SOL CE.7– State Government Study Guide Answers

1. What documents establishes the power of our state government 1. What documents establishes the power of our state government? Virginia Constitution 2. What are the three branches of our state government? Legislative, Executive, and Judicial 3. What is the name of Virginia’s Legislative branch? General Assembly

4. What terms means Virginia’s legislature has two houses? Bicameral 5a. How many members in the Virginia Senate? 40 5b. How many members in the Virginia House of Delegates? 100

6. Who is the head of Virginia’s executive branch. The Governor 7 6. Who is the head of Virginia’s executive branch? The Governor 7. How many years can the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General serve? Four years 8. What branch contains the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Cabinet? The Executive Branch

9. What are the four major levels of courts in Virginia 9. What are the four major levels of courts in Virginia? Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, and General District 10. What is a system of government called that divides power between the national and state government? Federalism

11. Which government is the considered the supreme government in federalism? The National Government 12. What are powers not given to the national government reserved for? The states 13. What are powers not given to either the national or state government called? Denied Powers

14. Which government has the responsibility to promote public health, safety, and welfare? The State Government 15. Which government has the responsibility to conduct foreign policy, regulate interstate commerce, and provide for the common defense? The National Government

16. Tensions exist when federal mandates require state actions without – Adequate funding 17. Who makes laws for the state of Virginia? The General Assembly 18. TRUE/FALSE: States laws can violate the Constitution of the United States. False

19. A state bill is introduced in the General Assembly 19. A state bill is introduced in the General Assembly. What happens next? A committee works on the bill 20. What happens in the next step in the state lawmaking process? The bill is debated on the floor 21. After the bill is approved in each house of the General Assembly who needs to sign it before it becomes a state law? The Governor

22. Education, Public Health, Revenue, and Taxes are all primary responsibilities for what level of government? State Government 23. What branch of Virginia’s government approves the budget? General Assembly

24. What issue is the state government concerned with when they are protecting natural resources and improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay? The Environment 25. Who plays the same role in our state’s executive branch as the President? The Governor

26. What document lists the powers of the Governor and the General Assembly? Virginia Constitution 27. Cabinet secretaries and departments, agencies, commissions, and regulatory groups all help who enforce the laws? The Governor 28. Who is the commander-in-chief of Virginia’s armed forces?

29. When the Governor serves as the Chief Legislator he gives an annual speech called – The State of the Commonwealth 30. Identify the Governor’s Role… Ceremonial head of the state government - Chief of State

Head of the executive branch of the state government - Chief Administrator Proposer of the state legislative agenda - Chief Legislator Leader of the political party that controls the state executive branch - Party Chief