State And Local Government Vocabulary Review Question Preview (ID: 35467)


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Powers specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution.
a) Delegated
b) Reserved
c) Concurrent
d) All of the Above are Correct

In Virginia, the lawmaking branch of the state’s government.
a) General Assembly
b) City Council
c) VA Congress
d) Board of Supervisors

Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people.
a) Delegated
b) Reserved
c) Concurrent
d) Special

Laws passed by Congress that require states to take the specific actions.
a) Ordinances
b) Statutes
c) Federal Mandates
d) Bills

The larger of the two houses that make up the General Assembly in Virginia.
a) House of Representatives
b) House of Delegates
c) Virginia Senate
d) City Council

The chief executive of a local unit of government. This includes cities, counties, and towns.
a) Governor
b) Lieutenant Governor
c) Attorney General
d) Mayor

The head of the executive branch of government at the state level.
a) Mayor
b) Lieutenant Governor
c) Governor
d) General Assembly

The smaller of the two houses that make up the General Assembly in Virginia.
a) House of Representatives
b) Virginia Senate
c) House of Delegates
d) Board of Supervisors

In Virginia, an elected official who is the state’s official lawyer.
a) Governor
b) Lieutenant Governor
c) Virginia Prosecutor
d) Attorney General

An elected official of a state who is next in rank to a governor.
a) Governor
b) Vice Governor
c) Lieutenant Governor
d) Mayor

The elected lawmaking body found in counties in Virginia.
a) General Assembly
b) Board of Supervisors
c) County Council
d) City Council

A law passed at the local level (city, county, or town)
a) Ordinance
b) Infraction
c) Federal Mandate
d) Special Memo

The elected lawmaking body found in incorporated towns in Virginia.
a) City Council
b) School Board
c) Board of Supervisors
d) Town Council

The elected lawmaking body found in cities in Virginia.
a) General Assembly
b) City Panel
c) House of Delegates
d) City Council

The elected or appointed group in Virginia and its localities that oversees the public schools.
a) Board of Supervisors
b) Superintendent
c) School Board
d) School Council

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