Warm-Up
• 1) List three formal powers of the Governor:
• 2) List three informal powers of the Governor:
• 3) List two important responsibilities of the
Lieutenant Governor:
Georgia’s Executive Branch
Review
The Office of Governor
The Office of Lieutenant Governor
The Elected Agencies
The Appointed Offices
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The largest branch of Georgia’s
government is _______________.
• The executive branch
NAME THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT MUST
BE MET TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OR LT.
GOVERNOR IN GEORGIA.
• MUST BE 30 YEARS OLD
• U.S. CITIZEN FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS
• GA RESIDENT FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS PRIOR
TO ELECTION
WHO IS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA?
GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL
WHO IS THE CURRENT LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR?
LT. GOVERNOR CASEY CAGLE
Do the governor and the lt. governor
have to be in the same political party?
Why or why not?
• No – They do not run for election on the
same ticket like the President/Vice President.
They run on separate tickets.
Example of separate political parties: Governor
Sonny Perdue - Republican & Lt. Gov. Mark
Taylor – Democrat
How many terms can the governor
serve in the state of Georgia?
• Two 4 year terms or 8 consecutive years
• Note: The governor can take a term (4 years)
off and then run again and serve two 4-year
terms or 8 consecutive years.
How many terms can the lt. governor
serve?
• Unlimited 4 year terms
The governor has three classifications of
power. What are the three categories?
EXECUTIVE POWERS – makes sure that civil and criminal
laws are enforced & appoints state officials
LEGISLATIVE POWERS – sends messages & works with
the GA Gen. Assembly to get legislation passed; ability
to sign or veto a bill.
JUDICIAL POWERS – may pardon persons convicted of
crimes and appoint state justices to fill unexpired terms.
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
Commander and Chief for the state’s military –
the Georgia National Guard
FORMAL
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
• Managing the state’s budget & prepares
budget bills
FORMAL
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
• LEGISLATIVE POWER – CAN SIGN, Veto, or take
no action to allow a bill to become law.
• FORMAL
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
• HONORARY HEAD OF HIS/HER POLITICAL
PARTY
• INFORMAL
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
• ISSUES PROCLAMATIONS TO HONOR
INDIVIDUALS, HOLIDAYS, OR SPECIAL EVENTS
• INFORMAL
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
• APPOINTS PEOPLE TO BOARDS OR EXECUTIVE
OFFICES WHICH IS PERHAPS THE MOST
POWERFUL ________ POWER BECAUSE IT
ALLOWS A GOVERNOR TO INFLUENCE ISSUES
AND POLICY BEYOND THE LIMITED POWERS
OF HIS/HER OFFICE.
• INFORMAL
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
• CAN WORK WITH LEGISLATORS TO GET A LAW
PASSED AND GUIDES STATE AGENCIES.
• INFORMAL
The governor’s powers –
formal or informal
• Can send GA Highway patrol & the GBI into
communities in times of danger
• formal
Name a formal legislative power of the
lieutenant governor written into the
GA constitution
Presiding Officer of the Senate
As the presiding officer of the senate, how does the
lt. governor impact how a bill becomes law?
1. Assigns senate committee chairs
2. Assigns senators to committees
3. Assigns bills to committees
Elected Officials – Who is the chief
legal officer for the state of Georgia?
• Attorney General
Elected Officials – Who is the official that
maintains GA’s official records, publishes laws
and supervises elections?
• Secretary of State
Elected Officials – Name the commission that
regulates utilities & controls rates for transportation,
telephone & electric companies?
• Public Service Commission
Elected Officials – Who regulates the health and
safety of workers, enforces labor laws, & administers
unemployment insurance programs?
• Labor Commissioner
Elected Officials – Who directs the
statewide educational program for GA?
• State School Superintendent
Elected Officials – Who directs agribusiness
programs and maintains state farmer’s
markets?
• COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
NAME THE 7 ELECTED OFFICIALS IN
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH in addition to
the Gov. and Lt. Gov.
• State School Superintendent
• Commissioner of Agriculture
• Commissioner of Insurance
• State Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Public Service Commissioner
•
• Commissioner of Labor
Draw a silly
picture to
remember
these.
NAME
AN
APPOINTED
OFFICE
OR
AGENCY
GOV. JOE FRANK HARRIS CREATED QBE – WHAT
IS IT?
• Informal Power – appointed all 15 members of the
Board of Regents (controls University System of GA) &
all 10 members of the Board of Education (public
elementary & secondary education); also appointed a
panel of business leaders, legislators, and citizens to
write educational legislation. Result:
• QBE – QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION - 1985 law
• PERFORMANCE STANDARDS BY SUBJECT AREA
• TEACHER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
• EDUCATIONAL FUNDING EVENLY DISTRIBUTED
ACROSS THE STATE
SMACK THAT – GOVERNOR’S
POWER
• FORMAL
• INFORMAL
ELECTED OR NOT ELECTED
• ELECTED
• APPOINTED