Funds given to state and local governments by the federal government. The money helps to pay for specific projects.
What are Grants-in-Aid
100
Each state in the U.S. has the right to set up its own system of smaller, local governments that include cities, towns, villages, or boroughs within the state that are called this.
What are municipalities
200
The President of the borough council in Cochranton
Who is Dan Jackson
200
The District Attorney for Crawford County
Who is Francis Shultz
200
The highest level of local government
What is a county
200
Grants for more general projects at the state and local level
What are Block Grants
200
Laws passed by local governments are called this
What are ordinances
300
The Vice-President of the Cochranton borough council
Who is Mark Roche
300
The County Clerk or Clerk of Courts for Crawford County
Who is Patti Wetherbee
300
The document granted by the state that outlines powers, duties and responsibilities of local governments
What is a charter
300
Today, thanks to legislation signed into law by President Eisenhower in 1956, the federal government pays 90 percent of the cost of maintaining these.
What are our nation’s roadways.
300
Early colonial settlers created these to serve as a local unit of government for all those who lived in nearby buildings and who farmed nearby lands.
What are towns
400
The borough manager for Cochranton
Who is Barb Opatrny
400
The coroner for Crawford County
Who is Scott Schell
400
The form of municipal government where the citizens elect a chief executive and a council
What is mayor-council
400
Years ago, state communities in other parts of the country, particularly the Midwest, were divided into square units of land about six miles on each side called these.
What is a township
400
In some areas, residents set up these to meet particular needs such a school systems, water service and sewerage.
What are special districts
500
The year Cochranton was chartered as a borough
What is 1855
500
One of the County Commissioners for Crawford County
Who is Francis Weiderspahn, Jack Lynch or Sherman Allen
500
The type of government where each elected government official has a particular responsibility such public works or public safety
What is the Commission Model
500
When small rural communities without an existing form of local government grow to a certain size, the residents may establish a form of government called this
What is a village or borough
500
In 1912, residents of Sumter, South Carolina, improved upon the commission model and created this model of municipal government.