1. The Virginia Executive
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Two boys were playing soccer.
One boy tried a shot at goal, missed and said, `I could kick
myself.' “Don't bother,” said his friend. “You'll probably miss.”

2. 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

3. Candy Questions

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

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

6. Which early document guaranteed rights of Englishmen to the colonists?

7. Which fundamental political principle means a government where people rule?

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

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

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

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

12. Which branch of government writes laws?

13. Why does our legislative branch write laws?

14. 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.

15. Roles of the Governor
Chief of State

16. Roles of the Governor
Chief of State
Chief Legislator

17. Roles of the Governor Chief of State Chief Legislator
Chief Administrator

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

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

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

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

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

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

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