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State Government in Virginia
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Judicial Branch in VA
Consists of COURTS, which decide when citizens of VA have broken laws and whether VA's laws agree with Virginia's CONSTITUTION and the U.S. CONSTITUTION.
Executive Branch in VA
VA Supreme Courts:
- have both limited original and appellate jurisdiction
- main job is to REVIEW the decisions of lower VA state courts
VA Court of Appeals:
- Appellate jurisdiction to review appeals for the Virginia CIRCUIT Courts
VA Circuit Courts:
- Appellate jurisdiction in appeals cases from VA's DISTRICT Courts
- original jurisdiction in FELONY cases
- State's trial court because only one with a JURY
- Have a GRAND JURY
VA District Courts:
- original jurisdiction in MISDEMEANOR cases
- include a JUVENILE and Domestic Relations Court
The VA state executive branch includes the GOVERNOR, his lieutenant governor, an ATTORNEY GENERAL, agencies, COMMISSIONS, and Regulatory Boards.
The Governor in VA...
1. Prepares the biennial BUDGET
2. Administers the STATE BUREAUCRACY
3. Appoints his CABINET members
4. Grants PARDONS
The state government branches are similar to the national ones.
The G.A. MAKES LAWS while the state courts make sure those laws do not violate the U.S. CONSTITUTION or the VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION
The courts have JUDGES that are appointed or picked by the GENERAL ASSEMBLY to their positions.
The Governor prepares his recommendations for the biennial BUDGET, but the GENERAL ASSEMBLY must approve the actual budget.
FEDERALISM is the division of power between the NATIONAL govt and the STATE govts.
SEPARATION OF POWERS and checks and balances work the same way in the states as they do for the national govt.
VA government is made up of three branches:
LEGISLATIVE
EXECUTIVE
JUDICIAL
The Legislative Branch always MAKES laws. The Executive Branch always EXECUTES the laws. The Judicial Branch always INTERPRETS laws. This is the case for both the national govt branches and the state govt branches!
Virginia's Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch is called the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Made up of the HOUSE OF DELEGATES and the VIRGINIA SENATE.
MAKES the laws for VIRGINIA
Appoints the state AGENCY heads and board members for the agencies.
Approves the BUDGET every other year in Virginia
They elect the following positions...
a. state SUPREME COURT justices
b. other courts JUDGES
c. members of state commissions
What issues does the state deal with in their laws?
EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
STATE BUDGET
STATE TAXES