Virginia Government CE7

How is the General Assembly set up?

• Tricameral congress
• Bicameral congress
• Unicameral congress
• Multi-cameral congress

Who is in charge of the executive branch of the state government?

• Representatives
• President
• Attorney General
• Governor

The Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates are parts of the _____________.

• General Assembly
• National Congress
• Judicial branch
• Governor's house

Who is the chief lawyer for the state?

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Mayor
• Attorney General

What is the job of the governor of a state?

• Make state laws
• Interpret state laws
• Enforce state laws
• Debate laws

Where are the powers of the governor listed?

• The State Constitution
• VA Declaration of Rights
• The U.S. Constitution
• The Law Book

What is the name of Virginia's Legislative Branch?

• General Congress
• General Meeting
• General Assembly
• House of Burgess

The division of power between the states and national government is known as the principle of ______________.

• separation of powers
• federalism
• reserved powers
• checks & balances

What do you call the powers of the government that are written in the Constitution?

• Constitutional powers
• Reserved powers
• Concurrent powers
• Expressed powers

When there is a dispute between the state and national government, which level has higher authority?

• National
• State and national
• Local
• State