Governors and State Legislatures

Multiple Choice

Under  WHICH AMENDMENT to the U.S. Constitution, all powers not granted to the federal government are reserved for the states and the people?

• 20TH
• 9TH
• 10TH
• 15TH

Multiple Choice

Who heads the executive branch in the state?

• President
• Governor
• Representative
• Congressman

Multiple Choice

The two houses of the Virginia legislative branch

• VA Senate and the House of Representatives

• House of Delegates and the VA Senate

• U.S. Senate and the House of Delegates

• House of Commons and the General Assembly

Multiple Select

What is the Governor's key functions

• Managing the State Government Bureaucracy

• Creating Laws

• Setting Public Policy

• Managing Crises

Multiple Choice

Like the President, some governors

• lead the executive branch of government.

• have veto power.

• appoint judges.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The governor is the head of:

• all state branches

• the state executive branch

• the state judicial branch

• the state legislative branch

Multiple Choice

What power do some governors have the the president does not have?

• Appoint people to office

• Command the armed forces

• Line-item Veto

• Set plans for legislation

Multiple Choice

The power of the U.S. president to deploy armed forces to a foreign country is similar to the power of the

• Congress to declare war.
• higher courts to find a law unconstitutional.
• local police to enforce traffic laws on interstate highways.
• governor to activate the National Guard.

Multiple Choice

What is a responsibility of the governor?

• choosing where to spend the state's money

• putting out fires

• arresting criminals

• being in charge of a town or city

Multiple Choice

Most State legislatures today are 

• unicameral
• nonpartisan
• bicameral
• relatively powerless

Multiple Choice

Which is the only state to have a unicammeral legislature?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Nebraska

• Utah

Multiple Choice

After both houses of a state legislature approve the same bill

• a conference committee receives it

• the governor receives it

• the Speaker sends it to a standing committee

• it becomes a law

Multiple Choice

What is the primary responsibility of the state government?

• Conduct foreign policy and collect revenue
• Regulate interstate commerce and trade
• Promote public health, safety and welfare
• Regulate the army and provide safety

Multiple Choice

Second in command of the executive branch at the state level is the ___. 

• Mayor
• President
• State Justice
• Lieutenant Governor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT something the General Assembly makes decisions about?

• Education
• Environment
• Foreign policy
• Public Health