Unit 6 DTQ 3 Quiz

Which of the following best describes both the legislative bodies in Virginia and the United States federal government?

• federalist

• bicameral

• appointed for life

• unicameral

Which of the following currently creates legislation for the Commonwealth of Virginia?

• Congress

• General Assembly

• House of Representatives

• House of Burgesses

What is the term for the initial piece of proposed legislation?

• Form

• Bill

• Paper

• Law

Where does a proposed law go to be researched, debated, and amended before it is voted on by the entire chamber?

• committee

• the executive's desk

• party leadership

• conference

How does proposed legislation eventually reach the desk of the head of the executive branch at the state level?

• Passes both houses with a 2/3 majority

• Passes both houses by a simple majority (51%)

• Passes at least one house with a 3/4 majority

• the Speaker of the House agrees to move it to the executive

What is the term for a change to a proposed or current law?

• filibuster

• amendment

• rider

• floor vote

What check does a president have on stopping a piece of legislation from becoming law?

• Congressional hearing

• Veto

• Amendment

• Stoppage

Which of the following correctly describes the two chambers of Virginia's legislative branch?

• House of Representatives and Senate

• Legislative Assembly and House of Delegates

• House of Representatives and House of Burgesses

• House of Delegates and Senate

Bills that create new taxes, which can only originate in the House of Representatives at the federal level, are known as which of the following?

• revenue bills

• reserve bills

• apportionment bills

• monetary bills

The head of the executive branch at the state level is the -

• head delegate.

• governor.

• president.

• Speaker of the House.