1. GO # 12
State Government
Which
distribute
power
among
The
______________________
The
Virginia
________________
establishes
The Virginia Legislative branch is known as the
________________
It is a ______________ legislature that consists of the
_________ and _______________________________.
It meets annually for a fixed number of days.
The elected officials write laws and take action in
response to _________________________________.
The Law Making Process in the Virginia General Assembly
___________
and
___________
help shape
legislation.
Primary issues in the legislative process at the state level.
• Education: To promote an informed and engaged _________________ (i.e., establish
minimum standards for _____________________.
• Public Health: To promote and protect the _____________ of its citizens (i.e., fund
health benefits)
• Environment: To protect _________________________ (i.e., improve water quality
in the Chesapeake Bay)
• State Budget: To approve a biennial (_____________) budget prepared by the
_______________.
• Revenue: To _______ and ________________________________.

2. •
•
The Judicial Branch is exercised
•
by a court system that consists of
four levels of courts •
The executive power is exercised by the ______________. who is elected for a ________
term of office. The governor appoints members of the cabinet, who oversee specific
functions of government.
The __________________ governor and the __________________ are executive branch
officers who are elected for a _____________ term of office.
These powers exercised by the governor are granted by the _______________________.
Cabinet secretaries •
and departments, •
agencies,
•
commissions, and
regulatory boards. •
In carrying out the •
formal and informal •
powers of the office,
•
the governor fills
several roles, •
including •