The Legislative Branch

What is the form of government where citizens rule?

• Rule of Law
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship

When citizens elect officials to make laws, you have this type of government:

• Rule of Law
• Dictatorship
• Consent of the governed
• Representative government

What is a proposed law?

• Amendment
• Legal ease
• Bill
• Contract

Where do ideas for  laws come from?

• The unemployed
• Supreme Court nominations
• Interest groups
• Appeals Courts

What is the legislative branch of Virginia's state government called?

• Monarchy
• Congress
• Democracy
• General Assembly

Who approves the federal budget? 

• The President
• The Governor
• Congress
• General Assembly

Which is a check the Legislative Branch has on the executive branch?

• Judicial Review
• Veto
• Impeach the president
• Sign bills into law

Who can introduce bills into congress? 

• Interest groups
• Governors
• Citizens
• Congressmen

Who are individuals who try to get legislators to vote a certain way on a bill?

• Congressman
• Lobbyist
• Senators
• Caucuses

Which of the following is a house that is part of the General Assembly? 

• House of Representatives
• Supreme Court
• Governor
• House of Delegates