Executive Branch

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Tribal Council

• Tape team sign and point sheet
• Take out one sheet of paper per tribe
• Write YOUR team at top
• Write Team to lose points ___in the middle

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Survivor Mail
SS8CG3.b - Describe the organization of the
executive branch, with emphasis on major policy
areas of state programs. SS8E4.a - Trace sources
of state revenue such as sales taxes, federal
grants, personal income taxes, and property
taxes. SS8E4.b - Explain the distribution of
state revenue to provide services. SS8E4.c -
Evaluate how choices are made given the limited
revenues of state and local governments.
GA GOVERNMENT
Immunity Challenge tommorrow Beast of the
Budget
EDITION
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Policy Areas of the Georgia Executive Branch

• Major policy area a key program in our state
  which needs to provide services to GA citizens
• These policy areas guide decisions about how to
  use state budget revenues each fiscal year

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Major Policy Areas

• There are currently 5 major policy areas set by
  the executive branch

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Healthy Georgia

• Individual Health Family Planning
• Care
• Family Disease
• Health Control
• Care

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20
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Educated Georgia

• Responsible for all public schools in the state,
  such as primary, kindergarten, elementary,
  middle, high school, and colleges
• State Superintendent of Schools
• Dr. John Barge

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64
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Safe Georgia

• Departments involving state corrections, paroles
  and
  pardons,
  and public
  safety

10
8
11
Best Managed State

• Refers to the salaries and budgets of government
  agencies and programs
• Ex Senate, House, GA Court System, Secretary of
  State, Department of Labor

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4
13
Growing Georgia

• Responsible for bringing new businesses to
  Georgia and promoting tourism in order to
  strengthen our state economy

General Motors Coke Cola Home Depot
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4
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Total Percentages

• Healthy Georgia 20
• Educated Georgia 64
• Safe Georgia 8
• Best Managed State 4
• Growing Georgia 4
• __________________________
• TOTAL 100