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Grade 3 Social Studies · World 8: We the People · Level 59
Georgia's Three Branches
The governor, the Georgia General Assembly, and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 59
- Georgia has its own constitution, and its government has the same three branches as the nation's.
- Georgia's legislative branch is the Georgia General Assembly. It has two parts, the Georgia Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives. It meets every year, starting in January, at the State Capitol in Atlanta.
- Georgia's executive branch is led by the Governor, elected every four years. The Governor's office is in the State Capitol too, under its dome of real gold.
- Georgia's judicial branch is the courts. The highest court in our state is the Supreme Court of Georgia.
- Compare the nation and Georgia in a chart. Lawmakers match lawmakers, leaders match leaders, and courts match courts. Try it with a grown-up: visit the State Capitol in Atlanta!
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS3CG1.b — Describe the three branches of state government: executive (governor), legislative (Georgia General Assembly), and judicial (Supreme Court of Georgia).