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Virginia Government 2020-2021 Brochure

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the division of power between the states and the national government called?

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Checks and balances

2.

When there is a dispute between the state and national government, which level has higher authority?

a)

National

b)

State and national

c)

State

d)

Local

3.

Powers that are shared by both the National and State governments are called _______ powers.

a)

Implied

b)

Assumed

c)

Concurrent

d)

Expressed

4.

What do you call the leader of the state executive branch?

a)

President

b)

Mayor

c)

Board of Supervisors

d)

Governor

5.

What is the name of Virginia's Legislative Branch?

a)

House of Burgess

b)

General Meeting

c)

General Assembly

d)

General Congress

6.

The primary responsibility of the General Assembly is to ___________.

a)

Enforce laws

b)

Provide defense

c)

Make laws

d)

Interpret laws

7.

What is the job of the governor of a state?

a)

Interpret state laws

b)

Debate laws

c)

Enforce laws

d)

Make state laws

8.

Select the elected members of the State Executive Branch.

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Governor

c)

Post Master General

d)

Lt. Governor

e)

Attorney General

9.

How many years is a term for members of the Executive Branch?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

2

d)

4

10.

Identify the four courts in the Virginia Court System.

a)

Circuit courrt

b)

Virginia Supreme Court

c)

General District Court including Juvenile and Domestic Relations

d)

US Supreme Court

e)

VA Court of Appeals

11.

Identify the two houses in the Virginia General Assembly

a)

House of Representatives

b)

House of Delegates

c)

Virginia Senate

d)

Virginia Parliament

12.

The Virginia House of Delegates has _____ members.

a)

435

b)

20

c)

200

d)

100

13.

Which Virginia court is the highest court with the power of Judicial Review to the VA Constitution?

a)

Circuit Court

b)

VA Supreme Court

c)

VA Court of Appeals

d)

General District Court