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WorksheetsSOL CE 8 and CE 10: Local Government and Public Policy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
S1: Who is/are the leader(s) of the executive branch for a town or city?
Governor
Mayor
Chairman
Senator
S1: Who is/are the leader(s) of the legislative branch for a county?
Board of Supervisors
Council
Congress
General Assembly
S1: All county and city governments must elect/appoint each of the following positions EXCEPT
Sheriff
School Board
Treasurer
Commonwealth Attorney
S4: Local governments exercise all of the following powers EXCEPT
Writing ordinances.
Educating children.
Regulating how land is used.
Raising an army.
S4: Local government's receive their powers from ...
U.S. Constitution
The state
Federal Laws
10th Amendment
S1: Who would you speak to discuss an ordinance written for Montgomery County?
Mayor
Superintendent
County Administrator
Board of Supervisors
S5: Attempting to get a legislator to introduce, vote for or against a bill, is known as what?
Gerrymandering
Due Process
Lobbying
Debating
S5: Interest groups can influence public policy in all of the following ways EXCEPT?
Making political contributions.
Identifying issues they feel are important.
Lobbying government officials.
Nominating candidates for office.
S5: When the media holds public debates between political candidates. They are carrying out what role?
Focusing public attention on selected issues.
Holding government officials accountable to the public.
Offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are communicated.
S4: Which of the following is not an incident that would require a local government to respond to a global issue or event?
Developing a response to a pandemic.
Preparation for an act of terrorism.
Training a force to prepare for an outside invasion.
Developing policy to protect the environment.
