Unit Five Flashcards
counties divided into smaller units
Townships
special units of governments created for special problems or needs
Special Districts
helps to raise money
User Fee
allows cities to write their own charters, choose their own type of government, and manage their own affairs
Home Rule
heads the executive branch of a city
Mayor
voting districts
Ward
members of a city council
Member-at-large
the city and its suburbs form this
Metropolitan area
A general agreement among government leaders about how they intend to deal with certain issues or problems
Public Policy
a town’s system of roads, bridges, water, and sewers
Infrastructure
the goals a community considers most important or most urgent
Priories
materials, people, and money available to carry the community’s goals
Resources
document which states a set of goals and explains how the local government will respond to the changing needs of its citizens over time
Master Plan
decides where houses, stores, factories, and offices may be built
Zoning Board
an IOU or promissory note from the government
Bond
mean rebuilding old neighborhoods, often bearing down old buildings and replacing them with new ones
Urban Renewal
the tradition of unpaid community service
Volunteerism
sites to dump waste
Landfill
old materials are reused to make new ones
Recycling
federal system where the states and national government share power
Federalism
returning a suspected criminal to the state where the crime was committed
Extradition
Reduce a criminals sentence
Commute
an early release from prison
Parole
One house legislature
Unicameral
the distribution of Legislative seats according to population
Apportionment
when the Governor approves a certain parts of the bill and vetoes others
Line-item veto
Less serious crimes
Misdemeanor
Local court justice
Justice of the peace
Police courts
Magistrate courts
Serious crimes
Felony
when a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a crime in exchange for a reduced sentence
Plea bargain
Plan of government
Charter
a law passed by a country board or other local government
Ordinance
Smallest unit of government
Village
Office responsible for keeping state records
Secretary of State
The county’s chief law enforcement office
Sheriff
Number of members in the Nebraska Legislature
49
Plan to be followed over the next few decades
Long-term plan
The county’s chief legal officer
District Attorney
County office that keeps records and supervises elections
County Clerk
County office that examines all taxable property within the county and estimates how much its worth
County assessor
The highest expense of local government
Education
Constitutional clause that states the laws that congress makes is the supreme law of the land
Supremacy Clause
Agency that does much to stop air and water pollution
EPA
States lawyer and legal advisor
Attorney general
Republic form of government
Representative democracy
The commander in chief of the states national guard
The governor
Type of plan designed to be carried out over the next few years
Short term plan
The governors term in most states
Four years
Election where voters vote to remove a governor
Recall
Clause that says each state must accept and uphold each other’s laws and decisions
Full faith and credit clause
The Office that usually presides over the strategic legislature
Lieutenant Governor
Duties of a governor
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
Makes sure that no government money is spent without approval from the Governor and the legislature
State Auditor
Pays money from the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Sets educational standards and oversees the state’s public schools
Commissioner of Education
Tries to establish the cause of unusual or suspicious deaths
Coroner
Because of growth, county governments have been forced to provide more and more services like…
Water Sewer Sanitation services Operates police departments Operate hospitals
A city government can be as small as…
2,500 people
