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Which term describes a city with its own government? municipalityTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome 8th Graders!Please obtain Supplemental
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What do we call an amount of money spent by a government
for a program or service?
expenditure
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Which term describes a city with its own government?
municipality
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Are airport & seaport authorities, school districts and
MARTAincluded in Special-purpose
district forms of government?
YES
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What do we call a government that is created for a single purpose or to
perform one specific job?
special purpose district
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What is a tax placed on a worker’s wages or salary?
income tax
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Which type of government receives its power from a charter?
city
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Which form of government is created by the state legislature
to carry out state laws and programs?
County
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What are the three levels of Government that collect sales
tax.
StateCounty
Municipal
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In which type of city government does the mayor make the major decisions?
“strong” mayor-council
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In which type of city government does the city council make the major
decisions, with the mayor serving as a figurehead?
“weak” mayor-council
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Along with being at least 18 and a U.S. citizen, what else is required to
vote?
Registered in county of residence
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What county official is elected to run county government?
County commissioner
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Voters approve this kind of tax for a 5 year period, usually for
building new schools?
SPLOSTSpecial purpose local
option sales tax
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In which type of city government does the city council hire a
manager to run the day-to-day business and operations?
council-manager
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How do political parties attempt to control government?
Getting their members elected to office by winning elections
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Does a person have to join a political party?
NO
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A council-manager system and a mayor-council system are examples
of which type of government?
City
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What part of the budget cannot be eliminated?
Spending for education
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An elected Board of Commissioners is an example of
which type of government?
County
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What is the state of Georgia’s LARGEST source of budget
revenue?
state income tax
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The state constitution allows how many counties
in Georgia?
159
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What is any type of money (income) that a government
receives called?
revenue
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The Gwinnett County Public School system is an example of
which type of local government?
special purpose
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What is the largest source of revenue for county governments?
property taxes
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Which government executive is hired rather than elected?
city manager
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Everyone in Georgia lives under which form of local government?
county
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What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of
Georgia?
education
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What tax is collected by state, county and city
governments as a source of revenue?
Sales tax