In most counties, who receives and pays out county funds?
A) county sheriff
B) county judge
C) county tax assessor-collector
D) county treasurer
Q. 2The Virginia Plan provided for a
A) bicameral legislature with one chamber elected by the people and a second chamber selected by the first chamber.
B) unicameral legislature with the members selected by each state legislature.
C) unicameral legislature with members elected by the people.
D) bicameral legislature with members of both chambers elected by the people.
E) bicameral legislature with one chamber elected by the people and the second chamber chosen by state legislatures.
Q. 3Collecting vehicle county taxes and fees and registering voters is the responsibility of the
A) county tax appraiser.
B) county clerk.
C) county tax assessor-collector.
D) county auditor.
Q. 4In allocating the number of representatives for each chamber of the national legislature, the Virginia Plan called for which of the following?
A) The president should determine the number of representatives.
B) The same number of representatives from each state should serve lifetime appointments.
C) The number of representatives in each chamber should be based on the population of the state.
D) The courts should determine the number of representatives.
E) Each state should receive one vote regardless of the delegation size.
Q. 5Which county official is responsible for recordkeeping and conducting elections?
A) county clerk
B) county judge
C) county tax assessor-collector
D) county auditor
Q. 6In opposition to the recommendations of the Virginia delegates during the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan advocated a single-chamber legislature with
A) equal representation among the states regardless of population.
B) slaves counting as three-fifths of a whole person.
C) the Supreme Court determining the number of representatives from each state.
D) no executive branch.
E) bicameral legislature with representation based on population.
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