Virginia State Government

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  1. 4. the name for Va's government...to include the Royal Governor and the House of Burgesses (still in use today)
  2. 5. the system of government that is power-sharing between Federal, State, and local gov is called _____
  3. 6. today, the head of the executive branch in VA is called the ______
  4. 7. in 1780, the capital of VA was moved to _______, where it remains today
  5. 11. a VA governor serves a ____ year term
  6. 12. in the colonial period, the ____ ____ was the technical head of Virginia and represented the King in the colony
  7. 13. this is the "type" of government Virginia is categorized as...not much different than "state"
  8. 16. today, the VA Assembly is made up of the Senate and ____ __ ____
  9. 17. this state has the Oldest and most Continuous REPRESENTATIVE gov in the New World
  10. 18. VA Supreme Court Justices serve for _____ year terms
Down
  1. 1. today, the Governor of VA is _________.
  2. 2. the capital of VA moved from Jamestown to ___________ in 1699
  3. 3. Richmond sits on the ________ River
  4. 8. this man was the first governor of an INDEPENDENT Virginia
  5. 9. the name for Va's first representative body
  6. 10. the first successful and permanent English speaking settlement in N. America 1607
  7. 14. the term for a "representative" in Virginia's first representative body
  8. 15. the General Assembly of VA appoints _____ to VA's Supreme Court