Question

Governor Carter thinks crime is rising in Georgia. She decides to propose a new state-level public
safety program and includes funding in her annual budget. She also works with the Department of
Public Safety (DPS) to design the program and ensures it is properly supervised after it starts.
Which of the following BEST shows how the executive branch fulfills its role under SS8CG3?
A. The governor enforces existing laws by collaborating with state agencies and allocating budget
funding for new programs.
B. The governor works with local governments to rewrite Georgia’s Constitution on public safety.
C. The Department of Human Resources (DHR) creates a campaign to educate people about crime
prevention.
D. Citizens start a petition to ask the governor to change the name of the public safety program.
￿ Correct Answer
A. The governor enforces existing laws by collaborating with state agencies and allocating budget
funding for new programs.
A bill is introduced by a member of the Georgia State Senate. It is referred to a
committee and receives a favorable report. It is then placed on the general calendar for
debate and a vote. Next, the bill is approved by two-thirds of the Senate and is sent to
the House. The members of the House amend the bill and approve the amended bill
with a simple majority.
A. After passing both houses of the legislature, a bill must reviewed by the Georgia
Supreme Court before it is presented to the governor.
B. An identical version of the bill must be approved by both the Georgia House and the
Georgia State Senate before it is presented to the governor.
C.A bill must receive at least two-thirds of the vote in both the Georgia House and the
Georgia State Senate before it is presented to the governor.
D. The house of the General Assembly that originated the bill is required to approve it a
second time before it can be presented to the governor.

Answer 1

Correct answer: B.

Explanation: For a bill to be sent to the governor it must be passed in identical form by both the Georgia House and the Georgia Senate. If one chamber amends a bill, the other chamber must agree to those changes (or a conference committee must reconcile differences) so that both approve the same final text. Options A and C are incorrect (no Supreme Court review is required; a simple majority normally suffices), and D is misleading — the originating chamber only needs to vote again if the other chamber changes the bill; the controlling requirement is identical approval by both houses.