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Civics
unit 7 vocab cards
Term | Definition |
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School Board | a local board responsible for the maintenance and rule-making of schools. |
Board of Supervisors | legislative body of county government. |
Town Council | legislative body of a town government |
Charter | written grant by state legislature to establish a local government. |
Town: | local government seat larger than a village and smaller than a city. |
City | independent local government seat; a large town |
City Council | legislative body of a city government |
Clerk of Circuit Court | constitutional officer who keeps records of legal documents |
Commissioner of Revenue | constitutional officer who assesses property and other local taxes |
Constitutional Officer | 5 officers that the state mandates each local government elect |
County | Local government seat; division of state government |
Interest Group | association of individuals based on one or more shared concerns. |
Lobby | to seek to influence lawmakers to vote for or against a bill. |
Manager | local executive for a county or city. |
Mayor | local executive for a city or town |
Ordinance | law enacted by a local body of government |
Policymaking | lawmaking |
School Board | a local board responsible for the maintenance and rule-making of schools |
Sheriff | constitutional officer elected to assist the Governor with enforcing state laws |