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Civics
Unit 8-9
Term | Definition |
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Governor | Leader of the executive branch in Virginia |
Lieutenant Governor | Second in command to the governor and presides over the Senate |
Attorney General | The lawyer for the commonwealth of Virginia |
Virginia General Assembly | The legislative branch of Virginia's state government |
House of Delegates | The lower house in Virginia's general Assembly |
Senate | the upper house in Virginia's General Assembly |
Biennial | Every two years |
Bureaucracy | An organization of government departments, agencies, and offices |
Cabinet | Advisors to the Governor |
Delegate | Member of the House of Delegates |
Enumerated/ Expressed Powers | Powers that are specifically listed and given to the federal government |
Federalism | The division of powers between the states and the federal government |
Implied Powers | Powers not specifically listed in the Constitution |
Reserved Powers | Powers that belong to the states |
Concurrent powers | Powers that the states and federal government share |
Public Policy | Government response to public issue |
Bond | Certificates people buy from the government, in which the government agrees tot pay back the cost of the bond, plus interest, after a set of period of time |
Board of Supervisors | The elected group in a county which exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances, and adopting a annual buget |
Charter | A document giving permission to create a local government that provides a plan as to how that government should work |
City Manager | oversees the operation for local government |
Clerk of Circuit Court | An elected official of the every locality of Virginia that is is charge of all legal documents from the courts |
City Council | The elected group in a city which exercise legislative powers, enacting ordinances, and adopting a annual budget |
Independent | A city that does bot belong to any county that interacts directly with the state government |
Locality | A particular neighborhood, place, or distrct |
Mayor | The leader of city government that either elected by voters or city council members |
Ordinances | Local Laws |
Commissioner of the Revenue | A local elected representative responsible for the administration of taxes levied by government |
Sheriff | An elected local law enforcement officer |
Treasurer | An elected local official responsible for the economy, finance, and revenue |