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Unit Five Flashcards

1
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counties divided into smaller units

A

Townships

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2
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special units of governments created for special problems or needs

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Special Districts

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3
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helps to raise money

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User Fee

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4
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allows cities to write their own charters, choose their own type of government, and manage their own affairs

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Home Rule

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5
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heads the executive branch of a city

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Mayor

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6
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voting districts

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Ward

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7
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members of a city council

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Member-at-large

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8
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the city and its suburbs form this

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Metropolitan area

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9
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A general agreement among government leaders about how they intend to deal with certain issues or problems

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Public Policy

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10
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a town’s system of roads, bridges, water, and sewers

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Infrastructure

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11
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the goals a community considers most important or most urgent

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Priories

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12
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materials, people, and money available to carry the community’s goals

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Resources

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13
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document which states a set of goals and explains how the local government will respond to the changing needs of its citizens over time

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Master Plan

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14
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decides where houses, stores, factories, and offices may be built

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Zoning Board

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15
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an IOU or promissory note from the government

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Bond

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16
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mean rebuilding old neighborhoods, often bearing down old buildings and replacing them with new ones

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Urban Renewal

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17
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the tradition of unpaid community service

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Volunteerism

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18
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sites to dump waste

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Landfill

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19
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old materials are reused to make new ones

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Recycling

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20
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federal system where the states and national government share power

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Federalism

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21
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returning a suspected criminal to the state where the crime was committed

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Extradition

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22
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Reduce a criminals sentence

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Commute

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23
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an early release from prison

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Parole

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24
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One house legislature

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Unicameral

25
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the distribution of Legislative seats according to population

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Apportionment

26
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when the Governor approves a certain parts of the bill and vetoes others

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Line-item veto

27
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Less serious crimes

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Misdemeanor

28
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Local court justice

A

Justice of the peace

29
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Police courts

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Magistrate courts

30
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Serious crimes

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Felony

31
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when a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a crime in exchange for a reduced sentence

A

Plea bargain

32
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Plan of government

A

Charter

33
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a law passed by a country board or other local government

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Ordinance

34
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Smallest unit of government

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Village

35
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Office responsible for keeping state records

A

Secretary of State

36
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The county’s chief law enforcement office

A

Sheriff

37
Q

Number of members in the Nebraska Legislature

A

49

38
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Plan to be followed over the next few decades

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Long-term plan

39
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The county’s chief legal officer

A

District Attorney

40
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County office that keeps records and supervises elections

A

County Clerk

41
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County office that examines all taxable property within the county and estimates how much its worth

A

County assessor

42
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The highest expense of local government

A

Education

43
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Constitutional clause that states the laws that congress makes is the supreme law of the land

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Supremacy Clause

44
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Agency that does much to stop air and water pollution

A

EPA

45
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States lawyer and legal advisor

A

Attorney general

46
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Republic form of government

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Representative democracy

47
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The commander in chief of the states national guard

A

The governor

48
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Type of plan designed to be carried out over the next few years

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Short term plan

49
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The governors term in most states

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Four years

50
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Election where voters vote to remove a governor

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Recall

51
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Clause that says each state must accept and uphold each other’s laws and decisions

A

Full faith and credit clause

52
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The Office that usually presides over the strategic legislature

A

Lieutenant Governor

53
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Duties of a governor

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Executing laws the state legislature passed, Appoint some state officials, Sign or veto bills from the legislature, Prepare a budget for the state and submit it to the legislature, May suggest laws that he or she thinks should be passed, Offer pardons and reprieves to convicted criminals, May commute a criminal’s sentence

54
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Makes sure that no government money is spent without approval from the Governor and the legislature

A

State Auditor

55
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Pays money from the Treasury

A

Secretary of the Treasury

56
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Sets educational standards and oversees the state’s public schools

A

Commissioner of Education

57
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Tries to establish the cause of unusual or suspicious deaths

A

Coroner

58
Q

Because of growth, county governments have been forced to provide more and more services like…

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Water
Sewer
Sanitation services
Operates police departments
Operate hospitals
59
Q

A city government can be as small as…

A

2,500 people

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