 2. The presiding officer of the Georgia House of Representatives is an elected member of the house who is chosen by the other members. This person is called the _________ of the House. 7. Article IX of Georgia’s Constitution outlines ___________ and Municipal Corporations. 9. A ________ committee works out the differences between a House and Senate bill. 10. Paragraph one of Georgia’s Bill of Rights says that citizens have the right to ________, ____X_____, and _____X______. It also says that no person shall be deprived of these except by due process of law. 14. Georgia’s Bill of Rights is in which part of Georgia’s Constitution? 15. A person must be at least 21 years old to be a member of Georgia’s _______________. 18. In the ______ election political parties decide who will represent them in the election. 19. Paragraph one of Georgia’s Bill of Rights says that citizens have the right to ___X___, ___________, and ___X____. It also says that no person shall be deprived of these except by due process of law. 21. Members of Georgia’s General Assembly are elected to a _____ year term. 22. The _______ election decides who will hold the contested office. 23. New laws created by Georgia’s General Assembly go into effect on July ______ of the year it was created. Down 1. One of the responsibilities of Georgia’s citizens is to pay ______. 2. A person must be at least 25 years old to be a member of Georgia’s _______________. 3. Which branch of our state’s government is outlined in Article V of Georgia’s constitution? 4. Paragraph one of Georgia’s Bill of Rights says that citizens have the right to ___X__, __X___, and _____________. It also says that no person shall be deprived of these except by due process of law. 5. A citizen who is serving time in jail for a _________ offense or has been ruled to be mentally ___X___ cannot vote. 6. Most of the work of Georgia’s General Assembly is conducted in the __________ system. 8. A citizen who is serving time in jail for a ___X__ offense or has been ruled to be mentally __________ cannot vote. 11. Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor acts as the presiding officer of Georgia's Senate. When doing this job he is often referred to as the __________ of the Senate. 12. A bill must pass _________ houses of the General Assembly with the exact same wording before it can become law. 13. Georgia’s bicameral legislature is called the ___________________. 16. Each member of Georgia’s General Assembly is on at least 2 or 3 committees. The Senate has 26 __________ committees and the House of Representatives has 36. 17. Article VIII of Georgia’s Constitution deals with which topic? 20. One of the responsibilities of Georgia’s citizens is to serve on ______.
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