New Jersey Government

Question 1

What are 4 forms of Government?

Answer 1

1. Counties
2. Municipalities
3. School Districts
4. Special Districts

Question 2

How many counties are in New Jersey?

Answer 2

21

Question 3

Name Sources of Revenue for a Municipality

Answer 3

1. Property Taxes
2. Public Utility Tax
3. Misc Revenue Dog License Fee Raffle Sewer Fees Commercial Fees
4. Surplus and State Aid

Question 4

How many Municipalities are in New Jersey?

Answer 4

565

Question 5

How many types of Municipalities are there in New Jersey?

Answer 5

5

Question 6

What are the 5 types of Municipalities?

Answer 6

1. City
2. Town
3. Township
4. Village
5. Burrough

Question 7

All municipalities have special districts

True or False?

Answer 7

False: Not all municipalities have special districts. Some may have one. Some have two some have a lot more

Question 8

What are the three major special districts?

Answer 8

The three major special districts are

1. The fire district,
2. The garbage district
3. The street lighting. district

Question 9

How many municipalities are there in New Jersey?

Answer 9

There are 565 municipalities.

Question 10

How many types of Municipalities are there?

Answer 10

There are 5 types of Municipalities

Question 11

What are the five types of municipalities?

Answer 11

1. City
2. Town,
3. Township
4. Village,
5. Borough

Question 12

How many Counties are in New Jersey?

Answer 12

There are 21 Counties in New Jersey

Question 13

Name the sources of basic law

Answer 13

NJSA. which stands for New Jersey statute, annotations

NJAC which stands for New Jersey Administrative Code

And Case Law

Question 14

What are the Types of Basic Law?

Answer 14

Chapter Laws, which is a compilation of laws passed during the legislative session

New Jersey Statutes Annotated or NJS A, which are laws

New Jersey Administrative Code, which are rules and regulations.

Case Law, which are court decisions which create or abolish New Jersey statutory provisions

Question 15

What is the New Jersey Administrative Code?

Answer 15

The New Jersey Administrative Code is the codification of all rules and regulations made by the executive branch agencies of New Jersey.

Question 16

What are Chapter Laws?

Answer 16

Chapter Laws are acts passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor. They are organized numerically in order of the Governor’s approval.

Each bill that becomes law is given a chapter number based on the chronological order in which it was adopted. These chapters are called Session Laws and are compiled on an annual basis.

Question 17

What is Case Law?

Answer 17

Case law, also used interchangeably with common law, is law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous cases, rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations. Case law uses the detailed facts of a case that have been resolved by courts or similar tribunals.