Vocabulary
Define Governor.
The center of a county government is known as…
What is a county seat?
This position heads Executive Branch.
What is the governor?
Define Supreme Court of Appeals.
What is the highest court in the state?
What is county government?
He is the current governor of West Virginia.
Who is Jim Justice?
Define Concurrent Powers.
What are powers shared by the national and state governments?
Name the three forms of municipal government.
What are Mayor-Council Form, Council-Manager Form, Commission Form?
The duty of the State Auditor is to…
What is serving as the state’s official bookkeeper?
Define the Board of Public Works.
What is a group composed of the governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, and State Superintendent of Schools?
The county seat of Hancock is…
What is New Cumberland?
Name at least four responsibilities that the Executive Branch has.
What are enforcing county ordinances, collecting taxes, building parks, keeping records, supervise jails, conduct elections?
Define Magistrate Court.
What is a state court that has jurisdiction over most misdemeanors, civil cases involving lesser amounts of money, traffic and natural resources offenses, preliminary hearings in felony cases, brief commitment under mental hygiene, and initial hearings in juvenile cases if designated as a juvenile referee?
The municipal government that Weirton has is…
What is Council-Manager Form?
Craig Blair current holds this position.
What is the Senate President/Lieutenant Governor?