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Standard CE.7d Essential Understandings: The executive branch of the Virginia state government enforces the laws and plays a key role in the policymaking process. Essential Questions: What ate the roles and powers of the executive branch at the state level? Vocabulary: Chief of State, Chief Legislator, Chief Administrator, Party Chief, Commander-in-Chief

Candy Questions

How many times has the U.S. Constitution been amended?

What are the first three words to the U.S. Constitution?

Which early document guaranteed rights of Englishmen to the colonists?

Which fundamental political principle means a government where people rule?

What are the first three steps of a bill becoming a law?

Which branch nominates justices to the U.S. Supreme Court?

What purpose of government according to the Preamble to the Constitution is illustrated here?

What powers of Congress are NOT written down in the Constitution?

Which branch of government writes laws?

Why does our legislative branch write laws?

The executive branch enforces the laws and plays a key role in the policymaking process. The Governor of Virginia exercises the formal powers granted by the Virginia Constitution.

Roles of the Governor Chief of State

Roles of the Governor Chief of State Chief Legislator

Roles of the Governor Chief of State Chief Legislator Chief Administrator

Roles of the Governor Chief of State Chief Legislator Chief Administrator Party Chief

Roles of the Governor Chief of State Chief Legislator Chief Administrator Party Chief Commander-in-Chief (Virginia National Guard)

Cabinets, departments, agencies, commissions, and regulatory boards… Administer laws

Cabinets, departments, agencies, commissions, and regulatory boards… Administer laws Enforce laws

Cabinets, departments, agencies, commissions, and regulatory boards… Administer laws Enforce laws Regulate aspects of business and the economy

Cabinets, departments, agencies, commissions, and regulatory boards… Administer laws Enforce laws Regulate aspects of business and the economy Provide services

Legislative Executive Judicial On the left side of your notebook, we will be listing descriptions of the three branches of government.