S & L Gov't
What is the VA General Assembly?
controls local schools
Who are the school board?
If Larry gets in trouble for stealing, this is the court he would go to
What is General District Court?
serious crime
What is a felony?
Governor Youngkin helps the Republican party gain more members
What is Chief of Party
parts of the bicameral state legislature
What are the VA Senate and the House of Delegates?
State laws
What are statutes?
the ultimate "checking power" of the Judicial Branch which allows the court to decide the constitutionality of laws or executive orders
What is judicial review?
smaller or lesser crime
What is a misdemeanor?
Governor Youngkin gave the State of the Commonwealth Address to the General Assembly
What is Chief Legislator
What are ordinances?
3 examples of the legislative branch of local gov'ts
What are city councils, town councils, or county board of supervisors?
authority of a court to hear a certain case or for the police to intervene in citizens breaking the law
What is jurisdiction?
What is 9?
Governor Williams led the National Guard to help with the snowstorm
What is Commander in Chief
These are the 3 different types of local government
What is Cities, towns, counties
2 types of executives in local government
What are mayors or managers?
(managers are appointed by councils or boards)
a court's authority of a court to review the decision of a lower court
only state court that has a possibility of having a jury (hears felony cases)
What is the circuit court of VA?
Governor Williams is meeting with her team to discuss key issues
Chief Executive
origins (2) of the powers of local government in VA
What are the Constitution of VA & the laws of the VA General Assembly?
sheriff, clerk of circuit court, commissioner of revenue
,treasurer all have this in common
What is they are elected
only federal court to have power to hear original cases and cases for appeal
What is the US Supreme Court?
state courts in ascending order
What are general district court (juvenile & domestic relations), circuit court, VA Court of Appeals, VA Supreme Court?
Chief Diplomat