7a Legislative Trivia

Newell

What does bicameral mean?A Three branches of

governmentB One house legislatureC Two house legislature

D Power shared by state and national government

The Virginia General Assembly and the United States Congress

are examples of -A state legislatures

B unicameral legislaturesC bicameral legislaturesD national legislatures

Legislative powers specifically stated in the

Constitution of Virginia are called -

A concurrentB expressed

C impliedD reserved

State laws are written for all of the following reasons EXCEPT -A in response to state problems

B to avoid complying with the United States Constitution

C interest groups request certain actions be taken

D individuals identify issues of concern to Virginia

The division of power between the states and the

national government is called -

A socialismB communism

C fascismD federalism

Which powers are specifically listed in the Constitution of

the United States?A RelevantB Political

C ExpressedD Implied

The law making process in the state legislatures include all of the following EXCEPT -

A working in committeesB signing bills into law

C passing a budgetD amending bills

What are the powers that are specifically stated in Article I

of the United States Constitution called?

A Implied powersB Judicial powers

C Executive powersD Expressed powers