Completion ( of 6 points) Complete each statement.
1.The President of the West Virginia Senate also holds the title of .
2.The last county to be added to West Virginia was .
3.In West Virginia the keeps the official records of each county.
4.In West Virginia, the collects the taxes in each county.
5.In West Virginia, the determines the value of property in each county for
the purpose of levying taxes.
6.Municipalities of fewer than 2,000 residents have a form of government

Hearing civil cases;

Protecting individual rights granted by the state constitution;

Determing the guilt or innocence of those accused of violating criminal laws of the

state;

Acting as a check upon the legislative and executive branches of state government.

The Supreme Court of Appeals is the highest court in West Virginia and supervises

the lower courts. It is comprised of five judges who are elected for twelve year

terms by the voters. The Supreme Court is required to meet twice a year, in January

and in September, and may hold special terms when necessary. The Supreme Court

has the authority to determine if state laws and actions of state officials, including

the Governor, are constitutional. Laws and executive orders cannot be enforced if

they violate the state constitution.

Most cases brought before the Supreme Court are appeals that have been tried in

the circuit or magistrate courts. Once a decision has been made by the Supreme

Court that is the final decision, with the exception of conflicts between state and

federal laws, which may be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

Of the five Supreme Court justices, one is selected to be the Chief Justice. The

selection process is a rotation between the five justices, each who serve as the

chief justice for one year. The Chief Justice's duties include submitting a budget to

the Legislature, and according to the state constitution, the Supreme Court will be

appropriated for whatever amount it requests. The Chief Justice also assigns justices to write opinions and decisions of the Court.

The Judicial Branch The Judicial Branch

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The Composition of the

West Virginia Legislature

West Virginia's state government is divided into branches -- The , the branch

which enforces the laws; The , the branch which interprets the laws; and the

, the branch which makes the laws.

West Virginia's Legislature is known as a legislature, which means there are two

bodies-- The Senate and the House of Delegates. West Virginia also has the two party

system --The Party and the Party.

West Virginia's Legislature is composed of West Virginia citizens. Lawmakers are elected

by the voters in their district, or area, to represent them in the lawmaking process.

The has 34 members and are elected to four-year terms with half of the membership up for election every two years. The __ is composed of 100 members

with all the membership up for election every two years.

Both the Senate and the House have presiding officers. In the Senate, that officer is the

who is first in the line of succession to the Governor. In other words, if for

any reason the Governor must resign or becomes unable to fulfill his or her duties, the

Senate President would become Governor.

The presiding officer in the House of Delegates is the __ ___ , and he/she is

second in the line of succession to the Governor. Both of these leaders are elected by

the membership of their respective bodies. In addition to maintaining order during the

floor sessions, the Speaker and the President also select the and the for

each of the committees and refer bills to the appropriate committees.

Now, the fun part. We have

covered a lot of information

about the legislature. Let’s see

how much we can remember!

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There are other officers who are appointed by either the Speaker or the President. The

and the ___ help promote the party's position on issues, however,

the majority leader plays a more visible role.

In the event that the Speaker or President is absent, there is an appointed substitute.

Their title is Speaker or President ___ .

The party with the least number of members is known as the . It has both a

leader and a whip who perform the same duties as the Majority Leader and Whip. Both of

these leaders are elected by the members of the minority party.

Another officer who is elected by the legislative membership, but is not elected by the

voters, is the , who is the chief administrative officer for either the House or Senate.

The Clerk numbers and files the bills for introduction. The Clerk places the bills that are to

be introduced on a daily calendar. Both the Senate and House have their own clerk, with

each elected by their respective body.

Answers: 1. three; 2. Executive; 3. Judicial; 4. Legislative; 5. bicameral; 6. Democratic; 7.

Republican; 8. Senate; 9. House of Delegates; 10. Senate President; 11. Speaker of the

House; 12. chairs; 13. members; 14. majority leader; 15. majority whip; 16. pro tempore; 17.

Minority Party; 18. Clerk

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the exact role and status of women in the roman world, and indeed in most ancient societies, has often been obscured by the biases of both ancient male writers and 19-20th century ce male scholars, a situation only relatively recently redressed by modern scholarship which has sought to more objectively assess women's status, rights, duties, representation in the arts, and daily lives; and all this from almost exclusively male source material dealing with a male-dominated roman world.

women in mythology

unlike some other ancient cultures such as the greeks who had formed a creation myth where woman was a creature secondary to man and, more specifically, in the form of pandora, a bringer of unhappiness and vices, the romans had a more neutral approach where humanity, and not specifically the male, was created by the gods from earth and water. ovid's metamorphoses, for example, does not specify whether the first human was a man or a woman. at least in a physical sense then men and women were not regarded as belonging to a different species as in the greek world, a view often reiterated in roman medical treatises.