| A | B |
|---|
| services | Acts that help people. |
| bill | A plan for a law. |
| legislative branch | The part of a government that makes the laws. |
| executive branch | The part of a government that makes sure the laws are carried out. (It makes people follow the laws). |
| veto | To say "no" or refuse to agree to. |
| judicial branch | The part of a government that is made up of the courts. |
| news article | Gives facts about a recent event. |
| feature article | Reports in detail about a person, a subject or an event. |
| editorials | Written by an editor. It gives his/her opinion on a topic. |
| headline | The information written in large type above an article. |
| byline | The name of the reporter and/or photographer for a story. |
| datelines | tell when and where the story was written |
| county | One of the areas into which a state is divided. Virginia has 95 of them. Each has a local governement. |
| independent cities | An area in Virginia that is not part of any county. Falls Church and Alexandria are some examples. |
| council | a group of city or town leaders |
| congress | another name for the legislative branch of the national governement. |
| House of Representatives | Part of congress. |
| Senate | Part of congress. |
| Lewis F. Powell | A Virginian who recently retired from the US Supreme Court after nearly 20 years of service. |
| Washington, D.C. | Home of the national government. Just across the Potomac River from Virginia. |
| urban | Relating to a city and the communities that surround it. |
| suburb | A community outside of a city. |
