State Legislative Branch
This is the law-making body in Virginia
What is the General Assembly?
This is the highest court in Virginia
What is the Virginia Supreme Court?
This is the second-highest ranking official in Virginia
What is the Lieutenant Governor?
This is the chief executive of a city or town
What is a mayor?
This is the name of a local law
What is an ordinance?
This is the larger part of Virginia's legislative body
What is the House of Delegates?
This is the lowest level of courts in Virginia
What is the general district court?
This elected official is in charge of overseeing courts in Virginia
Who is the Attorney General?
This is the head of law enforcement in a county
Who is the Sheriff?
This organization oversees how a county's schools operate
What is the school board?
This is the smaller part of Virginia's legislative body
What is the Senate?
When you ask for a second trial, this is where it is heard
What is the Court of Appeals?
Virginia governors serve this long of a term
What is four years?
This person is in charge of a county's or city's money
What is a treasurer?
Schools are largely funded at the local level by this kind of tax
What is property tax?
This is the first step in passing a bill in Virginia
What is introducing the bill?
Major crimes (felonies) are usually tried here
What is the Circuit Court?
The Governor fills this role as the head of Virginia's National Guard
What is commander-in-chief?
This person is sometimes hired to serve as a county's executive
What is a manager?
Cities list their powers in this document
What is a charter?
This is the last step in passing a bill in Virginia.
What is sending the bill to the Governor?
What is a small claims court?
The Governor fills this role as the ceremonial leader of Virginia
What is chief of state?
This is the legislative branch at the county level
What is the Board of Supervisors?
This is the legislative branch of most cities
What is the city council?