A section of a city represented by a council member
What is a ward?
100
Having to do with a city.
What is urban?
100
Investigates any death that is not clearly due to natural causes.
What is coroner?
100
To bring legal action against someone.
What is prosecute?
100
Each local government has this that lists its powers.
What is charter?
200
A common form of city government with no elected mayor.
What is commission?
200
Amount of money added to he price of consumer goods.
What is sales tax?
200
Someone given the power to act for others.
What is Trustee?
200
Determines the value of a piece of property.
What is assessor?
200
Throughout this area, the town meeting is still a common for of government.
What is New England?
300
A form of government in which people govern themselves.
What is direct democracy?
300
Values, arts and customs of people in a community.
What is culture?
300
Brings legal action against people accused of breaking local laws.
What is District Attorney?
300
The chief law enforcement officer of a county.
What is sheriff?
300
The most common type of city government.
What is mayor-council?
400
Determining where homes and businesses can be built?
What is zoning?
400
Where county offices are located.
What is county seat?
400
Keeps records of marriages, births, and deaths.
What is clerk?
400
The government's two major sources of income.
What is income tax and property tax?
400
Each state is divided into districts called this. They run by an elected board of officials.
What is counties?
500
Rural divisions of countries governed by boards of trustees.
What is townships?
500
To bring legal action against someone.
What is prosecute?
500
Examines and checks county financial records.
What is auditor?
500
Hired by elected members of the city council. He appoints department heads and handles the city's business under the direction of hte elected city council.
What is city manager?
500
Four important services provided by a city government.
What is police force, fire protection, road repair, clean water, public transportation and trash collection?