What is the three courts in the federal court system?
100
This person is leader of the state executive branch.
What is governor?
100
The sheriff is part of this branch in local government.
What is Executive Branch?
100
This causes economic behavior to change.
What is incentives?
100
Introduce, work in committees, debate on floor, vote by both houses, sign by the president or governor
What is how a bill becomes law
200
This U.S. court has only original jurisdiction.
What is District Court?
200
The judicial branch in Virginia gets its power from this document.
What is Virginia Constitution?
200
This local government leader is NOT elected but hired by the local legislative branch.
What is manager?
200
The owners of a company collect the profits in this type of economy.
What is a free market economy?
200
Citizen of the U.S., 18 years old, and this are the qualifications to vote in Virginia.
What is state resident?
300
This court hears cases involving Constitutional issues.
What is Supreme Court?
300
The Senate and the House of Delegates make up this legislative body in Virginia.
What is the General Assembly?
300
This court is located in the county and hears misdemeanors and traffic violations.
What is General District Court?
300
Individuals, business, and government make economic decisions in this type of economy.
What is a mixed economy?
300
Everyone is guaranteed this to ensure he/she is treated fairly in criminal proceedings.
What is due process?
400
This power allows courts to review laws to see if they agree with the Constitution.
What is judicial review?
400
This Virginia court hears felony cases and is the only one to have a jury.
What is Circuit Court?
400
This type of local government has both an elected Board of Supervisors and School Board.
What is county?
400
In this type of economy people often perform the same jobs as their parents and grandparents. It is based on customs and historic precedent.
What is a Traditional Economy?
400
This part of the U.S. Constitution explains why it was written and lists the goals of the U. S. Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
500
During this part of the process in a criminal case a accused person would enter a plea and be formally charged with a crime.
What is arraignment?
500
This amendment guarantees due process of law by state and local governments.
What is 14th amendment?
500
This person is elected by the voters or the council members to lead the executive branch of local government.
What is a Mayor?
500
During a recent economic crisis several large private businesses were losing money and were considering closing which would leave thousands of people without jobs. The government gave the businesses special loans(money) to help them stay open until they could recover and repay the loans. This is a good example of how this type of economy works.
What is a Mixed Economy?
500
Government power is shared between the national and state governments in this type of system.