Unit 8 Study Guide: State & Local Governments
I.
Vocabulary
a. Know the unit vocabulary!!!
II.
From your notebook
a. Review the structure of the Virginia State Court system
b. Know the questions/answers from the guided reading
c. What is the difference between reserved, concurrent and expressed powers? (look back
in unit 4 if you don’t remember)
d. Know the structure and powers of the Virginia General Assembly
e. Review the venn diagrams on p.138, division of powers chart on p.139 in your binder
and know the differences/similarities of local, state and national governments.
f.
Know the 3 branches of government and their main responsibilities (i.e., makes laws,
enforces the law, interprets)
g. Complete and review the attached review sheet
III.
Please answer these questions
a. Who are the State Executive Branch Leaders?
b.
What are the powers of the state executives and the requirements to serve in those
positions?
c. Where does the governor get his/her power from?
d. What are the roles of the Governor?
e. What is the process for a bill becoming a law in Virginia?
State and Local Government Review Sheet
Proposition
Ordinances
County
Senate
Reserved
Initiative
Apportion
House of Delegates
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Constitution
Lieutenant Governor
Conference Committee
Attorney General
Board of Supervisors
Directions: Use the above word bank to complete each sentence.
1. The person in charge of the State Senate is the _____________________________.
2. If a citizen wants to propose a new law they can start a(n)______________________,
where they collect signatures from citizens. If they collect enough signatures it will
become a __________________________ and citizens can vote on it directly.
3. The 10th Amendment of the Constitution gives states their _______________________
powers, or the powers that belong only to the state.
4. According to the _______________________________________, states have to respect
the laws, court decisions, and licenses of other states.
5. The General Assembly is made up of the ____________________________________
and the ____________.
6. The local legislative branch has the power to pass ________________________, or laws
for the county.
7. When the Governor needs legal advice, he turns to our state _______________________.
8. Every state has a ______________________________ that explains the power of the
legislative, executive, and judicial branch at the state level.
9. A bill has to go to a _____________________________when the House of Delegates
and the Senate pass different versions of a bill.
10. The legislative body of Loudoun County is known as the __________________________
and they approve our county budget, pass laws and set our tax rates.
Name the 4 public services that the Board of
Supervisors provide our county.
1.
2.
What are the three ways a governor can veto a bill?
1.
2.
3.
4.
3.
Directions: Identify which role of the governor is being demonstrated in each example
(party leader, head legislator, ceremonial leader , head of justice, commander in chief,
chief executive).
1. ____________________________Tim Kaine meets with the teachers of House
A after an amazing win in the Seneca Ridge Faculty Olympics.
2. ____________________________Tim Kaine includes extra money for schools
in the new state budget.
3. ____________________________Tim Kaine pardons Mr. Campbell after he is caught
with several illegal bazookas in his car. Fiddlesticks!
4. ___________________________Tim Kaine vetoes part of a bill that would cut money
the state gives to colleges.
5. ___________________________Tim Kaine if forced to send in the Virginia National
Guard to control those wild teachers in House B after their embarrassing defeat in the
Faculty Olympics.
Name that Branch!
Directions: Identify the branch AND level that
each group belongs to.
All Mixed Up!
Directions: Put the steps of how a bill becomes a
law in the correct order. Write the number in the
space provided. See Example.
1. General Assembly:
1
Bill gets a number
_____________________________________
______Bill goes to other house
2. Attorney General:
______Committee votes on Bill
____________________________________
3. VA Appeals Court:
______Bill goes to floor of the House or Senate for
debate.
____________________________________
______Bill Goes to Committee
4. Lieutenant Governor:
______House or Senate votes on Bill
____________________________________
______Bill goes to Governor
5. Speaker of the House (of Delegates):
____________________________________