Our Local Government

All of the following are units of local government in Virginia EXCEPT

• Villages
• Towns
• Cities
• Counties

Which government unit adopts ordinances for Spotsylvania County?

• General Assembly
• City Council
• House of Delegates
• Board of Supervisors

In Virginia cities, which of the following creates ordinances?

• The mayor
• The city manager
• The board of supervisors
• The city council

Local laws are enforced in a town by the -

• mayor
• city council
• board of supervisors
• governor

Virginia's main trial courts are its -

• circuit courts
• district courts
• courts of appeals
• magistrate courts

Which of the following is NOT a power held by Virginia's local government?

• Run public schools
• Regulate trade between the states
• promote public health
• promote public safety

What city official is hired by the city council to oversee the day-to-day operations of government?

• City manager
• Sheriff
• Mayor
• Commissioner of Revenue

The Virginia Constitution requires that voters in every locality elect a-

• county manager
• superintendent of public schools
• circuit court
• commissioner of revenue

The Constitiutional Officer who keeps record of legal documents is called a -

• mayor
• justice
• clerk of the circuit court
• commonwealth's attorney

Virginia's local governemnts receive all their powers from the Virginia Constitution and the -

• U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Congress
• Virginia General Assembly
• Governor of Virginia