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Unit 8 & 9 Vocab
State and Local Government
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 gov't. 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 Gov't. |
Federalism | The division of powers between the states and the Federal Gov't. |
Implied Powers | Powers not specifically listed and given to the Federal Gov't. |
Reserved Powers | Powers that belong to the states |
Concurrent Powers | Powers that the states and the Federal Gov't. share |
Public Party | Government response to public issues |
Bond | Certificates people buy from the gov't., in which the gov't. 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 COUNTY which exercises legislative powers enacting ordinances, and adopting a annual budget |
Charter | A document giving permission to create a local government that [provides a plan as to how that gov't. should work |
City Manager | Oversees the Operations of Local government |
City Council | The 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 gov't. that is either elected by voters or city council members |
Ordinances | Local Laws |
Commissioner of the Revenue | A local elected representative responsible for administration of taxes levied by the gov't. |
Sheriff | An elected local law enforcement officer |
Treasurer | An elected local official responsible for the economy, finance and revenue |