VA State Government

Select the three branches of government.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Consular

Glenn Youngkin is the governor of Virginia.

He is the head of what branch?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Match the following with the correct state government branch.

Groups:

(a) Legislative

,

(b) Executive

,

(c) Judicial

• Governor

• Circuit Court Judge

• Lt. Governor

• Attorney General

• VA Supreme Court

• VA Senator

• General Assembly

• VA Delegate

• VA Supreme Court Justice

Like Congress, the Virginia General Assembly is a​ (a)   legislature. This means it is made up of two houses: The Virginia Senate and the House of​ (b)   .

• bicameral
• Delegates
• unicameral
• Representatives
• single-chamber

Some powers are shared between the national and state government.

These are known as​ (a)   powers.

• concurrent
• exclusive
• reserved

The U.S. Constitution divides power between national and state governments. This is known as​ (a)   .

• federalism
• monarchy
• dictatorship
• anarchy

When a bill passes through both houses of the General Assembly what happens next?

• The bill is discarded
• The bill is sent back to committee
• Send the bill to the governor
• The bill is put on hold indefinitely

What is the first step to a bill becoming a law in Virginia?

• Approval by the Governor
• Public voting on the bill
• Introduction of the bill in the House of Delegates or Senate
• Review by the Supreme Court

Match the main issues we try to address by making laws in Virginia.

• Approving a biennial (two-year) budget

• Environment

• Standards for public schools

• Revenue

• Collecting taxes

• State Budget

• Promoting and protecting citizen health

• Education

• Protecting our natural resources

• Public Health

Virginia's General Assembly is made up of the  (a)    which has 100 members and the  (b)    which has 40 members.​

• House of Delegates
• Virginia Senate
• Virginia House of Representatives
• Virginia Assembly of Senators
• Virginia Legislative Council