State and Local Government in West Virginia

Judicial

Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly. Supreme, Circuit, the magistrate (local) and municipal (city) courts

Jim Justice

Governor of West Virginia

2 consecutive terms

Governor of West Virginia can serve this many terms

6

How many capital buildings has WV had?

concurrent powers

Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.

State Senate

Upper house of the West Virginia Legislature

Separation of Powers

the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

Pasteboard Capitol

From 1921 to March of 1927, temporary capitol building erected while the permanent capitol building was being built in Charleston.

Kanawha River

The West Virginia state Capitol faces this river.

Wheeling

The first capital of West Virginia was located in what city?

House of Delegates

The lower house of the West Virginia Legislature

Executive

The person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out (Governor)

Federalism

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Checks and Balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

Sovereignty

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

Legislative

Makes laws (Congress)

William G. Conley

West Virginia's 18th governor who dedicated the new capitol on the state's 69th birthday, June 20, 1932

Charleston

West Virginia's capital city

Preamble

the introduction to a Constitution, outlining the goals of the document

Amendment

to change a constitution or law