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| 3 branches of VA government |
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1. legislative
2. executive
3. judicial |
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| makes the laws; the General assembly |
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| 2 parts of the current General Assembly |
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1. Senate
2. House of Delegates |
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| enforces the laws; headed by the governor |
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| decides cases about people accused of breaking the law and whether or not a law agrees with Virginia's constitution; the court system (judges) |
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| 3 things that influence VA's economy today |
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1. technology
2. tourism
3. federal government |
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| VA's transportation system |
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| highways, railroads, and air transportation move raw materials to factories and finished products to markets |
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| VA's agricultural and manufactured exports |
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| tobacco, poultry, coal, and large ships |
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| products of the Coastal Plain/Tidewater region |
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| industries of the Coastal Plain/Tidewater region |
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| shipbuilding, tourism, and military bases |
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| products of the Piedmont region |
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| tobacco and information technology |
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| industries of the Piedmont region |
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| federal and state government, farming, and horses |
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| products of the Blue Ridge Mountain region |
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| industries of the Blue Ridge Mountain region |
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| products of the Valley and Ridge region |
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| poultry, apples, dairy, and beef |
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| industries of the Valley and Ridge region |
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| products of the Appalachian Plateau region |
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| industries of the Appalachian Plateau region |
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