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| How is the County Executive different from other levels of government? |
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| Two House of National legislature |
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| Senate & House of Representatives |
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| Two House of State legislature |
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| Senate & House of Delegates |
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| How does a sheriff, Clerk, commissioner of revenue, and treasurer get their job? |
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| What is the name for a local law? |
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| What amendment reserves powers for the states? |
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| What does the 10th amendments do? |
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| Reserves Powers for the states |
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| What level of government fights wars and regulates business with other countries? |
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| What level of government runs schools, public safety, and healthcare? |
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| What level of government serves the needs of a community? |
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| State gov't has the power to regulate schools and educate students, whose responsibility is to makes sure this happens on a day to day basis? |
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| What is the highest Court in Virginia? |
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| Where does the local government get its power? |
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| local gov't gets its power from the state |
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| Where does the state government get its power? |
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| state gov't gets its power from the national |
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| Where does the national government get its power? |
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| Where does the US Constitution get its power? |
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| What court only has appellate jurisdiction? |
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| Virginia Court of Appeals |
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| What court only has appellate jurisdiction over the Virginia Court of Appeals? |
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| VA Supreme court hears appeals from the Virginia Court of Appeals |
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| What court only has appellate jurisdiction over the Circuit Court? |
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| Virginia Court of Appeals hears appeals from the Circuit Court |
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| What court only has appellate jurisdiction over the General District Court? |
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| Circuit Court hears appeals from the General District Court. |
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| Disagreement between two parties |
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| What court hears misdemeanors first (original jurisdiction)? |
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| What court hears felonies first (original jurisdiction)? |
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| What type of Civil Cases start in General District Court (original jurisdiction)? |
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| Civil Cases over low amounts of money |
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| What type of Civil Cases start in Circuit Court (original jurisdiction)? |
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| Civil Cases over high amounts of money |
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| What courts hears cases involving juveniles? |
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| Juvenile and Domestic Relations |
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