Local Government Review

Local governments in Virginia are political subdivisions created by

• The US Constitution

• Congress

• The General Assembly

• The states

The units of local government in Virginia are

• legislative, executive, and judicial

• national, state, local

• county, town, city

• President, Governor, Mayor

An ordinance is a(n)

• local law

• state law

• constitutional guideline

• amendment

The legislatures at the local level are

• the sheriff, treasurer, clergies of the circuit court

• legislative, executive, judicial

• Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Mayor, Mayor

• Board of Supervisors, Town Council, City Council

The Virginia Constitution requires that voters in every locality elect

• a sheriff, clerk of the circuit court, a commissioner of the revenue, and a treasurer

• a police chief, a fire chief, and a sheriff

• a Governor and a Lieutenant Governor

• a President and Vice President

A charter is

• a rule

• a "constitution" for a city

• a guideline

• a federal mandate

Individuals have the greatest influence at which level of government

• Local

• State

• National

• Electoral