County government
What are the units of local government in Virginia?
What are towns, cities, and counties?
Town, city or county legislators may hire a _____ to oversee the operations of local government.
What is the relationship between the state and local governments?
Power of local governments comes from the Virginia constitution
What are the 2 means of obtaining U. S. citizenship?
What is birth and naturalization?
What are three government agencies that oversee the way individuals and companies do business?
FCC (FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
• EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY)
• FTC (FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION)
In each Virginia county, legislative power is exercised by an
What is a Elected Board of Supervisors?
In all Virginia towns and cities, legislative power (enacting ordinances, adopting annual budget) is exercised by an --
What is a ELECTED TOWN COUNCIL OR ELECTED CITY COUNCIL?
What is the executive of a city known as?
What is the mayor?
Which amendment defines ‗citizens‘ as ‗all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and subject to the jurisdiction thereof‘?
What is the 14th amendment?
The government promotes competition by enforcing ____ legislation to discourage the development of monopolies.
What is antitrust?
What are laws in a county known as?
What are ordinances?
In Virginia towns and cities, voters or Town/City Council members elect a --
What is a mayor?
Local courts to settle disputes of small sums money?
What is small claims court?
Immigration and naturalization, particularly in the twentieth century, have led to an increasingly ______ society.
What is a diverse society?
What are some examples of public goods and services?
INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, POSTAL SERVICE, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Town, city or county legislators may hire a _____ to oversee the operations of local government.
What is a manager?
Laws adopted by counties, towns and cities are called
What are ordinances?
Which powers do local government exercise?
ENFORCE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS
• PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH
• PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY
• EDUCATE CHILDREN
• PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
• REGULATE LAND USE
• LEVY AND COLLECT TAXES
A person with certain rights and duties under a government, and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that government
What is a citizen?
_____ government spending reduces demand, which may result in a ______ of the economy.
What is less and slowing?
–In each locality, judicial disputes are heard by judges of the --
What is a circuit court?
The local legislative body in independent cities and incorporated towns is --
What is a elected council
The powers not given to the national government by the Constitution --
What is reserved for the states?
To become a citizen through naturalization, what must a person demonstrate?
KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES
THE ABILITY TO READ, SPEAK AND WRITE IN THE ENGLISH Language
The Federal Reserve System (Fed) is the ___ ___ of the United States.
What is central bank?