1. If you weren’t you
Would you vote for yourself if you were running for a political office? Explain to me why you would be a great choice or a horrible choice as a politician?

2. Looking at the Legislature
Break down the Legislative Branch, the Georgia General assembly
Simplify how a bill becomes a law
Classroom Congress where we will figure out who will represent us

3. Breakdown of General Assembly
Broken into two houses (bicameral)
Has House of Representatives and Senate
The largest branch of Georgian government

4. Georgia House of Reps 180 members in the house
The Speaker of the house is the person who presides over it
Majority leader: Representative that promotes the interests of the majority in the house
Minority leader: Same as Majority except leads the minority
Floor Leader: Representative that ensures that the governor’s interests are represented

5. Georgia Senate Has 56 members
The Lt. Governor presides over the senate, called the president of Senate
Has the same leaders in the Senate
Compares to Prime Minister in UK

6. Combing through Committees
Most of the work is done in subcommittees
36 committees in House and 26 in the Senate
Standing Comm: Permanent Committee
Ad hoc Comm: Committee made up for a special purpose
Joint Comm: Senate and House members combined
Conference Comm: Senate and House members compromise on a law

7. Process of a Bill -> Law
Proposal is written
Proposal is given to committees
Committee figure out what to do
Bill is voted on in house
Bill is sent to Senate committee
Bill is voted on in Senate
Governor signs the Bill

8. Classroom Congress
We will figure out what two people would be great choices to help lead the class
These two will meet with me every week to give me advice on how the class would work well

9. The Votes

10. Battling Bullying
We will discuss the problems and issues with bullying
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