National Government
State Government
Local Government
Judicial Branch
Documents
100
The three branches of the federal government
What is Legislative, Executive, Judical
100
The General Assembly is made up of these two chambers.
What is The House of Delegates and the VA Senate
100
What do you call local laws
What is ordinances
100
The judicial system is a ________ court system, meaning federal and state courts.
What is dual.
100
This document gave the basic rights of Englishmen to the colonists
What is The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
200
Congress is ______________, meaning two chambers.
What is bicameral
200
List the four courts in order from highest to lowest in Virginia.
What is VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, VA Circuit Court, VA District Court
AKA: SACD
200
This group creates ordinances in a county
What is the Board of Supervisors
200
This court is the federal trial court and is heard by a judge or jury.
What is the US District Court
200
This document gave freedom of religious beliefs in the colonies
What is the Virginia State of Religious Freedom?
300
This person is in charge of the executive branch.
What is the President
300
The Governer is in charge of the ____________ branch.
What is Executive?
300
A city and a town have this group to make ordinances, while the mayor enforces the ordinances.
What is a council
300
This State Court has Only appellate jurisdiction.
What is the Virginia Court of Appeals
300
This document was weak and failed. It gave most of the powers to individual states and had a weak central government (Federalism)
What is the Articles of Confederation
400
The Presidential annual speech was given to the legislative branch to guide them.
What is the State of the Union Address
400
Who can propose an amendment to the Virginia Consitution?
What is the General Assembly or convention of the states
400
This group is responsible for public schools in a county.
What is the School Board
400
This court is ONLY at the state level, it has a jury.
What is Virginia Circuit Court
400
The Preamble to the Consitution was written because
What is it explains the purpose of the federal government
500
This role of the President.
What is a Cheif Diplomat
500
Name the other two elected officials in the state executive branch
What is Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General
500
This is the head of the executive branch in cities and towns
What is the mayor
500
This type of jurisdiction means hearing a case for the first time.
What is Original Jurisdiction
500
This document stated that everyone was subject to the rule of law.
What is the Magna Carta