Legislative
Main duty of the General Assembly
Make laws
The head of the executive branch
How many justices on the U.S Supreme Court
9
Three branches of government in Virginia
legislative, executive and judicial
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Where the Virginia General Assembly meets
Richmond
The job of the executive branch
to carry out laws
An important responsibility of the judicial branch
make sure laws are followed, make sure laws aren't broken, or make sure laws are inline with the Va Constitution
This was America's First Constitution
Articles of Confederation
1st Amendment
Freedom of speech, press, religion, and gatherings
General Assembly is made up of these two groups
House of Delegates and the Senate
Our current governor
Glenn Youngkin
The officials that hear and rule on cases brought in front of the courts
judges
Virginia's state bird
Northern Cardinal
Mayor of Portsmouth
Shannon Glover
The General Assembly has how many Senators
40
What a governor can do if he does not agree with a law
veto it
The top of the Virginia judicial branch
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean Jacque Rousseau and Montesquieu
Enlighteners; our Founding fathers got their ideas about government from these men
Our current VA Lieutenant Governor
Winsome Sears
The General Assembly has how many delegates
100
Cabinet
How many judges are on the Virginia Supreme Court
7
Who was the second President?
John Adams
This Person leads the U.S Senate and casts the tie breaking vote
Vice President