VA Government and Economics

Economics:

Region
Product
Industry
Coastal Plain Seafood Shipbuilding, tourism, federal/military jobs
Piedmont Tobacco Products, Informational technology Technology, farming, textiles, state and fed. government
Blue Ridge Mountains Apples Recreation
Valley and Ridge Poultry, apples Farming
Appalachian Plateau Coal Coal Mining

Government:

1. Virginia's legislative branch is made up of what two groups?

2. What is the legislative branch called in Virginia?

3. Who is the head of the executive branch?

4. What does the judicial branch do?

5. What does the legislative branch do?

6. What does the executive branch do?

7. Which branch is our state court system a part of?

8. How many branches is the Virginia state government divided into?

9. Where are state laws made?

10. Who can veto a law?

11. What manufactured products does Virginia export?

12. Virginia's transportation system moves raw materials to __________ and finished products to _____________.

13. Why has Virginia grown a lot?

Answers:
1. House of Delegates Senate

2.General Assembly

3. Governor (Mark Warner)

4. It decides cases about people accused of breaking the law and whether or not a law agrees with Virginia's Constitution

5. Makes the state laws

6. It makes sure that the state laws are being carried out

7. Judicial

8. Three

9. General Assembly

10. Governor11. Tobacco, poultry, coal, and large ships

12. Factories / market

13. It has grown because of a large number of communication and other technology industries.