VAAP Grade 8 Virginia Government

The Virginia State government is made up of _____ branches.

• four

• three

• six

The Virginia legislature is called the _______.

• General Accounting Office

• General Assembly

• General Federal

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are ______.

• elected by voters

• promoted by the Supreme Court

• chosen by the Governor

Most courts decide ______.

• The innocence or guilt of people

• How to spend tax monies

• if people are lottery winners

The branch of the state government that interprets or decides if the Laws that agree with the Virginia Constitution are the __________.

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

Virginia General Assembly meets in _________.

• Williamsburg

• Richmond

• Australia

Who has the power to veto or sign a bill into law at the state level?

• President and Vice President

• Governor and Lieutenant Governor

• School Board and Board of Supervisors

The three branches of the State Government are?

• Senate, Executive, Judicial

• Judicial, executive, legislative

• congress, executive, legislative

What is the job of the state executive branch?

• to entertain people in VA

• To make sure laws are carried out

• to make money from school lunch programs

The General Assembly is divided into two parts, the ______ and the ______.

• Senate and House of Delegates

• Senate and House of Burgesses

• Senate and House of Government