What is the term for the division of power between the national level of government and the states?
Federalism
100
What document sets up the government of Virginia?
The Virginia Constitution
100
Who is the leader of the Virginia Legislative Branch?
General Assembly
100
Who is the leader of the Virginia Executive Branch?
The governor
100
What fundamental principle means that the government must ask the people for permission?
What is consent of the governed
200
Which government conducts foreign policy, regulates commerce and provides for the common defense?
The Federal/National Government
200
Who is the leader of the Virginia Executive Branch?
The Governor
200
What are the names of the two houses of the General Assembly?
The House of Delegates
The Virginia State Senate
200
How often does the Governor and the Virginia legislature have to pass a biennial budget?
Two years
200
What is the annual speech made by the President?
What is the State of the Union
300
What is the name of the powers that are given to the national government?
Enumerated Powers
300
Who is the leader of the Virginia Legislative Branch?
The General Assembly
300
Name three of the six hot topics/primary issues in the Virginia Legislature?
Education
Public Health
The Environment
The State Budget
Levying and collecting taxes
Transportation
300
Cabinet secretaries and departments, agencies, commissions and regulatory boards do what in the Virginia Executive Branch?
Administer and Enforce Laws
Regulate aspects of business and the economy
Provide services
All of the Above
All of the above
300
What group selects the President and Vice President?
Electoral College
400
What are powers that are reserved to the states called?
Reserved Powers
400
Who is the leader of the Virginia Judicial Branch?
The Virginia Supreme Court
400
Members of the General Assembly write laws and take action in response to what?
Problems/Issues
400
Name the role of the Governor!
Commander of the Virginia military
Commander in Chief
400
What are our five first amendment freedoms?
Petition, Assembly, Speech, Press, Religion
500
When is their conflict between the state and national governments?
When the national government mandates state actions without adequate funding.
(When the national government tells the states what to do without giving money)
500
Which one of these courts is not part of the VA court system?
Virginia Supreme Court
Circuit Court
United States Court of Appeals
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
United States Court of Appeals
500
Order the steps of how a bill becomes a law in Virginia.
Debating the bill on the floor of both houses
Sending the Bill to the Governor to sign into a law or veto the bill
A committee works/rewrites the bill
A bill is proposed on introduced to a house
Voting on the bill by both houses
3 5 2 1 4
500
Name the role of the Governor!
Overall manager of Virginia's government