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| At what legislative level could you expect to find the General Assembly? | State |
| Who prepares the annual budget for the Congress? | President |
| What is the primary job of the judicial branch? | to settle disputes about laws |
| Which group makes laws for the nation? | Congress |
| Which group makes laws for VA? | General Assembly |
| Which house of Congress is representation based on population? | House of Representatives |
| Define bicameral. | having two houses |
| What are the two houses of Congress? | House of Representatives and the Senate |
| What are the two houses of the General Assembly? | House of Delegates and the Senate |
| Which document gives the president his power? | Article II of the US Constitution |
| What is an ambassador? | an official representative of the country’s government |
| Who appoints federal judges and ambassadors? | President |
| At what legislative level could you expect to find the Congress? | National |
| Define bureaucracy. | A government or other organization with many different departments and complex rules and procedures |
| What is the job of the executive branch? | to enforce laws |
| Which branch of the VA government must approve the biennial budget? | the Legislative Branch |
| Who approves presidential appointments? | the Congress |
| What are criminal court cases? | a case in which juries decide whether people have committed crimes |
| What are civil court cases? | a case in which two sides disagree over some issue |
| Define judicial review. | the power of the Supreme Court to review federal and state laws and decide if they are Constitutional |
| What US Supreme Court case established the concept of judicial review? | Marbury v. Madison |
| What is the job of the legislative branch? | to make laws |
| Which level of government enforces the law of the land? | national |
