State & Local General
A legislative body with two chambers
Special district in Greene County responsible for the schools.
What is the School Board?
Name for Virginia's legislative body
What is the General Assembly?
The original name of the General Assembly
What is the House of Burgesses?
Both US and Virginia Senators serve 6 year terms
What is False? Virginia Senators only serve 4 year terms.
Principle that all local government power derives from the state constitution and/or laws.
What is Dillon's rule?
General purpose legislative body in Greene County
What is the Board of Supervisors?
# of delegates in the Virginia House of Delegates
What is 100?
Article of the state constitution that outlines the power of the legislative branch
What is Article IV?
A major function of state legislatures is foreign policy development
What is False?
In this type of legislature, members tend to have low salaries, shorter sessions, and few staff members to assist them with their legislative functions
What is citizen?
Legislative body for the Town of Stanardsville
What is the Town Council?
# of senators in the State Senate
What is 40?
Only state with a unicameral legislature
What is Nebraska?
City and county governments are treated equally by the General Assembly.
What is True?
Organizational unit that performs one principal function
What is a special district?
House of Delegates member representing Greene County
Who is Karen Hamilton?
The presiding officer of the Senate in Virginia
Who is the Lieutenant Governor?
Supreme Court case that said that state legislative districts needed to respect the "one person, one vote" principle.
What is Reynolds v. Sims?
State budgets can run deficits in emergency situations.
What is False?
One of the purposes of state legislatures - To help citizens with personal issues involving the state bureaucracy
What is constituency services?
State Senator who represents Greene County
Who is Bryce Reeves?
Age requirement to serve in the House of Delegates or State Senate
What is at least 21 years old?
Style of governing that integrates executive and legislative functions into one body
What is a parliamentary system?
Gerrymandering is a method of drawing district lines to maximize one party's strength
What is True?