Ch 9- Local Govt.
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| a unit of local government incorporated by the state. | Municipality
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| regulations that govern a community | ordinances
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| simple form of local government in which each citizen had a direct vote | Town meeting
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| unit of local government usually larger than a village and smaller than a city | town
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| authority granted to a city by a state | home rule
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| funds given by the ederal government to state and local governments for broadly defined purposes | block grants
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| the lawmaking body of a city | city council
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| a basic plan for a local governmental unit that defines its powers, responsibilities, and organization | charter
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| chief executive of a city government | mayor
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| three to nine elected officials acting as the city's lawmaking and executive body | commission
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| all local governments are established and receive their powers from the ____________ | state government
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| A mayor-council is an example of a ___ government | city
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| Federal funds given to state and local governments for specific purposes are_____. | grants-in-aid
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| Home rule always a city to write and amend its own municipal _____. | charter
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| A _____ is the largest form of local government. | city
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| Governments compete with each other over _____. | taxes
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| A ______ government helps the state government carry out state laws, collect taxes, and supervise elections. | county
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| Under the council-manager form of government, voters elect the council but the council hires a city _______. | manager
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