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This term paints a picture of the chief executive as a strong-willed emperor, taking various actions without consulting Congress or seeking its approval.
What is an imperial presidency?
Directive, rule, or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional or statutory authority and having the force of law.
What is an executive order?
The President’s power to refuse to disclose information
What is executive privilege?
What are independent cities?
A major unit of local government in most states
What is a county?
an urban political unit within a township that usually exists as a separate governmental entity
What is a municipality?
an independent unit created to perform one or more related governmental functions at the local level
What is a special district?
a subdivision of the county. Townships are typically found in the Midwest and Pennsylvania. Not to be confused with a town.
What is a township?
the process by which a State establishes a city (or town) as a legal body
What is incorporation?
a city and the area around it
What is a metropolitan area?
a type of government in which the mayor heads the city’s administration
What is strong-mayor government?
a type of government in which the mayor shares his or her executive duties with other elected officials
What is weak-mayor government?
the practice of dividing a city into a number of districts and regulating the uses to which property in each of them may be put
What is zoning?
assistance programs created for the poor
What is welfare?
A tax levied at the same rate, regardless of income. A sales and meals tax are the best examples of this. Some states have a flat income tax, Virginia does not
What is a flat tax?
a tax levied on the income of individuals and/or corporations
What is an income tax?
a type of tax leveled proportionate to income. The more income you make, the higher you are taxed. The Federal Government, as well as most states have this, including Virginia
What is a progressive tax?
a tax placed on the sale of various commodities, paid by the purchaser
What is a sales tax?
A tax levied on real and personal property
What is a property tax?