Federalism
Powers that are given to the states
Reserved Powers
The TWO houses of the General Assembly include:
The VA Senate and the House of Delegates
What is an ordinance?
A local law
What are the three branches of government?
The lawmaking process requires:
Collaboration and Compromise
What system of government is supreme?
The Federal Government
Who exercises the formal powers granted by the VA Constitution?
The Governor
At what level are city and county judicial disputes resolved?
State Courts
The national government is
supreme
What are the units of local government?
Towns, Cities, Councils
The definition of Federalism is
The distribution of power between the Federal and State Government
The State Legislative Branch has this legislation:
The General Assembly
The Elected Board of Supervisors exercise legislative powers for what unit of Local Government?
A primary responsibility of the National Government includes:
Conducts foreign policy, regulates commerce, or provides for the common defense
One of the responsibilities of the State is:
Education
Welfare
Promoting public health and safety
Powers that occur between the States and the Federal Government
Concurrent Powers
What is one way that the Executive Branch influences state legislation
Proposes biennial budget
Proposes legislation
Approves veto or line-item veto bills
Who is the Mayor elected by?
Citizens or City Council Members
The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives
A two house legislature is called a:
Bicameral Legislature
Expressed Powers are:
Powers that are given directly to the Federal Government through the Constitution.
Who proposes the biennial budget?
The Executive Branch
Where does the Local Government derive its money from?
Raising revenue and getting money from the state.
The steps to the Federal Law Making process are:
• Introducing a bill in either house
• Working in committees
• Debating the bill on the floor
• Voting on the bill
• Sending the bill to the other house
• Repeat process in the other house
• Sending the bill to the President
The steps to the lawmaking process in the Virginia General Assembly is:
• Introducing a bill in either house
• Working in committees
• Debating the bill on the floor
• Voting on the bill
• Sending the bill to the other house
• Repeat process in the other house
• Sending the bill to the governor