Virginia State Government
This document gives cities, counties, and towns in Virginia their power to govern
What is the Virginia Constitution?
Constitutional protections against unfair government actions or laws, such as the right to an attorney or the right to know what you are being arrested for, are part of the this principle
What is due process?
The U.S. Congress is comprised of these two houses
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
In order for a bill to become federal law, it must be signed by this individual
Who is the U.S. President?
The purposes of the federal government were explained in this opening part of the U.S. Constitution
What is the Preamble?
This type of court case is centered around someone breaking the law
What is a criminal case?
Similar to the U.S. Constitution, amendments to the Virginia Constitution begin in this legislative body
What is the General Assembly?
This principle divides the government into three branches with each having its own unique job
What is separation of powers?
The federal legislative branch makes laws while this branch interprets those laws
What is the judicial branch?
Of the following options, the type of local government body that would create policy but not make laws:
City Council
Board of Supervisors
Town Council
School Board
What is a school board?
This document extended the rights of Englishmen to all colonists
What is the Charter of the Virginia Company of London?
This is the highest level of the U.S. federal court system
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
A local ordinance that outlines county policy for animals on leashes would be developed by this government body
What is a Board of Supervisors?
This fundamental political principle is being demonstrated if a Congressman is pulled over for speeding and gets a ticket just like everyone else.
What is rule of law?
Coining money, making treaties, and declaring war are all examples of this type of national government power
What are expressed powers?
Lawmakers primarily legislate in response to the needs and issues of this group
What are citizens (or voters)?
This ineffective and problematic government was replaced by the U.S. Constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This term refers to when law enforcement has good reason to believe that a suspect has been involved with a crime
What is probable cause?
Before a bill in the state legislature can move to the other house and be voted on, it must be worked on by these groups
What are committees?
A government tier system, where the national government is superior to state or local governments, is defined by this principle
What is federalism?
The President gives an annual speech to Congress to provide legislative guidance that is known by this term
What is the State of the Union Address?
This term refers to local laws passed by cities, counties, and towns
What are ordinances?
This document officially severed ties with Great Britain and declared that all people have certain unalienable rights
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This famous Supreme Court case gave the federal court system the power of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of these two houses
What are the House of Delegates and the State Senate?
This government principle is demonstrated when members of Congress are elected to make laws on behalf of the people
What is representative government?
The U.S. President also serves as the nation's chief diplomat, meaning that he is the one in charge of dealing with which entities
What are foreign nations?
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are nearly always proposed by this group
What is the U.S. Congress?
The U.S. Constitution ultimately came about due to a compromise between these two plans at the Constitutional Convention
What are the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
This Virginia court, the number two court of the state, holds only appellate jurisdiction.
What is the Virginia Court of Appeals?