SOL Review Worksheet #3

The federal bureaucracy is administered by the

• Supreme Court.

• House of Representatives.

• United States Senate.

• executive branch.

Elected officials write laws for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• to revise the Bill of Rights.

• in response to information from interest groups.

• in response to issues.

• as solutions to problems.

One way the president influences the policy-making process is by

• introducing bills on the Senate floor.

• declaring bills unconstitutional.

• removing federal judges.

• giving the State of the Union address.

Cabinet departments and independent regulatory agencies

• are part of the legislative branch.

• help carry out federal laws.

• pass bills into laws.

• are appointed by Congress.

Which federal court uses a jury to determine the outcome of a case?

• United States Court of Appeals

• United States Maritime Court

• United States Supreme Court

• United States District Court

In Virginia, from where do local governments derive their power?

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Virginia Charters

• The State

• The Congress

What is a primary responsibility of the state government?

• Conduct foreign policy

• Regulate interstate commerce

• Promote public health

• Regulate the army

The relationship between Virginia and its General Assembly is the same as that between a county and its

• city council.

• ordinance.

• town manager.

• board of supervisors.

The Virginia Constitution requires that voters in every locality elect a

• county manager.

• superintendent of public schools.

• circuit court judge.

• commissioner of revenue.

Legislative powers specifically stated in the Constitution of Virginia are called

• expressed.

• reserved.

• implied.

• concurrent.