State Government Review

What is Virginia's Legislature called?

• Congressional Assembly

• VA Assembly

• General Assembly

• Legislative Assembly

If a governor leaves office or resigns midterm, who would take his place?

• Attorney General

• Secretary of State

• Lieutenant governor

• President of the Senate

Check all that apply: State constitutions must have the following:

• Bill of Rights

• State wide tax rates

• Government set up

• How to change the constitution

• Immigration policies

The duties of the Virginia executive branch include the following except:

• Running the state bureaucracy

• Preparing the state budget

• Executing laws

• Levies taxes

The Governor of Virginia term lasts:

• four years, with consecutive terms

• 2 year terms, with no term limits

• four terms, with nonconsecutive terms

• 2 year terms, with term limits

What is the main job of the Attorney General?

• serves as the lawyer for the state of Virginia

• writes the budget for the commonwealth

• Is in charge of tax collections for the state

• will take over if the Governor can't complete his duties

This is the Court of Final Resort

• Court of Appeals

• Circuit Court

• The VA Supreme Court

• Juvenile and family court

Virginia is a state that follows Dillon's rule, which means:

• the local governments have unlimited power

• the local governments do not have to follow the national constitution

• the local government are limited and assumed to be incorrect if their authority is questioned

• the local government are limited only by the state constitution

The General Assembly does except:

• Enacts laws

• Passes the budget

• Levies taxes

• Defends the state in lawsuits

Who heads the executive branch of the city of Richmond?

• Mayor

• Attorney General

• The Superintendent

• Sheriff