State Government
Approves the state's budget
What is the General Assembly?
This group oversees local k-12 schools
What is the School Board?
Dividing the power of State government with Federal government
What is Federalism?
Takes over after if the Governor cannot do their job
Who is the Lieutenant Governor?
This is the layer of government that citizens can influence the most
What is Local?
The head executive of a state
What is a Governor?
This is the legislature of a Virginia county
What is the Board of Supervisors?
This has the power to create local governments
What is the State?
The head executive of a city or town
What is Mayor?
A document that outlines the privileges of a city or town
What is a charter?
The two houses of the General Assembly
What are the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates?
These are the three types of local governments in Virginia
What is county, city, and town?
What is:
Declare war, Coin money, Regulate international trade, Immigration, Foreign Policy, Create post offices, Issue patents
This legislative body run a town in Virginia
What is a Town Council?
This is what happens if a local ordinance conflicts with state law
What is the state law is followed above the local ordinance?
Where the General Assembly gets its power from
What is the Virginia Constitution?
These are two roles of the local government
What is:
services for the community (public services)
Two powers reserved for states
What is:
Licenses, Public Schools, Elections, Public Health and Safety, Trade inside state, Ratify Amendments, Establish local governments
Someone you pay local government bills to
Who is Treasurer?
An elected executive that advises the state on legal matters
What is Attorney General?
The four courts of Virginia's Judicial Branch
What is the Virginia Supreme Court, Virginia Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, and General District Court
Two ways that local government responds to issues
What is:
Plan, Adapt, Coordinate, Communicate
Two powers concurrent to State and Federal
What is:
Collecting taxes, Establishing courts, Make Laws, Regulate banks, Maintain armed forces, Borrow money, Build roads
Someone you see about local tax rates
Who is Commissioner of Revenue?
A civil official that handles small court matters and preliminary hearings
What is Magistrate?