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1
Which Virginia court has jury trials?
General District Court
Virginia Court of Appeals
Virginia Supreme Court
Circuit court
2
The governor of Virginia endorses a candidate from his party. Which role is the governor?
Chief of state
Chief administrator
Chief legislator
Party chief
3
Who introduces bills at the state level?
Superintendent
Member of Congress
Governor
Member of General Assembly
4
Which Virginia Court has only appellate jurisdiction?
Circuit Court of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
General District Court of Virginia
5
What do the lieutenant governor and the attorney general NOT have in common?
State level official
Elected for term of four years
Appoint members of the governor's cabinet
Part of the executive branch
6
What is the name of Virginia's Legislative Branch?
General Meeting
General Congress
General Assembly
House of Burgess
7
What do you call the leader of the state executive branch?
Mayor
President
Governor
Board of supervisors
8
What is the job of the governor of a state?
Enforce state laws
Debate laws
Interpret state laws
Make state laws
9
Which of the following is NOT a primary issue of the Virginia General Assembly?
Education
Public Health
Environment
Foreign affairs
10
Virginia's governor can do all of the following to a bill EXCEPT-
amend and return it
sign it
veto it
have the people vote on it
11
What court in Virginia has limited original and mostly appellate jurisdiction?
Virginia Supreme Court
General District Court
Virginia Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
12
A riot breaks out, and the governor calls in the National Guard. The governor is serving as-
party chief
commander in chief
chief administrator
chief legislator
13
What is the job of state regulatory agencies?
Help the governor veto laws
Help the congress make laws
Help the governor enforce laws
Help the governor sign laws
14
Circuit Courts and General District Courts can be found in which Court system?
Federal
State
Corporate
Local
15
Which newspaper headline would most likely follow the election of a new state Governor?
"The Governor Selects An Attorney General"
"The Governor Appoints His Cabinet"
"The Governor Announces a New Supreme Court"
"The Governor Chooses His Lieutenant Governor"
16
How often does the General Assembly meet?
Annually five days per week
Biennially five days a week
Biennially for a set number of days
Annually for a set number of days
17
The governor of Virginia appoints a new secretary for his Cabinet. Which role is the governor?
Chief administrator
Commander-in-chief
Chief of state
Party Chief
18
The Senate and the House of Delegates make up what?
VA Supreme Court
General Assembly
City Council
Congress
19
Who decides cases in Virginia's district courts?
Jury no judge
Judge and Jury
Magistrates
Judge no jury
20
What is the third step in the law making process?
Signed by the governor
Debate on the floor
Vote in both Houses
Work in Committees
21
The Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates are parts of the-
Judicial branch
General Assembly
Governor's house
National Congress
22
What is the job of the state executive branch?
Enforce local laws
Enforce court decisions
Carry out national laws
Enforce state laws
23
Allison wants to run for public office in the state of Virginia. Which has a four year term?
Secretary of Education
Attorney General
Senior Policy Advisor
Chief of Staff
24
When the governor is making sure his Cabinet members are doing their jobs, his role is
Chief Election Officer
Cabinet Member
Chief Administrator
Treasurer
25
What types of cases are heard in Virginia Circuit Court?
Misdemeanors
Cases involving Family
Felonies
Traffic cases
26
What Virginia Court hears misdemeanors and traffic violations?
Virginia Supreme Court
Virginia Court of Appeals
General District
Circuit Court
27
A person commits a felony, and is tried in front of a judge with a jury. Which court?
Circuit Court
VA Supreme Court
VA Court of Appeals
General District Court
28
The Virginia Supreme Court has what type of jurisdiction?
Limited Original; Mostly Appellate
All Appellate; No Original
All Original; No Appellate
Limited Appellate; Mostly Original
29
What is the General Assembly?
Government body that makes laws for a county
Government body that makes laws for companies
Government body that makes laws for Virginia
Government body that makes laws for the nation
30
Who signs bills into laws at the state level?
Council
Mayor
President
Governor