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Chapter 3 Georgia’s Legislative Branch 13
Section 1 Membership of the General Assembly
Reading Skills
Know Your State Legislature
Directions: Answer the questions below by circling T for True or F for False before reading from the textbook. en,
read the text to verify your answer. Write a brief quote from the book to support your answer. If you missed the question at
first, simply change your answer and write a quote for support.
T F 1. e official name for the Georgia legislature is the Georgia Assembly.
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T F 2. e total membership of the legislature is 220 members.
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T F 3. House members in Georgia serve 2-year terms and state senators serve 4-year terms.
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T F 4. A person must be at least 25 years of age to serve in the House or Senate.
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T F 5. A candidate for the state legislature must be a US citizen.
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T F 6. A candidate for the state legislature must be a resident of Georgia.
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T F 7. e Georgia legislature meets 100 days each year.
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T F 8. Every five years, the state counts its population and redraws district boundaries based on
changes in population.
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