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53 Cards in this Set
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How many are there, what are they called, and what do they do to make up the VA state government? |
•3 •They are called -legislative branch -executive branch -judicial branch •They ensure VA laws have been agreed with the state constitution |
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Who and what makes up the legislative branch? |
•Who is -General Assembly -Senate -House of Delegates •The VA government that makes state laws |
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Who and what makes up the executive branch? |
•It is made of the Lieutenant Governor •Make sure the state laws are carried out and make sure they sign them |
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Who and what make up the judicial branch?
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•Who is -Justices -Judges -State court system •Decides if a suspicions person has broken a law and makes sure the VA constitution agrees |
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What are the major factors that produced that in the state? |
Natural resources -Natural -Human -Capital •Geography |
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What 2 things over time made 2 things buy 2 things? |
•Products and industries •People and businesses •Goods and services |
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What 2 that things were important to VA's economy? |
•Products and industries |
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What are the 5 top products and ______________? |
•Things are -Architectural/engineering services -Banking and lending -Systems design/Computer programming -Food products/Goods -Shipbuilding •Services |
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What industry is important to VA's economy? |
•Service industry |
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What 2 jobs people got income in? |
•Private health care, computer programming/system design and engineering •Government services involving operation of public schools, hospital, and military bases |
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What is rue name a an another top industry and what does it do? |
•The Manufacturing industry •This industry makes goods on a been g scale using machines |
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What are the 5 top manufactured items? |
•Ships •Tobacco goods •Beverages, or/and soft drinks •Chemical products •Motor vehicle parts and trucks |
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What 2 things make agriculture a important industry in VA? |
•Fertile Soil •Reasonable/Favorable climate |
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What are the 5 best VA leading livestock goods? |
•Chickens/broilers •Beef •Milk •Turkey •Hogs |
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What are the 6 top VA leading cash crop goods? |
•Soybeans •Corn •Tobacco •Tomatoes •Apples •Peanuts |
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What important when VA economy was rebuilt and was restocked with livestock?
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•Tobacco |
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What 3 places did what? |
•Places are -Access to deep water ports -Access proximity to the Chesapeake Bay -Access proximity to the Atlantic Ocean •They did -Shipbuilding -Fishing -Crabbing and oyster harvests if possible |
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How did the Appalachian coalfields successful? |
•Because the expansion of railroads that transported coal to piers in the Tidewater region. It was shipment to domestic and international markets |
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What about coal in Today's society? |
•It is less crucial in the economy as businesses and individuals have moved on to more reasonable sources if energy |
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Advances in 3 things facilitated something and led to what in VA's economy? |
•Transportation, communications, technology •Migration •Economic development |
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What in VA produced 2 things used through out the U.S. and what? |
•Industries •Goods and services •World |
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What are the 3 transportations systems in VA and do they do? |
•Highways, railroads, air transportation •Carry raw materials to factories and finished products to stores |
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What 2 types of products VA export and what are the 4 things? |
•Agricultural and manufactured •Tobacco, poultry, coal, large ships |
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VA had a what number of what 2 things? |
•Large, Big ect. •Communications and other technology industries |
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What is a a major part in VA's economy? |
•Tourism |
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Because many what live or/and work in VA the what had a what on VA economy! |
•Federal Workers •Federal Government •Significant impact |
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What has VA increase? |
•Trade relationships with other countries |
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What happened in the 20th Century and beyond? |
•VA changed from an agricultural (rural) society to a more urban (industrial) society |
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What are 2 things why the agriculture began to change? |
•Improvements in transportation changed farming. Like Mechanization, or tractor •Prices for crops dropped |
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What 3 things improved the growth of VA's cities? |
•People moved from the rural to the more urban areas for more economic opportunities •Technological developments in transportation include -Roads -Railroads -Street cars •Coal Mining |
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What are 2 other reasons VA's cities grew? |
•Large number of federal jobs in the region •Northern VA and the Tidewater region grew due to computer technology. This happened in the late 20th and early 21st century |
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What happened when a lot more people moved into VA from other countries? |
•VA became very diverse |
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What happened as a result when VA was turning more urban? |
•VA became more connected with the U.S. and was significantly impacted by huge national events |
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What was the result of the New Deal? |
•Federal Government had begun to take on a lot longer role in daily lives of VA people |
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When was the U.S. Constitution changed and what did it do? |
•In 1920 •It gave woman the right to vote |
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Who was Maggie L. Walker? |
•An African American and a leader from VA, who supported equal rights for ladies |
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What was the Great Depression? |
•A worldwide period in the 1930's where there were harsh economic conditions •Many people lost jobs, farms, homes, and businesses •Federal Government created New Deal programs to make employment easier and ease the hardships |
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What happened after World War II and what was it called? |
•African Americans demanded equal rights and for their recognition as being American citizens. •This was called the Civil Rights Movement |
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What happened of a result of the Civil Rights Movement? |
•Laws were created where radical discrimination was illegal |
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What is segregation? |
•The separation of people most of time due to a religion or race |
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What is desegregation? |
•Legally end of racial segregation |
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What is integration? |
•The full equality of all races in use of same public facilities |
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Who was Barbara Johns? |
•A 16 year old high school junior that lived in Farmville, VA, that led a student strike against segregation in 1951 |
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What was the case of The Davis v. Prince Edward? |
•One of the 5 cases reviewed by the U.S Supreme Court when it wanted segregation unconstitutional in Brown vs. Board of Education |
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When and what did the U.S. Supreme court ruled? |
•1954 •Ruled that "separate but not equal" (desegregated) public schools were unconstitutional |
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What 5 things happened about desegregation? |
•All public schools were ordered to desegregate •VA's government created a policy of Massive Resistance, which resisted on having desegregation of public schools •Some schools wanted to avoid desegregation so they closed •Massive Resistance failed, and all schools were integrated again •Harry F. Byrd, Sr., led a Massive Resistance Movement against desegregation of public schools |
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Many what did what? |
•Individuals •Had social, political, and economic impact on their life in VA during the 20th century and beyond |
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Who else was Maggie L. Walker? |
•The first African American and woman to hold a position of bank president in the U.S. |
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Who else was Harry F. Byrd Sr.? |
•He was a governor and created the motto "Pay as you go" for road upgrades and also modernized VA state government |
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Who was Oliver W. Hill Sr.? |
•A lawyer who was a civil rights leader and worked for African American equal rights •He also played a key role in the Brown vs. Board of Education |
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Who was Arthur R. Ashe Jr.? |
•The first African American to be a major men's tennis singles winner of the championship •He was also a author and eloquent speaker for social change reasons |
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Who was A. Linwood Holton, Jr.? |
•A governor who promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and woman to hobs in states government that previous governors |
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Who was L. Douglas Wilder? |
•The first African American to be elected as state governor of U.S. |
