Understanding Government: Who's There
Learn about the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch and conservation related agencies in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Executive Branch
Executive branch of government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy.
Virginia's State Agencies
Regulatory agencies are tasked with implementing the laws passed by the Legislature and the Executive branch. Through regulation promulgation and rule making procedures, agencies turn laws into policy.
The Legislative Branch
In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and other money bills.