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Unit 6 Gov
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| popular sovereignty | a belief that ultimate power resides in the people |
| limited government | a principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution |
| state constitution reform | nearly all state constitutions are in need of reform |
| state legislatures | organized like congress |
| state legislature police power | protect and promote the public health, safety, morals, and welfare |
| governor | the head of a state government |
| reprieve | postponement of a convicted person's sentence |
| common law | a legal system based on custom and court rulings, unwritten |
| bench trial | a trial in which the judge alone hears the case |
| justices of the peace | elected or appointed and sit on the lowest of the state courts hearing minor civil matters and petty criminal cases, usually misdemeanors, similar to magistrates |
| juvenile court | a court that has original jurisdiction over persons defined by statute as juveniles and alleged to be delinquents or status offenders |
| county government | the government unit that administers a county, usually the largest unit of local government |
| towns | political unit that is larger than a village and smaller than a city, manages by a board of selectmen/selectwomen |
| special district | a unit of government that deals with a specific function, such as education, water supply, transportation, or school administration |
| us population shifts | shifted from rural to urban |
| mayor-council government | the oldest and most widely used type of city government: an elected mayor as the chief executive and an elected council as its legislative body. |
| zoning | a planning tool used to separate industry and business from residential neighborhoods in a city's districts |
| education | one of the most expensive responsibilities of States |
| welfare | government aid to the poor |
| inheritance tax | a state tax collected on the property left by a person to his or her heir(s) in a will |
| state governments | determines what taxes will be levied at the State and local level |
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