Ga government

3. create, amend, change, or kill legislation
7. and balances- a concept that the framers of the U. S. Constitution created and that the state of Georgia adopted when creating its own constitution
8. of rights- enumerates certain individual liberties and protects those liberties from governmental intrusion, unless there is a sufficiently compelling justification for government action
12. carry out the laws passed by the state
13. courts- exclusive, constitutional authority over felonies, divorces, equity cases,
15. taking care of our-selves, respecting the rights of others, obeying rules and laws

1. the governing document of our state
2. interprets our state laws and administers justice through our legal system
4. any criminal act that is not considered a felony
5. crime punishable by death, by imprisonment for life, or by imprisonment for more than 12 months
6. The Georgia General Assembly is made up of the Georgia Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives
9. governor- second highest elected official in the state and the President of the Senate
10. a brief introductory statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding principles which the constitution is meant to serve
11. assembly- composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate
14. court- the highest court in the state