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U7 State Government

Virginia government

TermDefinition
Governor Head of the state executive branch
Legislative Branch The General Assembly makes laws in Virginia
Judicial Branch Interprets the laws; tries civil and criminal cases in Virginia
Appellate Jurisdiction the authority to review the a lower court's
Original Jurisdiction the authority to hear a court case first
Circuit Court Virginia Court System; has original jurisdiction for felony criminal cases and high dollar amount civil cases; judges, jury
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court cases involving minors/juveniles and family issues
Lieutenant Governor Elected by the citizens; second in line after the Governor; leader of the State Senate
Attorney General Elected by the citizens; heads the state department of justice; lead attorney for Virginia
General Assembly Legislature (lawmaking body) for the state of Virginia
House of Delegates lower house of General Assembly
State Senate upper house of General Assembly
Four years Length of governor's term
One term limit term limit for Virginia Governor
Bicameral Two house legislature
Proposes budget Responsibility of the governor
Biennial budget budget for two years; proposed by governor; approved by General Assembly
Checks and Balances system that allows each branch of government to check and limit the power of the other two branches
Ratify to approve; amendments to the Virginia Constitution must be ratified
Propose to suggest; the first step in amending the Virginia Constitution is to propose an amendment
Reserved Powers powers given to the states in the United States Constitution
Concurrent Powers powers that both the states and national government have such as creating a court system, making laws, taxation, enforcing laws
Delegated Powers powers given to the federal government by the United States Constitution
Lawmaking (legislative) Process in the General Assembly Introduction; committee work, floor debate, floor vote, other house (repeat steps), sent to governor
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