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How Virginia Works

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Virginia's government is made up of how many parts (branches)?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

2.

The Virginia State Capitol is in:

a)

Virginia Beach

b)

Richmond

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Jamestown

3.

Which branch of Virginia's government makes the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Supreme Court

4.

The two parts of the legislative branch of government in Virginia are:

a)

House of Delegates and Senate

b)

Court of Appeals and Circuit Court

c)

House of Representatives and Senate

d)

Governor and Cabinet

5.

All of the following are functions of the legislative branch except:

a)

write brand new laws

b)

decide how to spend the state's money

c)

change current laws

d)

apply the law

6.

The governor approves the laws that the General Assembly writes.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The head of the executive branch of Virginia's state government is:

a)

The president

b)

The chief justice

c)

The governor

d)

The principal

8.

The cabinet passes on ideas to the governor, who shares those ideas with delegates and senators, who write proposals for new laws,

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Please check 2 answers! The Judicial branch:

a)

applies the law

b)

makes the law

c)

makes sure a law agrees with the Virginia Constitution

d)

decides who is in the cabinet

10.

The state's highest court is:

a)

Family Court

b)

Court of Appeals

c)

District Court

d)

Supreme Court of Virginia

11.

If a person is not happy with the way his or her trial turned out, the decision can be appealed, and a new trial held.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

All of the following people have been governor of Virginia except:

a)

Terry McAuliffe

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

13.

A governor's term lasts for how many years?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

4

d)

3

14.

Someone who gets a traffic ticket would go to which court?

a)

Circuit Court

b)

Transportation Court

c)

District Court

d)

Family Court

15.

The Virginia Senate is made up of how many senators?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

20

d)

40