A | B |
Laws | rules that everyone must follow |
Responsibility | To obey the laws |
Government | group of people who makes laws, enforces the laws, and punishes people who break the laws. |
Mayor | leader of a community |
County Council | Group of people who makes laws for a community |
Tax | Money collected from the people to pay for government services |
Community servcies paid for by taxes usually have the name of the | community |
governor | leader of a state |
Name of Virginia's governor | Mark Warner |
Who makes laws for a state | General Assembly |
City the leaders work inis the state | capital |
Name of Virginia's capital | Richmond |
County you live in | Goochland |
The name of the building the leaders work in | Capitol |
Election | way leaders are chosen in our country |
ballot | lists all the people who want to be leaders |
people who want to be leaders are called | Candidates |
How old must you be to vote | at least 18 years old |
How many times do you get to vote in an election | 1 |
citizen | member of a nation |