Documents/Principles
This document extended the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
What are The Charters of the Virginia Company of London.
What is the name of the speech that the president gives to Congress each year?
What is The State of the Union Address.
The Virginia General Assembly is made up of the Virginia Senate and The ________________________.
What is House of Delegates.
What document gives cities, counties, and towns in Virginia the power to govern?
What is the Virginia Constitution.
How can the federal judicial branch check Congress?
What is declaring laws of Congress unconstitutional.
Document that listed complains againt King George III, it declared out independence from England.
What is The Declaration of Independence.
What branch of the federal government is responsible for interpreting laws?
What is the Judicial Branch.
Action by The General Assembly, then ratification by VA voters. What is this describing?
What is how to amend The VA Constitution.
What do you call laws that are passed in cities, counties, and towns?
What are local ordinances.
Which Virginia court has appeallate jurisdiction?
What is The Virginia Court of Appeals.
Due to The Articles of Confederation's failure - what document was written?
What is The US Constitution.
Why was the preamble of the US Constitution written?
It explains the purpose of the document and our government structure.
Who is responsible for signing or vetoing a proposed law in Virginia?
Who is the Governor.
Who is responsible for passing local ordinaces in Prince George, VA?
The Board of Supervisors.
Which type of court case is when somone is accused of breaking the law?
What is a criminal case.
This basic principle is demonstrated when we elect officials to represent us?
What is represenatative government.
The concept that divides levels of goverment. The federal government's power is always more supreme. What is this?
What is federalism.
The governor, Lt. governor, and attorney general make up which branch of government in Virginia?
What is the executive branch.
Citizens have the greatest impact on decisions made by which level of government?
What is the local government.
When law enforcement has reason to believe that someone has been involved in committing a crime they have:
What is probable cause.
Everyone - even government officials must follow the law. What principle is this describing?
What is Rule of Law.
Congress is made up of: The US Senate and The ____________________________.
What is House of Representatives.
If a state law and a local law are in conflict, which law takes precedence?
What is the state law.
The School Board and the County Administrator both provide services, but they do not make:
What is laws.
This famous US Supreme Court case established the principle of Judicial Review?
What is Marbury v. Madison.