The State Government

The duties of the General Assembly are

• to make laws for the nation

• to make laws for Virginia

• to approve the annual budget

• To approve the biennial budget

• to impeach the President

The General Assembly is made of

• The House of Delegates and the United States Senate

• The House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate

• The United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate

• Congress

Virginia's Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General are elected to serve a term of office for

• one year

• two years

• four years

• six years

Who is the head of Virginia's Judicial Branch?

• The United States Supreme Court

• Circuit Court

• Juvenile Domestic Relations Court

• The Virginia Supreme Court

Who is the Lientanut Governor?

• is to the state what the Vice-President is to the nation

• Chief Executive Officer of the nation

• chief legal advisor to the Governor of VA

• Chief Administrator of Virginia

I am a vocabulary word. I mean “two parts or houses”

• Legislative Branch

• tricameral

• bicameral

We are the close advisors to the governor

• Lieutenant Governor

• Cabinet

• Governor

• General Assembly

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     

The power of Virginia’s government is outlined in which document? 

• United States Constitution 
• Bill of Rights
• Virginia Constitution
• Virginia Declaration 

Powers that both the federal government has and the state governments have are called _____ powers.

• None of the choices
• Governmental
• Concurrent
• Distributed