Vocabulary Words
It is a person elected to local government.
What is a councillor?
It is a group of elected representatives who makes decisions for a local area.
What is a council?
Name three of the services that local government provides?
What is Senior facilities, Public transportation, Fire protection, waste disposal, parks and recreation, animal control, libraries, streets and roads.
This board is a type of government. They get involved in the big decision for schools. They make sure that education is provided for people.
What is a school board?
What is the title of the top elected offical?
What are: -Mayor -Reeve -Chief -Chairperson
It is an idea or proposal discussed and voted on at a meeting.
What is a motion?
It is the administraion of a city of municipality by elected officals who make decisions and laws about local issues and services.
What is a local government?
Name one bylaw you know of in Vulcan county or Lethbridge City
-Answers will vary
Is the person responsible for running the schools in a jurisdiction. Similar to the position of a CEO of a company.
What is superintendent?
How does local government raise funds for budget?
What is property tax.
They are laws that are passed by a local government.
What is a bylaw?
It is a rural area that has its own local government.
What is a municipal district?
Name one service you are thankful for. Explain why.
-Appropriate answers will vary. Must give valid reason for answer.
It is a list of items that shows how much money will be spent on each item.
What is a Budget?
What kinds of laws do local governments make?
What are bylaws.
It is a meeting place where public discussions occur.
What is a forum?
They are groups of converned citizens and members of government. They give advice to the council.
What are advisory committees?
What makes a good leader? Give one answer with a valid reason.
-Good communication skills -Problem solving skills -Enthusiasm to participate -Able to work with others -Available to listen -Concerned about the community
Name 3 of the 5 types of schools available for Alberta students to attend.
What are: Public, Separate, Francophone, Charter, or First Nations schools.
Name one part of passing a Local bylaw.
What are: -introduce motion -counceillor makes motion to pass -consider for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd time -Members of council vote on motion
It is a region that has its own local government.
What is a municipal area?
It means to identify a person as a possible candidate for an elected position.
What is nominate?
Name one way that local government is different from provincial government.
-Answers will vary.
A person who serves on a school board is called?
What is a trustee?
Name one of the three ways municipal areas can be divided/organized? (p. 110)
What are: -Urban (cities, towns, villages) -Rural (municipal districts, counties) -First Nations Reserves and Metis Settlements