Federalism and the Levels of Government (CE.6-8)

Identify the bicameral legislature of the United States of America:

• House of Delegates and Senate

• House of Representatives and Senate

• House of Delegates and Congress

• House of Representatives and Congress

Granting pardons, appointing cabinet members and administering bureaucracy are the responsibility of which branch?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• National

Which branch of government has the power to impeach a President?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Supreme Court

After a bill is introduced to the Senate floor and sent to committee it is then -

• Sent to the president

• Sent to the House of Representatives

• Debated on the Senate floor

• Voted on the Senate floor

Each year the President gives a speech in January to introduce goals and propose legislation for the coming year. What is this speech called?

• The Annual Report of the Nation

• The State of the Union Address

• The Presidential Bulletin

• The State of the Commonwealth Address

As Chief Legislator, the President's role is to

• Be America's foreign policy leader

• Represent all the people of the United States

• Propose the legislative agenda

• Appoint cabinet members to carry out law

What is the name of Virginia's legislative branch?

• House of Delegates

• Congress

• General Assembly

• Senate

What is the main role of the Governor of Virginia?

• To carry out laws for the state

• To carry out laws for the nation

• To make laws for the state

• To make laws for the nation

Federalism is the division of power between

• Central/national and State governments

• The state governments

• State and local governments

• local and central governments

A concurrent power is one that

• The federal government has

• The state government has

• Both federal and state have

• is reserved for Congress