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Unit 10 Study Guide:
State Government
SOL: CE.7
10. What is a system of government called that
divides power between the national and state
government?
Federalism
1. What documents establishes the power of our
state government?
Virginia Constitution
11. Which government is the considered the
supreme government in federalism?
The National Government
2. What are the three branches of our state
government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
12. What are powers not given to the national
government reserved for?
The states
3. What is the name of Virginia’s Legislative
branch?
General Assembly
13. What are powers not given to either the
national or state government called?
Denied Powers
4. What terms means Virginia’s legislature has
two houses?
Bicameral
14. Which government has the responsibility to
promote public health, safety, and welfare?
The State Government
5a. How many members in the Virginia Senate?
40
15. Which government has the responsibility to
conduct foreign policy, regulate interstate
commerce, and provide for the common defense?
The National Government
5b. How many members in the Virginia House of
Delegates?
100
6. Who is the head of Virginia’s executive
branch?
The Governor
7. How many years can the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, and Attorney General serve?
Four years
8. What branch contains the Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney General, and Cabinet?
The Executive Branch
9. What are the four major levels of courts in
Virginia?
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Court,
and General District
16. Tensions exist when federal mandates
require state actions without –
Adequate funding
17. Who makes laws for the state of Virginia?
The General Assembly
18. TRUE/FALSE: States laws can violate the
Constitution of the United States.
False
19. A state bill is introduced in the General
Assembly. What happens next?
A committee works on the bill
20. What happens in the next step in the state
lawmaking process?
The bill is debated on the floor
21. After the bill is approved in each house of
the General Assembly who needs to sign it
before it becomes a state law?
The Governor
30. Identify the Governor’s Role…
22. Education, Public Health, Revenue, and Taxes
are all primary responsibilities for what level of
government?
State Government
Head of the executive branch of the state
government Chief Administrator
23. What branch of Virginia’s government
approves the budget?
General Assembly
24. What issue is the state government
concerned with when they are protecting natural
resources and improving water quality in the
Chesapeake Bay?
The Environment
25. Who plays the same role in our state’s
executive branch as the President?
The Governor
26. What document lists the powers of the
Governor and the General Assembly?
Virginia Constitution
27. Cabinet secretaries and departments,
agencies, commissions, and regulatory groups all
help who enforce the laws?
The Governor
28. Who is the commander-in-chief of Virginia’s
armed forces?
The Governor
29. When the Governor serves as the Chief
Legislator he gives an annual speech called –
The State of the Commonwealth
Ceremonial head of the state government Chief of State
Proposer of the state legislative agenda Chief Legislator
Leader of the political party that controls the
state executive branch Party Chief