Act 4 Part 1
Practice Questions
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Practice for your Act 4 - Part 1 Test. These practice questions focus on:
 Vocabulary - Pg. 71-72
 Federalism – Pg. 74
 VA Constitution – Pg. 76
 VA Amendment Process – Pg. 78
 VA Lawmaking Process – Pg. 80
 VA Executive Branch – Pg. 82
SEE YOUR TEACHER TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE THE TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
Use page 74 in your notes:
1. The dividing and sharing of powers between the national, state, and local levels of government is called:
a. Checks and Balances
b. Federalism
c. Separation of Powers
d. Judicial Review
2. Fill in the three levels of government on the chart below:
NATIONAL Level
STATE Level
LOCAL Level
Use the chart above and your notes on page 74 to answer the questions below:
3. The National Government’s powers are listed in the _________________________.
a. VA Constitution
b. US Constitution
c. 10th Amendment
d. Bill of Rights
4. The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution states that powers not given to the National Government are
_____________________ the states.
a. Reserved for
b. Shared with
c. Denied to
5. Richmond City, Prince William County, the town of Vienna, and all other local governments in Virginia get
their powers from:
a. Virginia Constitution
b. Virginia Government
c. Both A and B
d. Neither
Use page 74 in your notes:
6. In our school, Mrs. Beichler is supreme. What does supreme mean? _________________________
7. Which statement below is true?
a. National Government is Supreme
b. Virginia Government is Supreme
c. Local Government is Supreme
d. President is Supreme in lawmaking
8. The question in the box below is very hard! Go through these steps to make it easier…
Step One: Highlight or circle the important words or phrases in the question.
Step Two: Look at each answer choice put a
question seven to help you out!
if you think the answer is NOT correct. Hint: Use
Step Three: Look at the answer choices left. Do you see an answer that fits?
The Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court Decision of the US Supreme Court said that interracial
couples are allowed to marry. Virginia Courts had said interracial couples were not allowed to
marry.
Did Virginia have to follow the state court decision or national court decision?
a.
b.
c.
d.
National Court Decision – National Government is Supreme
Virginia Court Decision – Virginia Government is Supreme
Neither Court – Local Government is Supreme
Neither Court – President is Supreme in lawmaking
Use page 74 in your notes:
9. On the chart below, fill in the words NATIONAL and STATE on the correct line.
STATE Powers
NATIONAL Powers
*Taxing
*Enforcing laws
*Making laws
*Public Health
*Public Safety
*Public welfare
*Taxing
*Enforcing laws
*Making laws
*Regulate commerce
*Provide common defense
*Conduct foreign policy
10. On the chart above, which three powers are SHARED, since they are national powers and state powers?
TAXING
ENFORCING LAWS
MAKING LAWS
Let’s make sure you understand the words on the chart above. If you need to, look at page 90.
 Regulate commerce means MAKE RULES FOR BUSINESS
 Conduct foreign policy means MANAGE RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
 Promote public welfare means PROVIDE FOR CITIZENS WHEN NEEDED
11. Administering flu shot, monitoring pandemics, and protecting your safety on roads are primarily
responsibilities of which LEVEL of government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
National
State
Both national and state - These are shared powers.
Neither national nor state – These are denied powers.
12. Businesses in Georgia sell peanuts to businesses in all 49 other states. Which level of government would be
responsible for regulating this business between states?
a.
b.
c.
National
State
Both national and state – These are shared powers.
d. Neither national nor state – These are denied powers.
13. Taxing citizens and making laws are responsibilities of which LEVEL of government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
National
State
Both national and state – These are shared powers.
Neither national nor state – These are denied powers.
14. Providing weapons and training soldiers for military is the responsibility of which LEVEL of government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
National
State
Both national and state – These are shared powers
Neither national nor state – These are denied powers
15. Conducting foreign relations with Iran and regulating trade with China are responsibilities of which LEVEL?
a.
b.
c.
d.
National
State
Both national and state – These are shared powers.
Neither national nor state – These are denied powers.
Use page 76 in your notes:
16. Which document distributes power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of
Virginia government?
a. Articles of Confederation
b. Charters for the VA Company of London
c. Virginia Constitution
d. United States Constitution
17. Putting State Government Together: Insert the correct phrase into the table below. The answer
bank is:
*Attorney General
*Virginia Senate
Legislative Branch
State Legislative Branch is the:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The two parts are the:
VA SENATE and HOUSE OF
DELEGATES
*House of Delegates
*General Assembly
*Virginia Supreme Court
*Lieutenant Governor
*State Courts
Executive Branch
State Executive Branch is the:
GOVERNOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
*Governor
Judicial Branch
State Judicial Branch is the:
VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
STATE COURTS
18. Action Word Practice: Insert the correct phrase into the table below. The answer bank is:
*Oversees government
*Appoints members of cabinet
*Votes to pass bills
*Approves budgets
*Signs or vetoes bills
*Makes laws
*Enforces laws
*Administers laws
*Interprets laws
*Interprets Constitution
Legislative Branch
State Legislative Branch’s jobs are:
VOTES TO PASS BILLS
APPROVES BUDGETS
MAKES LAWS
Executive Branch
State Executive Branch’s jobs are:
OVERSEES GOVERNMENT
APPOINTS CABINET MEMBERS
SIGNS/VETOES BILLS
ENFORCES LAWS
ADMINISTERS LAWS
Judicial Branch
State Judicial Branch’s jobs are:
INTERPRETS LAWS
INTERPRETS CONSTITUTION
Answer the following questions. HINT: USE QUESTIONS 18 AND 19 TO HELP YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19. What is the best title for the web shown below?
a. VA Congress
b. US General Assembly
c. VA General Assembly
d. US Congress
20. Which of the following people would NOT be part of the Executive Branch?
a. Attorney General
b. Delegate
c. Cabinet member
d. Regulatory Board official
21. Mark Herring is the new lawyer for Virginia and the main legal advisor to the Governor. What job
does he have?
a. Justice Secretary
b. Lieutenant Governor
c. Law Clerk
d. Attorney General
22. Ralph Northam has just been elected to help the Governor of Virginia, just like the Vice-President
helps the President of the United States. What job has Ralph Northam been elected to?
a. Justice Secretary
b. Lieutenant Governor
c. Law Clerk
d. Attorney General
23. You committed a crime in Leesburg and after a long process your case is heard in the highest court
in Virginia. What is the name of the highest court in Virginia?
a. US District Court
b. VA Supreme Court
c. US Supreme Court
d. VA Circuit Court
24. In Virginia, the _______________________ appoints members of the cabinet and oversees the
functions of state government.
a. State Senator
b. President
c. Supreme Court Justice
d. Governor
25. After the ________________________ votes to pass a bill, it does not become a law until it is
signed by the ________________________.
a. Congress; Governor
b. Governor; General Assembly
c. General Assembly; President
d. General Assembly; Governor
26. The ______________________ makes laws in Virginia to approve the budget.
a. Governor
b. Congress
c. General Assembly
d. Mayor
27. The _______________________ regulates health codes of businesses and enforces laws on
restaurant cleanliness in Virginia.
a. Congress
b. Governor
c. General Assembly
d. President
28. What is the General Assembly’s role in the state budget?
a. Approve the budget annually
b. Approve the budget biennially
c. Prepare the budget biennially
d. Prepare the budget annually
29. How long were the elected terms of Governor McDonnell, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, and
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli?
a. 5 years
b. 4 years
c. 3 years
d. 2 years
30. Governor McDonnell, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli all
began their terms in 2010. When do they have to leave office?
a. 2012
b. 2013
c. 2014
d. 2015
Use page 78 in your notes:
31. What does propose mean? TO ASK FOR/SUGGEST
32. What does ratify mean? TO APPROVE
33. What is an amendment? A CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION
34. Fill in the blanks below based on the amendment process to the Virginia Constitution:
Step One: An amendment to the VA Constitution is proposed by the GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Step Two: An amendment to the VA Constitution is ratified by the VOTERS
35. Which of the following best describes how the Virginia Constitution is amended?
a. Congress proposes and states ratify.
b. Governor proposes and General Assembly ratifies.
c. General Assembly proposes and voters of Virginia ratify.
d. General Assembly proposes and Governor ratifies.
Use pages 71-72 and notes on page 80 in your notes to define the following terms:
36. Mandate is COMMAND FROM HIGHER AUTHORITY
Go buy iPads for
all students!
37. Federal is NATIONAL
38. Funding is MONEY
39. Adequate means ENOUGH
40. Tension is DISAGREEMENT
Use page 80 in your notes:
That’s not fair!
We don’t have
enough money
to pay for that!
41. The President has issued an executive order that requires all states to pay teachers more money. An
executive order from the President is a _______________________.
a. Federal Mandate
b. Adequate Funding
c. Tension
42. Virginia has not planned for this spending and does not have enough money to pay them. Enough
money is called ____________________________.
a. Federal Mandate
b. Adequate Funding
c. Tension
43. This has caused conflict and arguments between the Virginia government and the US government.
Conflict and arguments are called __________________________.
a. Federal Mandate
b. Adequate Funding
c. Tension
44. The President has issued an executive order that requires all states to buy iPads for all students.
Virginia has not planned for this spending and does not have enough money to pay them. This has
caused tension between the VA government and the US government because Virginia did not get:
a. Denied Powers
b. Adequate Funding
c. Reserved Powers
d. A Federal Mandate
Use page 80 in your notes:
45. The State Budget and Revenue are two different topics that the General Assembly works on. They
both have to do with money, but they mean different things.
_______________ (state budget OR revenue) is planning how much money the state will spend.
_______________ (state budget OR revenue) is the money the government takes from the citizens in
the form of taxes.
46. The General Assembly meets for 60 days in even-numbered years because they need to plan for our
spending as a state. The plan that they work on in these longer sessions is called the:
a. Revenue Plan
b. State Budget
c. Public Welfare
d. Income Gap
47. The General Assembly created a plan to raise the sales tax on gasoline from 3% to 5%. This plan
could be called a:
a. Revenue Plan
b. State Budget
c. Public Welfare
d. Income Gap
48. Headline for the Richmond Examiner:
“General Assembly Requires All Nurses and
Doctors to get Flu Shots”
What is the primary legislative issue addressed in the article?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Public Health
State Budget
Revenue
Environment
Use page 80 in your notes:
For the following statements, label each TRUE or FALSE:
49. ____TRUE___Bills must pass through both the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates before
going to the Governor for his signature.
50. ____FALSE__Bills only must pass the House of Delegates before going directly to the Governor.
51. ___FALSE___Bills must pass through both the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates before
going to the President for his signature.
52. __FALSE____Bills only must pass the Virginia Senate before going directly to the Governor.
53. __FALSE____After a bill is introduced, it can be signed by the Governor.
54. __TRUE_____After a bill is introduced, the bill is worked on in committee.
55. ___FALSE __After a bill is introduced the bill is voted on in the Virginia Senate.
56. ___TRUE___Legislation in Virginia can be shaped by Problems in Virginia.
57. __TRUE____Legislation in Virginia can be shaped by individuals and interest groups.
58. ___TRUE___Legislation in Virginia can be shaped by Federal Mandates.
Answer the following questions. Hint: Use your true or false statements above to help you out!
59. Which of the following statements is true of the lawmaking process in Virginia?
a. Bills only must pass the House of Delegates before going directly to the Governor for his
signature.
b. Bills only must pass the Virginia Senate before going directly to the Governor for his
signature.
c. Bills must pass through both the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates before going to
the President for his signature.
d. Bills must pass through both the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates before going to
the Governor for his signature.
60. Mr. Giddens called Delegate Tag Greason with an idea for a new bill. This new bill has only been
introduced in the House of Delegates. What is the next step for this bill?
a. Signed by the Governor
b. Debated on in the VA Senate
c. Worked on in committee in the House of Delegates
d. Voted on by the House of Delegates
61. Legislation in Virginia is shaped by…
a. Individuals and Interest Groups
b. Federal Mandates
c. Problems in Virginia
d. All of the Above
Use page 82 in your notes:
Directions: For each role of the Governor listed below, write a key word or description of that role.
Chief Roles of the Governor
Chief of State: CEREMONY
Chief of Party: DEMOCRATS/REPUBLICANS
Chief Legislator: LAWS
Chief Administrator: EXECUTIVE
Directions: Highlight the key words or words in each example. Then name each role of the Governor.
62. CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR
The Governor ran a meeting with his Secretary of Public Safety.
63. CHIEF OF PARTY
The Governor supported Democrat Jennifer Wexton by telling Virginia
voters to support her during the special election.
64. CHIEF OF STATE
The Governor attended a ceremony remembering the victims of the
Virginia Tech shooting.
65. CHIEF LEGISLATOR The Governor asked the General Assembly to pass a law that would give
more money to schools.
Answer this LAST multiple-choice question!
66. When the governor leads the _________________, he is acting as Commander-in-Chief of the state
government.
a. Air Force
b. National Guard
c. Navy
d. Army
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