CE 7 and 8 SOL Review- State and Local Governments

Who is in charge of the executive branch of the state government and how long is the term in office?

• Representatives
   Four Years
• President
  Two Years
• Attorney General
  Two Years
• Governor
  Four Years

The federal legislative branch is headed by Congress; the Virginia legislative branch is headed by the ___.

• General Assembly
• Unicameral Legislature 
• General Court
• Governor

What are the two houses in the Virginia General Assembly?

• Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor
• State Senate and House of Delegates
• Senate and House of Representatives
• Supreme Court and Circuit Courts

Elected officials in Virginia write laws and take action in response to-

• the US judiciary
• the US president
• problems or issues
• the US Congress

What is the division of power between the states and the national government called?

• Principle of separation of powers
• Principle of checks and balances
• Principle of popular sovereignty
• Principle of federalism     

How is the lawmaking process at the state level different from the national?

• Committee Work
• Floor Debate
• Introduction of Bill
• Governor Signs Bill

The 10th amendment explains that powers in the Constitution that are neither given to Congress nor denied to the states belong to the states.  Which power does this describe?

• enumerated
• expressed
• delegated
• reserved

Sharing Power between the National and States' governments.  

• Federalism
• enumerated
• expressed
• delegated

Public health, safety and welfare are responsibilities of the -

• National
• State
• Local

When referring to government, what's a cabinet?

• The location of a chief executive's personal belongings
• The governor's or president's top advisors
• Another term for the legislative branch
• Another term for the judicial branch