GA Studies: GA Governments

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Across
  1. 2. Fills in for President of the Senate when he/she is absent
  2. 3. A political system that allows one branch of government to prevent another branch from having too much power
  3. 8. Leader of the Senate; only person to belong to two branches of government
  4. 10. Department established to protect Georgia's citizens and their property. The Georgia State patrol is a part of this department
  5. 13. responsible for regulating insurance companies
  6. 14. Governmental branch responsible for enforcing laws
  7. 16. Head of executive branch,enforces laws
  8. 19. branch of government responsible for interpreting the laws
  9. 20. Leader of the House of Representatives; assigns members of the House to committees and appoints committee chairmen
  10. 21. A committee made up of members of the Senate and House
  11. 22. The highest level of the Georgia State Court System; interprets law
  12. 23. Department of Georgia's executive branch Department responsible for the Department of Georgia's executive branch responsible for enforcing laws concerning the states rivers and lakes and operating the states public park and preserving the state historic sites
  13. 24. Department of Georgia's executive branch, now part of the department of human services, responsible for customer focus human services
  14. 25. area (geographic or legal) that a court is responsible for
Down
  1. 1. Committee traded for special purpose
  2. 4. a permanent commitee
  3. 5. Fills in for the Speaker of the House when he/she is absent
  4. 6. Governmental branch responsible for creating laws
  5. 7. A committee made up of members of the Senate and House
  6. 9. Department of Georgia's executive branch responsible for bringing economic development to the state
  7. 11. Responsible for state's workforce programs including unemployment and job safety
  8. 12. Department of Georgia's executive branch responsible for overseeing all facets of education in the state
  9. 15. second in command
  10. 17. state's Chief Legal Officer; deals with contracts and legal concerns for the state
  11. 18. Created when the house and senate writes different versions of a bill; committee must compromise to make the bill the same