Power
Define the following powers and provide an example:
1. delegated
2. reserved
3. concurrent
1. Given to the federal government
2. Powers that belong exclusively to the states
3. Powers shared between the two
(Examples will vary)
This is the leader of the executive branch at the state level.
Who is the governor?
This is a small unit of local government.
What is a municipality?
The authority of a city to write and amend its own municipal charter.
What is home rule?
An example of how governments work together.
What is building roads?
This is where the power of the States comes form.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Responsible for the collection of taxes.
Who is the state treasurer?
Elected official in charge of county law enforcement.
Who is the sheriff?
In this form of government the city council serves as the legislative body, while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive officer.
What is a mayor-council government?
A unit of government formed to meet specific needs, which can include several cities.
What is a special district?
This is the source of local government's power.
What is the state government?
Ensures that no state funds are used without authorization.
Who is the state auditor?
List the types of municipalities from largest to smallest.
What is city, town, township, and village?
The two major differences between weak-mayor and strong-mayor form of government.
What is: 1)strong mayor gets to make appointments of city officials, and 2) strong mayor has veto power over decisions of the council?
Grants-in-aid
What are federal finds given to state and local governments for specific purposes?
Three ways in which the legislature can be bypassed at the State level.
What are initiative, referendum, and recall?
The three main responsibilities of the governor.
What are 1) appointing state officials, 2) drawing up state budgets, and 3) carrying out state laws?
The best example of direct democracy in the US.
What is a town meeting?
Commission Government.
What is the form of government where 3 to 9 elected officials act as the city's legislative body but also each serve as the head of a different city department?
Rules established by a municipality.
What are ordinances?
This ensures that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
This method of appointing judges involves a committee preparing a list of qualified individuals from which the governor then selects.
What is the Missouri Plan?
The basic plan for a local government unit that defines its powers, responsibilities, and organization.
What is a charter?
Council-Manager Government
What is the form of government in which a city manager is appointed by the city council to serve as the city's chief executive, while the mayor leads the city politically?
Funds given by the federal government to sate and local governments for broadly defined purposes.
What are block grants?