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Govt. chapter 25

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major unit of local government in most states county
subdivision of a county into local governments, usually mid-atlantic/ mid-west township
independent unit related to perform one or more related governmental function at the local level special district
process in which a state established a city as a legal body incorporation
city's basic law charter
oldest and still the most widely used type of city government, elected council is the executive body mayor-council government
a mayor heads the city's administration, make city policies and run city affairs strong- mayor government
mayor has much less formal power, executive duties are shared with other elected officials weak- mayor government
simple in structure of 3 to 9, usually 5 commissioners are publicly elected forming city council commission government
dividing a city into a number of land into districts and regulating the uses to which property in each zoning
modification of the mayors council form council- manager government
cities and areas around them metropolitan area
provides medical care and some other health services to low income families medicaid
cash assistance to the poor welfare
anyone who met the eligibility requirements was entitled to receive benefits entitlement
percentage of the populate of a state living in cities of more than 250, 000 people or in suburbs of cities with more than 50, 000 urbanization
tax placed on the sale of various commodities sales tax
not levied in according to a person's ability to pay in standard regressive tax
levied on income of individuals and or cooperation income tax
the higher your income the hirer your income tax progressive tax
levy on real property, or personal property property tax
process of determining the value of the property to be taxed assessment
levied on the beneficiary's share of an estates inheritance tax
levied directly on the full estates itself estate tax
financial plan use of public money, personnel and property budget
some titles of elected county officials sheriff, district attorney, clerk, assessor, treasurer, auditor, school super, corner
in alaska, the main unit of local government is the borough
in most of the united states, including texas, the main unit of local government is the parish
the aid to families with dependent children is an ----- program meaning that anyone meeting eligibility requirements can receive benefits entitlement
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