Virginia Government Flashcards
What document establishes Va government?
The Virginia Constitution.
What is the Va legislative branch called?
Genral Assembly.
What are the genral assembly houses called?
- Senate
- House of delegates
How often does genral assembly meet.
Annually.
What budget does genral assembly approve?
Biennial Budget.
How does the Supreme court Justice get their job?
Genral assembly elects them.
What does genral assembly do?
Makes the laws.
When making laws in genral assembly what steps are different?
- Inroduced by senate
- signed by govener
Issues genral assembly is concerned with.
1.education
2.public health
3.environment
4.budget state 5.revenue
Who is cheif executie in Virginia?
Govener
What does the executive branch do in Virginia?
Enforce the laws
What does the govener have?
A lieutenant
What can the cabnit secretaries and departments, Agencies, commisions, and regulatory boards do?
1.carry out laws
2.enforce laws
3.regulate aspects of bussiness and the economy
4.provide services
what are the provided services?
Aging, health, blind, business asistance.
The division of power between the national gov and the state gov is called?
Federalism
What is state powers called
Reseverd powers
The national government is responsible for?
Foreign policy, regulating commerence, national defense.
The states are responsible for taking care of people such as…
Promoting public health, safety, and welfare
What court has a jury?
Virginia Circuit Court.
What court has original jurisdiction for misdemeanors?
Genral district court.
What court has original jurisdiction for felonies?
Virginia circuit court.
What court has finality of decisions for trafic cases and juvenile and domestic relations cases?
The virginia court of appeals.
What is the main job of Virginia Supreme Court?
Review decisions from lower courts.
What courts does the magistrate judge work with?
1.Genral districts
2.Juvenile and domestic realations district court
