We Built this City
smallest unit of local government
What is a Village?
The first modern, public school system, set up in 1816
What is the Indiana School system?
a movement concerned with protecting the environment
What is environmentalism?
two states that do not have counties (or boroughs or parishes)
What are Connecticut and Rhode island?
government response to solving problems or resolving issues in the community
What is public policy?
a document granting power to a local city government
What is a city charter?
Instituted by George W. Bush
$26.6 billion
required testing for grades third through eighth in math, science and reading
purpose to improve low performing schools
What is 'No Child Left Behind?'
This agency sets federal goals and standards for the environment
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
town where the county courthouse is located
What is a County Seat?
a policy meant to be carried out in the next few years
What is a short term policy?
a subdivision of a county with its own government that is 36 square miles
What is a Congressional township?
a tool used by the government to measure a student's abilities
What is competency testing?
What is recycling?
-elected by voters
-passes laws
-imposes taxes
-appoints department heads
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What is the Board of Commissioners?
a community’s system of roads, bridges, water and sewers
What is infrastructure?
study and measurement of a land area
coupons issued to parents to pay for children to attend private schools
What are tuition vouchers?
purchase energy saving appliances
drive hybrid cars
take mass transportation for travel
What are ways to conserve energy?
-named by the board of commissioners
-Carries out laws of county
-Manages county government
-Appoints top officials
What is the County Manager?
The name of determining which issue is more important: is it more important to have businesses in our town? Or is it more important to have a peaceful community?
What are priorities?
power given to cities by the state, that allows the city to: (1) write its own charter; (2) choose its own type of government and (3) manage their own affairs
What is home rule?
-instituted in 1996
-person may only receive five years of welfare in their lifetime
-states are required to provide job training programs to assist the poor in leaving welfare
What is the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
efforts to build economic growth but do not harm the environment
What is sustainable development?
-creates an office called county executive
-this official is elected to office
What is a commission-elected official type of county government?
a plan that states a set of goals
it also explains how government will carry out these goals
What is a Master Plan?