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Ce.6-8 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which would be the best description for the picture of the national legislative branch?

a)

Congress is a one-house legislature

b)

Congress is appointed by members of the Senate

c)

Congress is the head of the legislative branch

d)

Congress is a bicameral legislature

2.

Which of the following is NOT a power of the Legislative Branch?

a)

Approves the annual budget

b)

Raises revenue through taxes

c)

Prepares the annual budget

d)

Confirms judicial appointments

3.

The statement in the box comes from which Article of the United States Constitution?

a)

Article IV

b)

Article I

c)

Article II

d)

Article III

4.

Each of the three branches of the national government limits the exercise of power by the other two branches.  This process is known as

a)

expressed powers

b)

checks and balances

c)

implied powers

d)

federalism

5.

How does the President limit the power of the Judicial Branch?

a)

Approving judicial nominations

b)

Enforce laws

c)

Nominating judges to the court

d)

Veto laws

6.

Which branch can declare acts of the President unconstitutional?

a)

Constitutional Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch

7.

How are implied powers most often used by the United States Congress?

a)

To force the executive branch to sign new legislation

b)

To encourage citizens to vote

c)

To help carry out expressed powers

d)

To give the government veto powers

8.

What is the speech the President is required to deliver to Congress every year?

a)

Annual Press Conference

b)

National Budget

c)

State of the Union Address

d)

State of the Commonwealth Address

9.

The picture above illustrates a power held by which branch?

a)

Congressional

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Executive

10.

What power does the President exercise when ordering soldiers into battle?

a)

Chief of party

b)

Commander in chief

c)

Chief diplomat

d)

Chief of state

11.

Which power does the President exercise when designing American foreign policy?

a)

Commander-in-chief

b)

Chief executive

c)

Chief diplomat

d)

Chief of state

12.

Which power does the President exercise as the ceremonial head of the government?

a)

Chief citizen

b)

Chief of state

c)

Commander-in-chief

d)

Chief executive

13.

Which answer best completes the diagram?

a)

Governor's Office

b)

Congress

c)

General Assembly

d)

House of Burgesses

14.

The structure and power of Virginia's government is established by which document?

a)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

b)

Virginia Constitution

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Virginia Bill of Rights

15.

The table shows various issues that must be addressed in the legislative process in Virginia.  Improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay would be addressed as an issue of —

a)

Education

b)

Environment

c)

Revenue

d)

State budget

16.

What is the governor’s job in the lawmaking process?

a)

Write the bill

b)

Debate the bill

c)

Send the bill to Congress

d)

Sign a bill into law

17.

Which of the following shows the correct order of the lawmaking process in the Virginia General Assembly?

a)

1, 5, 3, 4, 2

b)

4, 1, 3, 5, 2

c)

4, 5, 3, 1, 2

d)

1, 3, 4, 5, 2

18.

Which power is a responsibility of the Virginia General Assembly?

a)

Approves the state budget

b)

Regulates the economy

c)

Administers state bureaucracy

d)

Exercises judicial review

19.

Which of the following is NOT a primary issue of the Virginia General Assembly?

a)

Foreign affairs

b)

Education

c)

Public health

d)

Environment

20.

What is the government body that makes laws for Virginia?

a)

General Assembly

b)

General Congress

c)

National Caucus

d)

General Meeting

21.

Which choice best completes this diagram?

a)

Congress

b)

General Assembly

c)

Senate

d)

City Council

22.

Which of the following are examples of powers that are granted to the local governments in Virginia?

a)

trade with foreign nations

b)

protect the environment

c)

enforce state and local laws

d)

educate children

23.

Which of the following are examples of powers that are granted to the local governments in Virginia?

a)

collect taxes

b)

pets on a leash

c)

form a militia

d)

regulate trade between the states

24.

A small town has decided to establish a curfew for all citizens under the age of 18.  What type of law is this?

a)

Rule

b)

Regulation

c)

Ordinance

d)

Bill

25.

Where do local governments in Virginia get their power?

a)

State government

b)

Town government

c)

National government

d)

State and national government

26.

An ordinance has been created by the legislative body of the county to establish a curfew for minors.  Which legislative body would create this ordinance?

a)

City council

b)

General Assembly

c)

Board of supervisors

d)

House of Representatives

27.

Which has the greatest influence on decisions made by local government officials?

a)

Courts

b)

Governor

c)

Citizens

d)

President

28.

Both Congress and the General Assembly ---

a)

make laws for the nation

b)

have a House of Representatives

c)

are bicameral

d)

are parts of the executive branch

e)

H

29.

After a bull is introduces into the General Assembly, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

a)

The bill goes to a committee.

b)

The bill is debated on the floor of both houses.

c)

The governor signs the bill.

d)

A vote is take in both houses

30.

Which of the following is the supreme law of the land?

a)

City ordinance

b)

Virginia law

c)

The U.S. Constitution

d)

The Virginia Constitution

31.

Powers that are shared between the national and state government are called ---

a)

nationalism

b)

federalism

c)

concurrent

d)

enumerated

32.

The General Assembly has proposed a law making it illegal for a car to follow a bicycle too closely. Under which primary issue of the state legislative process does this law fall?

a)

Education

b)

Public Health and Safety

c)

Environment

d)

Revenue

33.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the General Assembly?

a)

Members are elected into office

b)

Members make state laws

c)

Members approve the federal budget

d)

Members approve the state budget

34.

The President of the United States is the head of the Executive Branch.  He has an important role in working with the national budget.  Which role does the president play concerning the budget?

a)

Prepares the annual budget for review

b)

Approves the annual budget

c)

Makes annual budget laws

d)

Coins money for the annual budget

35.

Select each item that is a power of the legislative branch of government. (Part1)

a)

Declares war

b)

Regulates interstate and foreign trade

c)

Confirms presidential appointments

d)

Exercises the power of judicial review

e)

Appoints cabinet officers

36.

Select each item that is a power of the legislative branch of government. (Part 2)

a)

Appoints federal judges

b)

Makes the laws of the nation

c)

Approves the annual budget

d)

Determines acts of the president unconstitutional

37.

Small claims courts and juvenile and domestic relations courts are included in which level of the Virginia court system?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Court of appeals

c)

Circuit courts

d)

District courts

38.

What are primary responsibilities of the national government?

a)

Conducting foreign policy and regulating trade

b)

Promoting public health, safety, and welfare

c)

Regulating elections and voting

d)

Interpreting the Constitution of the United States

39.

All of the following people carry out the laws of Virginia EXCEPT --

a)

the Senate and House of Delegates

b)

the governor

c)

the governor's cabinet

d)

the lieutenant governor

40.

Who may be hired to oversee the operations of local government?

a)

City council

b)

Governor

c)

Manager

d)

School board

41.

In which branch of local government does a mayor serve?

a)

School Board

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Legislative

42.

The legislative branch at the city level is called --

a)

mayor

b)

board of supervisors

c)

city council

d)

town council

43.

Which of the following is NOT an elected position at every local level?

a)

Sheriff

b)

Supreme Court justice

c)

Treasurer

d)

Clerk of the circuit court

44.

If you are under 18 and charged with a crime, which court will hear your case?

a)

Circuit court

b)

General district court

c)

Small claims court

d)

Juvenile and domestic relations district court

45.

Which of the following are the duties and responsibilities of the executive branch of the national government?

a)

Carry out the law

b)

Prepare the annual budget

c)

Declare war

d)

Review the constitutionality of the law

e)

Appoint federal judges