Three Branches of Government
Checks & Balances
Branches of VA
The Lawmaking Process
Local Government
100
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
What is Three branches of Government
100
Each branch has a limit power over the other two branches, what is this concept called?
What is Checks And Blances
100
General Assembly
What is The Legislative Branch of VA?
100
Working in committees
What is The second step of the lawmaking process
100
counties, towns, and cities
What are The units of local government in Virginia?
200
Branch that makes laws on the national level
What is The Executive Branch
200
Override Presidential vetos
What is How the Legislative branch check the executive branch?
200
House of Delegates & VA Senate
What is The two parts of the Legislative branch of Virginia?
200
Voting on each bill in the house
What is The fourth step in the lawmaking process?
200
oversees the operation of the K–12 public schools in the county or city.
What is The Virginia school board
300
Branch that Interprets laws on the national level
What is The Judicial Branch
300
Refuse to confirm federal judges
What is How the legislative branch check the judicial branch?
300
Court system
What is The judicial Branch of VA?
300
Sending the bill to the govener to sign into law
What is The 5th step in the lawmaking process?
300
exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances and adopting an annual budget.
What is City council?
400
Branch that carries out the laws or executes laws on the national level
What is The Executive Branch
400
Appoints Judges/justices
What is how the executive branch check the judicial branch?
400
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, District Court.
What is The four main courts of VA?
400
Introducing a bill
What is The first step of the law making process?
400
exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances and adopting an annual budget.
What is Town council?
500
Bicameral
What is Having two houses is called:
500
Declares acts of congress unconstitutional
What is how the judicial branch checks the legislative branch?
500
Conducts Foreign policy, regulates commerce, and provides for the common defense.
What is The primary responsibilities of the National Government?
500
debating the bill on each floor of the house
What is the third step of the lawmaking process?
500
hired by the elected legislative branch to oversee the operations of the local government.
What is a Manager