Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz GOVT

The General Assembly is a ________ legislature.

• unicameral

• bicameral

• parliamentary

• small

The governor is most often advised by the

• Cabinet

• Board of supervisors

• Bureaucracy

• General Assembly

Something that happens every two years is considered

• annual

• perennial

• biennial

• triennial

The lawmaking body for counties is called a

• town council

• city council

• assembly

• board of supervisors

Both towns and cities have _______________ for elected lawmaking bodies.

• board of supervisors

• councils

• school boards

• parliaments

An ________ is. challenge to a previous legal decision.

• ordinance

• appeal

• writ of habeas corpus

The _______ leads the executive branch of state government.

• Attorney General

• President

• Governor

• General Assembly

Which of these are authorized to perform a particular function or task within the government? Select Two

• Parliament

• Boards

• Commissions

• Lobbyist

The state trial courts, which can hear both criminal and civil cases.

• Va Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

• Circuit Courts

• DIstrict Courts

If a person goes to court for a speeding ticket, they will be going to

• district court

• circuit court

• court of appeals

• Va Supreme Court