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  • What does the governor write for the state?
    the budget
  • What do we call the person who leads a state?
    Governor
  • Where was the first glass factory built?
    Jamestown
  • In what month does the Legislative Branch meet each year?
    January
  • The American colonists went to war against what country?
    England
  • How do male cardinals protect their space?
    by singing
  • What is the full name of Virginia's state bird?
    the Northern Cardinal
  • What is the job of the Executive Branch of Virginia's government?
    to make sure that laws are carried out
  • What other U.S. state calls itself a commonwealth?
    Kentucky (it was originally a part of Virginia so they stuck with the name commonwealth)
  • How many states in all claim the cardinal as the state bird? Name them.
    seven - Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia
  • What is the name of the university to which Washington gave $20,000?
    Washington & Lee University
  • Who choses the judges in Virginia?
    members of the General Assembly
  • What is a commonwealth?
    a government set up for the good of all the people; another name for a state
  • What is the job of the legislative branch?
    to make the laws
  • Who must approve of the budget written by the governor?
    members of the General Assembly
  • What is the legislative branch of our state government called?
    the General Assembly
  • How often do people in Virginia elect a governor?
    every fours years
  • How many terms did George Washington serve?
    two
  • What is the job of the judicial branch of Virginia's government?
    to make sure the laws are fair
  • What document must all state constitutions follow?
    the Constitution of the United States
  • How long may someone serve in the Senate and House of Delegates?
    four years in the Senate; two years in the House of Delegates
  • Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
    the governor
  • In what year was Virginia first called a commonwealth?
    1619
  • When speaking of a cardinal, what does territorial mean?
    not wanting to share space with others
  • What was Washington president of before he was president of the United States?
    The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787
  • What color are male cardinals and female cardinals?
    male-red, female-tan
  • The United States government is a government based on the power of who?
    the people
  • Name some of the responsibilities of the judicial branch?
    listening to court cases when people break the law, deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent of a crime, reviewing laws to make sure they're consitutional
  • How many people are in each part of the General Assembly?
    40 Senators and 100 Delegates
  • What are the names of the two parts of the legislative branch of our state government?
    the Senate and the House of delegates
  • How many branches are in Virginia's Government?
    Three
  • When a person in the U.S. turns 18, they have the right/responsibility to do this:
    Vote
  • The people of Virginia were the first people in America to elect people to do what job in government?
    Represent the people who elected them.
  • In what year did Virginia become part of the United States?
    1776
  • In what year was George Washington elected President of the United States?
    1789
  • What title does the person who leads the United States hold?
    President of the United States
  • Who signs the laws passed by the General Assembly?
    the Governor
  • What was the first representative government that started in Jamestown called?
    the House of Burgesses
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