1. Virginia State and Local Government Vocabulary

2. Governor leader of the executive branch in Virginia Terence (Terry) R. McAuliffe is the 72nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

3. Lieutenant Governor second in command to the governor and presides over the Senate Ralph S. Northam is the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

4. Attorney General the lawyer for the Commonwealth of Virginia Mark R. Herring is the Attorney General of Virginia.

5. Virginia General Assembly the legislative branch of Virginia’s state government

6. House of Delegates the lower house in Virginia’s General Assembly

7. Senate the upper house in Virginia’s General assembly

8. biennial every two years 2

9. bureaucracy an organization of government departments, agencies, and offices

10. cabinet advisors to the Governor

11. delegate member of the House of Delegates

12. enumerated/ expressed powers powers that are specifically listed and given to the federal government

13. Federalism the division of powers between the states and the federal government

14. Implied Powers powers not specifically listed in the Constitution

15. Reserved Powers Powers that belong to the states

16. Concurrent Powers Powers that are shared between the states and the federal government

17. Public Policy government response to public issues

18. bond certificates people buy from the government, in which the government agrees to pay back the cost of the bond, plus interest, after a set period of time

19. Board of Supervisors the elected group in a county which exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances, and adopting a annual budget

20. charter a document giving permission to create a local government that provides a plan as to how that government should work

21. City Manager oversees the operations of local government

22. Clerk of Circuit Court an elected official of the every locality of Virginia that is in charge of all legal documents from the courts

23. City Council the elected group in a city which exercises legislative powers, enacting ordinances, and adopting a annual budget

24. Independent City a city that does not belong to any county that interacts directly with the state government

25. locality a particular neighborhood, place, or district

26. Mayor the leader of city government that is either elected by voters or city council members

27. ordinances local laws

28. Commissioner of the Revenue a local elected representative responsible for the administration of taxes levied by the government

29. Sheriff an elected local law enforcement officer

30. Treasurer an elected local official responsible for the economy, finance, and revenue