Local Government Quiz

WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE ON THE STATE LEVEL?

• PRESIDENT

• GOVERNOR

• ATTORNEY

  GENERAL

• CONGRESS

What document established the form of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Constitution

• Charter of London

• National Constitution

Who is second in command of the Virginia State Government?

• Lieutenant Governor

• Governor

• Vice President

• Attorney General

Who is elected by either the voters or the Town Council members under Towns?

• Manager

• Sheriff

• Town Council

• Mayor

Who is the chief tax-assessing official of the locality?

• Commonwealth Attorney

• Mayor

• Sheriff

• Commissioner of Revenue

Who belongs under Localities? (3 answers)

• Counties

• Towns

• Cities

• States

• Nations

What do local voters vote for under the Counties? (3 answers)

• Clerk of the Circuit Court

• Treasurer

• Secretary

• Board of Supervisors

What is the vocab word for a local law?

• Ordinance

• Rule

• Localities

• Territory

What is the vocab word that means “the outbreak of a disease spanning across countries”

• Treasurer

• Pandemic

• Localities

• Spread

Local government is the least powerful level of government BUT it is the most important level of government. Why?