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| 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 the 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 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 supervisors | the elected group in a COUNTRY which exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances, amd adopting a annual budget |
| charter | a document giving permission to create a local government that provides a plan as to how that government to work |
| city manager | oversees the operations of local governments |
| clerk of circuit court | an elected official of the every locality of Virginia that is in charge of all legal documents from the courts |
| city council | the elected group in a CITY which exercises legislative powers, enacting |
| independent city | a city that does not belong to any country 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 or city council members |