Study Guide:  State and Local Government                                   Name ________________________

 

  1. Which document sets up the US government?

 

  1. Which document sets up Virginia’s government?

 

  1. Which part of the US Constitution allows state governments to exist because it reserves powers for the states?

 

  1. From where do local governments derive their power?

 

  1. What do you call our national legislature?

 

                              Our state legislature?

 

                              Our county’s legislature?

     

                              Our town’s legislature?

 

  1. Who head the federal executive branch?

 

                        The state executive branch?

 

                        The town’s executive branch?

 

  1. What is an ordinance?

 

  1. Define the following:

 

                  Expressed powers—

 

                  Implied powers—

 

                  Reserved powers—

 

                  Concurrent powers—

 

  1. Which court has the power of judicial review over state laws?

 

  1. Which court handles felonies and major lawsuits?

 

  1. Define the following:

 

                  Federalism—

 

                  Separation of powers—

 

                  Checks and balances—

 

  1. Name the two houses of Virginia’s General Assembly.

 

  1. Put the following state legislative steps in order:

 

a)     sent to governor

b)     bill introduced

c)     committee work

d)     debate on floor

e)     veto

f)      override veto

 

  1. How does a state judge get his/her job?

 

 

  1. Vice President is to President as __________________________ is to Governor.

 

  1. Label the following as federal, state, or local powers.

 

      F—Federal

      S—State

      L—Local

 

      ______ regulating commerce

      ______ foreign policy

      ______ zoning

      ______ trash and recycling

      ______ education

      ______ licenses

      ______ water and sewer

      ______ running elections

      ______ creating money

      ______ maintaining a military

      ______ public health, safety, welfare

 

  1. Label the following as legislative, executive, or judicial powers.

 

            L—Legislative

            E—Executive

            J—Judicial

 

            _____ proposing budgets

            _____ approving budgets

            _____ appointing judges, cabinet officers, and ambassadors

            _____ approving judges, cabinet officers, and ambassadors

            _____ administering the bureaucracy

            _____ declaring laws unconstitutional

            _____ granting pardons

            _____ making laws

            _____ carrying out laws

            _____ interpreting laws