• 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

GA GOVERNMENTEDITIONImmunity Challenge tommorrow:

“Beast of the Budget”

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.

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

Major Policy Areas

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

Healthy Georgia Individual Health Family PlanningCare

Family Disease Health ControlCare

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

Safe Georgia• Departments involving state

corrections, paroles and pardons, and public safety

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

Growing Georgia• Responsible for bringing new

businesses to Georgia and promoting tourism in order to strengthen our state economy

General MotorsCoke ColaHome Depot

Total Percentages

Healthy Georgia 20%Educated Georgia 64%Safe Georgia 8%Best Managed State 4%Growing Georgia 4%__________________________TOTAL 100%