SOL Review Game 8

Who creates the local governments in the state of Virginia?

• General Assembly

• US Constitution

• Congress

• Governor

Each Virginia county has an elected ________, which exercises legislative powers, enacts ordinances, and adopts an annual budget.

• Board of Supervisors

• General Assembly

• Congress

• Manager

Each Virginia county and city has an elected or appointed _______, which oversees the operation of the public schools within that county/city.

• Mayor

• Town Council

• Board of Supervisors

• School Board

Who has the greatest influence on the decisions made by local government officials?

• General Assembly

• Citizens

• Governor

• President

This group plays an important role in setting the public agenda by their ability to focus public attention on selected issues, offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are communicated and holds government officials accountable to the public.

• General Assembly

• Lobbyists

• Special Interest Groups

• Media

The American Cancer Society was very involved in pressuring the General Assembly to pass legislation banning smoking in public restaurants in Virginia. The process of seeking to influence legislators to introduce or vote for or against a bill is known as _______.

• Pressuring

• Lobbying

• Promoting

• Campaigning

Which of the following would not be an effective way for individuals to influence public policy?

• Bribing legislator

• Participating in politics

• Joining interest groups

• Expressing opinions

Identifying issues, making political contributions, and lobbying government officials are all way _____ influence public policy.

• Governors

• Mass Media

• Interest Groups

• Lobbyists

Local governments would not be required to formulate, adopt, and implement public policies in response to international issues and events such as public health and safety concerns in the events of pandemics or acts of terrorism.

• True

• False

The local legislative body in independent cities and incorporated towns is the _____.

• Board of Supervisors

• Manager

• School Board

• Council