SS8CG2a/c
-make laws
-protect GA Constitution
-check power of other branches
Legislative Branch (Role)
187
SS8CG2a
Members of the General Assembly
188
-“State Representatives” > 21 years old
-“State Senators” > 25 years old
-elected every 2 years
-Must be:
-U.S. citizen
-GA resident (> 2 years)
-live in district (> 1 year)
SS8CG2b
-1 of the 2 houses of the General Assembly
- led by the “Speaker of the House”
- makes laws
Georgia State
House of Representatives
189