Intro to Civics/Federal Government Chart

Barack Obama and Terry McAuliffe are the chief executives for the U.S. and Virginia, respectively. What is the main responsibility of the executive branch at these levels of government?

• Executing or carrying out the laws
• Interpreting the laws
• Making the laws
• Vetoing new laws

The split of authority among the three branches of government is known as the __.

• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• Two party system
• Winner takes all system

The Senate and House of Delegates are the two houses of the VA General Assembly. The VA General Assembly is a bicameral lawmaking body. Similarly, the U.S. Congress is also bicameral, consisting of what two houses?

• Senate and General Assembly
• General Assembly and House of Delegates
• House of Representatives and Senate
• House of Representatives and Assembly of Delegates

The Chief Executive in VA's government is called the

• President
• Supreme Court Justice
• Attorney General
• Governor

The _____________ branch is made up of the Supreme Court and its nine judges.

• The Judicial Branch
• The Executive Branch
• The Legislative Branch

The General Assembly has two chambers (houses) which means they are _____.

• Bilingual
• Tricameral
• Bicentenial
• Bicameral

What keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• A system of checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• Supremacy of the Constitution
• Rule of Law

Which are branches of the federal government. (You will have to list these on your test.)

• federal
• legislative
• executive
• all of them

What term means dividing governmental power into 3 LEVELS?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• The Preamble

• Federalism

Which of the following is a legislative body?

• Mayor

• Manager

• Council

• Governor