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Economics vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| governor | Leader of the executive branch in Virginia |
| lieutenant governor | Second in command to the governor and president 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 virginias general assembly |
| biennial | Every two years |
| bureaucracy | An organization of government departments, agencies, anf offices |
| cabinet | Advisors to the Governor |
| delegate | Members of the House of Delegates |
| expressed powers | Powers that are specifically listed and given to the federal government |
| federalism | The division of powers between 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 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 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 government should work |
| city manager | Oversees the operations of local government |
| 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 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 or city council members |
| ordinances | Local laws |
| commissioner of the revenue | A local elected representative responsible for the administration of taxes levied by the government |
| sheriff | An elected local law enforcement officer |
| treasurer | An elected local official responsible for the economy, finance, and revenue |