Types of Local Governments
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Types of Local Governments
Ch. 12Sec. 1Pp. 320-326
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Types of Local Government
The Constitution gives powers to the federal and state governments, but not to local ones (counties, cities, and towns); they are created by the state and only have powers the state gives them. Mayor West
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Counties and Townships County is the oldest
form of government in U.S.
Teachers, police officers, and librarians work for local governments
Most counties governed by group of people called a board
Steve NodineCounty
Commissioner
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New England Towns Voters met once a
year to pass laws, set taxes, and decide how to spend money
Closest thing the U.S. has to direct democracy Washington Township
New Hampshire
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Special Districts Serves people in an urban area Usually provides a single service Can serve one community or cover parts or
all of several communities
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Cities
Municipality – government that serves people in an urban area
Powers are set by the state
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Mayor-Council Plan Mayor is executive and
council is legislative 35% of cities use this In weak-mayor plan,
council has legislative and executive power and chooses mayor from members
Strong-mayor plan is like President and Congress
Sam JonesMayor of Mobile
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Council-Manager Plan Run government like
a business Council runs for
office without political ties
Hires city manager who makes ordinances and hires people who work for the city
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The Commission Plan Started in Galveston
after 1900 hurricane Voters choose
commissioners who make ordinances together
No single leader to control budget and make the departments work together
Commissioner Gordon
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Questions
The Constitution gives power to ______.
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Local governments are created by the _____.
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A unit of government that usually provides a single service is called a ____
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What is the goal of a council-manager plan?
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A government that serves people in an urban area is called a ______
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The process for removing elected officials from office is called ______
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The general term for money collected by the government is _______
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States may not get money by _______