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social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| cabinent | ad-visors to the governor |
| delegate | member of the house of delegates |
| enumerated/ expressed poweres | 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 the federal government share |
| public policy | government response to public issues |
| bond | certificates people buy from the government, in which the government agrees to pay back the cost of the bond, plus interest, after a set period of time |
| board of supervisiors | the elected group in a county which exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances, and adopting an annual budget |
| 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 operations of local government |
| clerk of circuit court | an elected official of ever locality of Virginia that is in charge of all legal documents from the courts |
| city council | an elected group in a city which exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances, and adopting an annual budget |
| Independent city | a city that does not belong to any county that interacts directly with the state government |
| Locality | a particular neighborhood, place, or district |
| Mayor | the leader of city government that is either elected by voters of by city council members |
| ordinances | local laws |
| commissioner of the revenue | a local elected representative responsible for the administration of taxed levied by the government |
| sheriff | an elected local law enforcement officer |
| treasurer | an elected local official responsible for the economy, finance, and revenue |