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If a person lives in Clark County but not in one of the five cities, then it is said that he/she lives in…
Unincorporated Clark County
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What serves as the Legislative Branch for the Clark County Government?
the Clark County Commission
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What is the Legislative Branch of the City of Las Vegas called?
the Las Vegas City Council
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Who is the head of the Executive Branch of the city of Las Vegas (name the position, not the person)?
the Las Vegas City Manager
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What is a city law frequently called?
ordinance
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Everyone who runs for a position in city government, runs as a nonpartisan. What does that mean?
they do not run as members of a political party
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What is another term for city?
municipality
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Name the two levels of government that are considered “local government”
county government and city government
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What is Clark County divided up into (what are the parts called)? What are both the City of Las Vegas and the City of North Las Vegas divided up into)?
Districts; Wards
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What is the main power of the Clark County Manager (in terms of laws)?
to enforce Clark County’s laws
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Who is the current Mayor of Las Vegas (must state first and last name in order to get it correct)?
Carolyn Goodman
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What is the highest court in the Judicial Branch of the Clark County Government?
8th Judicial District Court
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Who is the current Mayor of North Las Vegas (must state first and last name)?
John Lee
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What are the two main powers of the North Las Vegas City Council?
to make North Las Vegas city laws and be in charge of the city’s money
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Which of the following positions in county government have a 4 year term in office (there can be more than one correct answer)? county commissioners; county manager; county judges
county commissioners
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How is the mayor different from city councilpeople?
the mayor is elected by the voters in the entire city and therefore represents the entire city. A city councilperson is elected by the voters in one ward and only represents that ward
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List the two types of cases that the highest court of the Judicial Branch of the Clark County Government hears/decides:
criminal cases involving felonies and civil cases in which the amount being sued for is more than $7,500
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List the four levels of government that exist in the U.S. from the most powerful level to the least powerful level.
federal government (U.S. Government); state governments; county governments; city governments
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List the two types of cases that a municipal court hears/decides.
cases involving traffic violations and cases involving misdemeanor crimes
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Which of the following positions in city government have term limits (there can be more than one correct answer)? city councilpeople; mayor; city manager; municipal judges
city councilpeople and mayor
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Explain what occurs in a primary election for a position in city government.
a primary election is held first. If one candidate in the primary election gets over 50% of the people’s vote, then he/she automatically wins the election
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List the five cities in Clark County.
Las Vegas; Henderson; North Las Vegas; Mesquite; Boulder City
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Explain what occurs in a general election for a position in city government (if it is necessary to have one).
the two candidates who got the most votes in the primary election run against each other in the general election and whichever candidate wins the most votes in the general election, wins the position
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The City of North Las Vegas is divided up into four Wards. Based on that information, you should know that the North Las Vegas City Council has ________(a number) people that serve on it.
5 (1 city councilperson for each Ward and the Mayor)
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What prevents the Executive Branch of Clark County from having “checks and balances” over the Legislative Branch of Clark County?
since the County Manager can be fired by the Clark County Commission, he/she cannot really “check them” or disagree with them or else he/she could be fired
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