Vocab #3

6. A court that reviews decisions made by lower courts in civil and criminal cases.
7. The elected officials who run county government, making local laws and managing county services.
9. The main trial court for serious civil cases and all felony criminal cases in Virginia.
10. Hears cases involving children, families, and domestic abuse.
11. A government body with two separate houses that both must pass a bill for it to become law.
12. A local law, typically passed by a city or county, that applies only within that specific local jurisdiction.
14. Virginia's law-making body, made up of two parts
15. The state's chief legal advisor who provides opinions on laws and represents the government in legal matters.

1. The highest court in Virginia, making final decisions on legal issues for the state.
2. Handles less serious civil cases and misdemeanor criminal cases.
3. The elected head of Virginia's executive branch, responsible for carrying out laws and the state's top official.
4. The state's spending plan that the General Assembly creates and approves for two years.
5. A judicial officer who can issue arrest warrants and set bail.
8. The second-highest elected official who presides over the Senate and takes over as Governor if needed.
13. The elected officials who run city or town government, making local laws and managing city/town services.