people
Vocabulary
Establishing WV's Government
Political Disputes
Constitution of 1872
100
Arthur Boreman
Who was the first governor of West Virginia
100
Reconstruction
What is the period of rebuilding of the Confederate states after the Civil War?
100
executive, legislative, judicial
What were the three branches of WV's government under the Constitution of 1863?
100
land within the state
What did the state of WV make ex-Confederates forfeit?
100
the governor and the Board of Public Works (the auditor, treasurer, secretary of state, commissioner of agriculture, attorney general, and the state superintendent of schools)
Who makes up the executive branch of the government?
200
Waitman Willey
Whowas one of West Virginia's first two U.S. senators?
200
interest
What is money paid to use someone else's money?
200
Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio
With which states did WV have boundary disputes?
200
Delegates serve 2 year terms and Senators serve 4 year terms
What groups make up the legislative branch and how long do they serve?
300
Peter VanWinkle
Who was one of West Virginia's first two U.S. senator?
300
disenfranchise
What is to take away a person's right to vote?
300
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
What is the court established to rehear cases (on appeal)?
300
Jefferson and Berkeley counties
What counties did Virginia try to get back by suing WV?
300
biennally
How often does the Legislature meet under the Constitution of 1872?
400
Joseph Diss Debar
What is the name of the designer of the WV Great Seal
400
test oath
What is a pledge that you've never worked against the United States made in order to vote?
400
the Great Seal of WV
What is used to mark proclamations and official papers and documents?
400
the U.S. Supreme Court
What group decided how much money WV owed VA?
400
Counties
What replaced township organization?
500
suffrage
What is the right to vote
500
House of Delegates
What is the other house in the WV Legislature besides the WV Senate?
500
WV issued bonds.
How did WV finally pay off its debt to VA?
500
All males 21 and over(now it's all, 18 and over)
Who was given the right to vote by the Constitution of 1872?