State and Local Vocabulary

1- largest type of local municipality, , carries outs state laws, elections and collects taxes

• City

• State

• Country

• town

lawmaking body (legislative branch) of a city

• board of supervisors

• senate

• Congress

• council

powers shared by the federal and state government

• delegated powers

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• expressed powers

1- powers given to the federal government by the US Constitution

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

• super powers

System of government in which the powers of government are shared between the federal and state government.

• division

• federalism

• anarchy

• authoritarian

The state of Virginia’s law making body/ legislative branch

• General Assembly

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Congress

The Chief Executive of the state government

• President

• Mayor

• Governor

• Chief Justice

Official who succeeds the governor if the governor leaves office

• Chief Justics

• Lieutenant Governor

• Vice Governor

• Mayor

The Chief Executive of a city or town

• Governor

• President

• Mayor

• Official

local laws

• rules

• constitution

• ordinances

• charter