Local Government
Local government gets their powers from
Virginia Constitution (can say state or Virginia)
They recruit and nominate candidates
Political Parties
Washington D.C. is to...
Richmond
The blueprint of a government is called a...
Constitution
These groups, while less known than the other two, can often change an election's outcome.
Third Parties
The Registrar does what?
Registers you to vote
These groups help finance candidates by getting around campaign laws
PACs and/or Superpacs
President is to...
Governor
Bill of Rights
You need this many electoral votes to become president.
270
What are the three types of local government in Virginia?
Town, City and County
When the president runs for office these people represent how their state voted. Most states have a winner take all system. Virginia has 13.
Electoral College
Virginia Senate
The first three articles of the Constitution establish...
Three branches of government (Legislative, Executive and Judicial)
The Fourteenth Amendment says you are a citizen if you are born here. It also says that due process must be granted by who?
State and local governments (will take states)
A Mayor is the executive of one of these two groups
Town or City
This list is made every ten years of all US citizens and residents. It is also how we know the population of areas.
US Census
House of Representatives is to...
House of Delegates
The first paragraph is called the...
Preamble
If you become a natural citizen you have to pledge the...?
Oath of Allegiance
Who governs a county?
Board of Supervisors
Once a candidate is voted in a primary by their party they run in a "general" election with candidates from other parties. These candidates are called the what of the party?
Nominee
Congress is to...
General Assembly
In Order to Form a More Perfect Union partially means that the US Constitution replaced this previous government...
The Articles of Confederation
This document affirmed religious freedoms in Virginia during the Revolutionary era.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedoms