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Virginia State Government
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What do you call basketball in Hawaii?
Hula hoops!
Standard CE.7a
Essential Understandings: The form of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia is established by the Virginia Constitution. Legislative, executive, and judicial powers are separated at the state level of government.
Essential Questions: What is the structure of Virginia’s state government> What are some of the powers of the three branches of state government?
Vocabulary: General Assembly, House of Delegates, Virginia Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Virginia Supreme Court, Virginia Court of Appeals, Virginia Circuit Court, Virginia District Courts, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts
Which fundamental principle means that no one, not even government officials, are above the law?
Which early document
guarantees equality
under the law with majority
rules, but minority
rights are protected?
Where do we find the six purposes of government?
Who ratifies amendments to the Virginia State Constitution?
Which branch of government approves the annual budget?
Which hat is President
Obama wearing in this photo?
What is the first step of a
bill becoming a law?
What is it called when
the President refuses to sign
a bill that Congress has
passed?
When the President refuses to sign a bill, what check
can Congress
implement?
What term describes our two house
legislature?
Executive Branch Roles
Video
Which hat is President
Obama wearing here?
Over the weekend, President authorized two strikes in Syria against suspected
terrorists.
President Obama attends
funeral of victim of mass
shooting
President Obama suggests bills to Congress during the annual State
of the Union Address
President Obama greets
Queen Elizabeth
President Obama
meets with Russian
President Putin
President Obama
campaigns for a
Democratic candidate
President Obama
meets with his Cabinet
The form of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia is established by the Virginia
Constitution. Legislative, executive, and judicial powers are separated at the state level of
government.
Legislative Branch
• The legislative branch is the General Assembly – a bicameral (two chambers) legislature:
* House of Delegates Jeff Campbell (R – 6th District)
* Virginia Senate Ralph Smith (R – 19th District or Bill Carrico (R – 40th District)
These chambers meet annually for a fixed number of days.
Executive Branch
• The executive power is exercised by the Governor who is elected for a four-year term of office. The governor appoints members of his cabinet, who oversee specific functions of government.
Virginia is the only state in which the governor cannot run and serve
two consecutive terms.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D)
Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General
• The Lieutenant Governor and the Attorney General are executive branch officers who are elected for a four-year term of office.
Ralph NorthamLt. Governor (D)
Mark HerringAttorney General (D)
Judicial Branch
• The judicial power is exercised by a court system that consists of four levels of courts:
Judicial Branch
• The judicial power is exercised by a court system that consists of four levels of courts:
• Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
• The judicial power is exercised by a court system that consists of four levels of courts:
• Supreme Court• Court of Appeals
Judicial Branch
• The judicial power is exercised by a court system that consists of four levels of courts:
• Supreme Court• Court of Appeals• Circuit courts
Judicial Branch
• The judicial power is exercised by a court system that consists of four levels of courts:
• Supreme Court• Court of Appeals• Circuit courts• District courts and juvenile and
domestic relations courts.
Judicial Branch
• The judicial power is exercised by a court system that consists of four levels of courts:
• Supreme Court• Court of Appeals• Circuit courts• District courts and juvenile and
domestic relations courts. • There is also a small claims court.
Left Side Coloring Sheet
Three Branches of Government
United States Federal Government Virginia State Government
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Judicial