W.H.I.P Words Have Instrumental Power. When you think of Government I want you to come up with a cool acronym that helps to explain that idea. There may be something for the three best!!

LATL- Looking at the LEJ We will look at the Legislative Branch of Government in Georgia Have some directed responses to give it to you in another way Continue error analysis

ATT- Altering the Test In order for us to get what we need we need to take the makeup test on Friday We will introduce new material next week and review History for the benchmark the following week

BIDTTF-Break it down to the Floor The Legislative body in Georgia is called the General Assembly is broken down into two floors House of Reps: 180 elected members for two year terms Senate: There are 56 members who vote on the bill directly before the Governor signs the bill into a law

CAI- Committees are Important Proposal is introduced Committees work with the bill and tweak it The bill is voted on in the House Committees slightly tweak it again Senate vote on the bill Governor either signs the bill or Vetoes it

WTLLL- What the Laws look like The General Assembly meet from January to February While the assembly is not in session bills are created to be introduced in the next session The session looks at public works, criminal matters, and reapportionment

SAT- Searching another Text I want you to answer the following questions found in the text (pages 536-542) What house and senate district is Conyers found in? When was the general assembly reorganized into two houses? Who is the head of each of the houses and how are they elected How do they organize how senate and house districts are drawn in Georgia? What are the different forms of committees found in the general assembly Compare Budget Revenues and Expenditures Who creates counties and cities in the state of Georgia? Also how do they do it? After you are done with answering these questions on page 91 then grab a test and continue to Error analysis for the makeup test