V.S. 10

The ____________is the legislative branch of the Virginia government. It makes state laws, and it is divided into two parts—the Senate and the House of Delegates.

• Supreme Court

• General Assembly

• Executive Branch

• Judge Judy

The ____________ is the state’s court system. They decide cases about people accused of breaking the law and whether or not a law agrees with Virginia’s constitution

• executive branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

The governor heads the __________________ of the state government. He makes sure that state laws are carried out.

• executive branch

• Judicial branch

• legislative branch

Fertile soil and a favorable climate make ___________ an important industry in Virginia:

• railroads

• Computer technology

• Shipbuilding

• agriculture

Top products and services for Virginia include

•   architectural or engineering services

    banking and lending

  computer programming or systems design

  food products

  shipbuilding

• pencil factory

Soybeans, corn, tobacco, tomatoes, apples, and peanuts are among Virginia’s leading ____________

• barter

• cash crops

• credit

• debt

The success of the Appalachian Coalfields is due to the expansion of____________

• railroads

• phone lines

• roads

Virginia has _______ trade relationships with other countries.

• increased

• decreased

Because many federal workers live and work in _________ Virginia the federal government has a significant impact on Virginia's economy.

• western

• northern

• southern

• eastern

Virginia’s ____________, which includes highways, railroads, air transportation, and shipping, moves raw materials to factories and finished products to markets

• transportation system

• communication system

• technology