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Unit 3: The Legislative Branch Spring 2020
Unit 3: The Legislative Branch Spring 2020
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The General Assembly receives its formal powers from the-
Articles of Confederation
Board of Supervisors
Virginia Constitution
United States Constitution
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Legislative powers that are NOT specifically listed but are used to carry out expressed powers are called-
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Expressed Powers
Implied Powers
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What are the two houses of the United States Congress?
Senate and House of Laws
Senate and House of Commons
Senate and House of Delegates
Senate and House of Representatives
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Which document gives local governments in Virginia their power to govern?
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution
Virginia Constitution
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Which branch of the national government has the expressed powers to declare war, raises taxes, and create laws?
The Executive Branch
The Judicial Branch
The Olive Branch
The Legislative Branch
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The primary issues in legislation on the state level include-
Education, public health, state budget, environment, state budget, revenue
Policy making, making laws, public health, speaking to the public, commerce
Foreign policy, commerce, revenue, common defense,environment,public health
Education, safety, foreign policy, commerce, policy making, environment
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The division of power between the states and national government is known as the principle of-
Reserved Powers
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
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Which of the following is not an expressed power of Congress?
Coining money for our country
Providing Education
Levying and collect taxes for public goods
Establishing post offices in each state
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What do you call laws passed by local governments?
Rules
Bills
Ordinances
Regulations
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The Senate and the House of Representatives make up a-
Bicameral Legislature
Tricameral Legislature
Unicameral Legislature
Multi-Cameral Legislature
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What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
Judicial Review
Explain Laws
Make Laws
Enforce Laws
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Why would the local Board of Supervisors increase taxes?
To increase the awareness of citizenship
To enforce ordinances from the federal government
To provide additional services such as new schools
To provide services for the state and assist in the state budget
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The Federal Government approves a budget every-
Two Years
Six Months
Year
Quarter
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What is the name of Virginia's Legislative Branch?
General Assembly
House of Burgess
General Meeting
General Congress
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Which form of local government best completes this graphic?
Counties
Towns
Precincts
Cities
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Which sequence of numbers shows the correct order of a bill becoming a law?
5, 4, 1, 2, 3
1, 4, 5, 3, 2
4, 1, 5, 2, 3
2, 5, 4, 3, 1
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Which of the following shows the correct order of the lawmaking process in the Virginia General Assembly?
1, 3, 4, 5, 2
4, 5, 3, 1, 2
4, 1, 3, 5, 2
1, 5, 3, 4, 2
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What best completes the next step in the flow chart?
Each house of Congress votes on the bill
Citizens review and vote on the bill
The bill is sent to the President to be signed into law
The bill is sent to a committee for research
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Based on the news brief, what would most likely be the next step in the lawmaking process?
Bill goes to Senate committee
Bill goes to the President
Senate votes on the bill
House of Representatives debates the bill
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Looking at the map, how many representatives does Virginia have in the House of Representatives?
13
2
11
15
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Who holds legislative powers in a county government?
Managers
Councils
Board of Supervisors
Mayors
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What is a proposed law?
Bill
Amendment
Decree
Regulation
