Unit 5 Vocab Bellringer

A legislature that has two houses.

• A- Board of Supervisors

• B- Bicameral

• C- Governor

• D- Ordinance

A law passed at the local level (city, county, or town).

• A- Board of Supervisors

• B- Bicameral

• C- Governor

• D- Ordinance

Head of the executive branch of government at the state level.

• A- Board of Supervisors

• B- Bicameral

• C- Governor

• D- Ordinance

Smaller of the two houses that make up the General Assembly; it has 40 members.

• A- Virginia Senate

• B- House of Delegates

• C- Governor

• D- Ordinance

Elected lawmaking body found in counties in Virginia.

• A- Virginia Senate

• B- House of Delegates

• C- Governor

• D- Board of Supervisors

Larger of the two houses that make up the General Assembly; it has 100 members.

• A- Virginia Senate

• B- House of Delegates

• C- Governor

• D- Ordinance

Elected lawmaking body found in cities in Virginia.

• A- Federalism

• B- Town Council

• C- City Council

• D- General Assembly

Powers kept by the state level of governments, under the US Constitution.

• A- Federalism

• B- Reserved Powers

• C- City Council

• D- General Assembly

System that divides power between a national (federal) and state level of government.

• A- Federalism

• B- Town Council

• C- City Council

• D- General Assembly

Elected lawmaking body found in incorporated towns in Virginia.

• A- Federalism

• B- Town Council

• C- City Council

• D- General Assembly