VA LETC Week 2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
What are the three systems of the government? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unitary
Confederate
Federalist
The Unitary system holds what power? - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Power
The confederate system holds what power? - CORRECT ANSWER - State Power
The Federalist system holds what power? - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. Power (Federal
& State)
The 13 colonies were under which type of control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unitary
The colonist established what alternative government? - CORRECT ANSWER - The First
Continental Congress
Who did the Continental Congress believe to be tyrannical? - CORRECT ANSWER -
King George III
What did the Continental Congress create? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Declaration of
Independence
The name "United States of America" was created by which document(s)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Articles of Confederation
What are the three constitutional powers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wage War
,Tax and Spend
Regulate Interstate Commerce
General police power belongs to who? - CORRECT ANSWER - The States
Federal police power applies to which 4 entities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Military
Indian Reservations
VA Property
D.C.
Which article is the legislative branch under? - CORRECT ANSWER - Article 1
How many members are in the House of Representatives? - CORRECT ANSWER - 435
What is the age requirement to be in the House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25
How many years as a citizen do you need to have to be in the House of Representatives? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 7 years in their state.
What is the term length for a member of the House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2 Year Term
Who looks over all the members of the House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Speaker of the House
How many members are in the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100
What is the age requirement to be in the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 Years Old
, How many years as a citizen do you need to have to be in the Senate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 9 Years
What is the term length for the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 Years
Who looks over the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Vice President
What article does the Executive branch fall under? - CORRECT ANSWER - Article 2
Who elects the president of the United States of America? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elected by the Electoral College
The Judicial branch belongs to which article? - CORRECT ANSWER - Article 3
What does article 4 cover? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. State and Federal
2. Full Faith and Credit
Full Faith and Credit meaning: States will honor other states decisions regarding public acts,
records, and judicial preceding.
What does article 5 cover? - CORRECT ANSWER - Amendments
What does article 6 cover? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Supremacy Clause
(Federal law is above state law.)
Questions and CORECT Answers
What are the three systems of the government? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unitary
Confederate
Federalist
The Unitary system holds what power? - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Power
The confederate system holds what power? - CORRECT ANSWER - State Power
The Federalist system holds what power? - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. Power (Federal
& State)
The 13 colonies were under which type of control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unitary
The colonist established what alternative government? - CORRECT ANSWER - The First
Continental Congress
Who did the Continental Congress believe to be tyrannical? - CORRECT ANSWER -
King George III
What did the Continental Congress create? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Declaration of
Independence
The name "United States of America" was created by which document(s)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Articles of Confederation
What are the three constitutional powers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wage War
,Tax and Spend
Regulate Interstate Commerce
General police power belongs to who? - CORRECT ANSWER - The States
Federal police power applies to which 4 entities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Military
Indian Reservations
VA Property
D.C.
Which article is the legislative branch under? - CORRECT ANSWER - Article 1
How many members are in the House of Representatives? - CORRECT ANSWER - 435
What is the age requirement to be in the House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25
How many years as a citizen do you need to have to be in the House of Representatives? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 7 years in their state.
What is the term length for a member of the House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2 Year Term
Who looks over all the members of the House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Speaker of the House
How many members are in the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100
What is the age requirement to be in the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 Years Old
, How many years as a citizen do you need to have to be in the Senate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 9 Years
What is the term length for the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 Years
Who looks over the senate? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Vice President
What article does the Executive branch fall under? - CORRECT ANSWER - Article 2
Who elects the president of the United States of America? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elected by the Electoral College
The Judicial branch belongs to which article? - CORRECT ANSWER - Article 3
What does article 4 cover? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. State and Federal
2. Full Faith and Credit
Full Faith and Credit meaning: States will honor other states decisions regarding public acts,
records, and judicial preceding.
What does article 5 cover? - CORRECT ANSWER - Amendments
What does article 6 cover? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Supremacy Clause
(Federal law is above state law.)
