National Government
This branch can declare war.
What is the Legislative branch?
The General Assembly is a part of this branch of Government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is the name for a local law.
What is an Ordinance?
The name of the introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
Governments use this from individuals and businesses to provide public good and services.
What is Tax Revenue?
This branch exercises the power of judicial review.
What is the Judicial branch?
The Virginia Constitution grants executive power to this person.
Who is the Governor?
This type of locality consists of a Board of Supervisors, a School Board, and a manager.
What is a County?
The amount of amendments that have been added to the constitution.
What is 27 Amendments?
The US has this kind of Economic System.
What is a Mixed Economy?
This is the system that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other branches.
Powers not given to the National Government are these powers for the states.
What are Reserved Powers?
The Legislative Branch at the city level is called this.
What is a City Council?
The part of the Constitution where the powers of the three branches of Government are defined.
What is Articles 1, 2, and 3?
The three types of money generally used in the U.S.
What are Coins, Currency, and deposits in bank accounts?
The check that the Executive branch has on the Judicial branch.
What is appoints federal judges?
The roles of the Virginia Governor consists of these five roles.
What is:
Chief of State
Chief Legislator
Chief Administrator
Party Chief
Commander in Chief
These are the two roles of the Board of Supervisors.
The two amendments that give due process protections.
What is the fifth (national) and the fourteenth (state) amendments?
The four major economic systems.
What is Traditional Economy, Free Market Economy, Command Economy, and Mixed Economy?
The five step lawmaking process in Congress goes like this.
What is:
Introduction of a bill by a member of Congress.
Working in Committees.
Debate on the floor.
Vote in each house.
President Signs it.
Virginia's court system consists of
What is:
Virginia Supreme Court.
Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Circuit Court.
General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Three powers that local government exercises.
What is:
Enforce State and Local Laws.
Promote Public Health
Protect Public Safety
Educate Children.
Protect the Environment.
Regulate Land Use.
Levy and Collect Taxes.
The five fundamental political principles that shaped our constitution and government.
What is:
Consent of the Governed,
Limited Government,
Rule of Law,
Democracy,
Representative Government,
What is Antitrust legislation?