Local rules that divide community into areas an describe how each area can be used
What is zoning?
100
Safety rules
What is codes?
100
This type of local government is the closet American local government gets to direct democracy
What is a New England Town?
100
Reason utilities like water and sewage treatment plants often owned by multiple communities
What is they are too expensive for one community?
100
The federal government gives the state money through state these--either block or categorical--which in turn gives some of the money to the local governments
What are grants?
200
A group of people who manage the business of something. For example, one might manage the business of a county.
What is a board?
200
The sharing of money from one level of government to another
What is intergovernmental revenue?
200
This is the oldest type of local government within the United States. It is larger than the other types of local government and has different local governments (towns, boroughs, etc.) within it.
What is a county?
200
This takes up the largest percentage of a local government's budget
What is education?
200
If the state and local government laws or wants conflict, which level of government takes precedent?
What is the state?
300
A unit of government that provides a single service
What is a special district?
300
A document giving permission to set up a government
What is a charter?
300
This type of local government is supposedly free of political corruption because instead of a mayor, the city council hires someone from outside to run the city.
What is a council-manager plan?
300
A type of tax used to tax "daytime residents," people who may work or shop in an area but do not live there.
What is either income or sales tax?
300
Local communities often lower taxes and make their communities more attractive to compete with other communities to attract these
What are businesses?
400
A right given to a local government by the state to write its own charter.
What is home rule?
400
Services such as gas, water and electricity
What are utilities?
400
A type of mayor-council plan were most of the power rests in the hands of the council
What is a weak-mayor plan?
400
A local government may need to borrow money or sell these in order to complete large projects, such as building a school
What are bonds?
400
This level of government is responsible for testing and licensing local government officials
What is the state?
500
A type of government that serves an urban area
What is a municipality?
500
Local law
What is an ordinance?
500
A type of mayor-council plan in which the mayor is in charge of the budget, policies and appointing officials
What is a strong mayor plan?
500
The reason a county assessor decides the value of all of the property within the county
What is to accurately tax property?
500
The local government often carries out these types of programs that were created by either the federal or state governments. An example would be providing subsidized housing.