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Local Government SS8CG5
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1
Which county department is responsible for jail operations?
sheriff
water & sewage
mayor
commissioners
2
What do we call an amount of money spent by a government for a program or service?
expenditure
special purpose district
municipality
income tax
3
Which term describes a city with its own government?
expenditure
special purpose district
income tax
municipality
4
Most Georgia counties use this type of government: Board of ___________________.
magistrates
mayors
commissioners
sheriffs
5
What is a tax placed on a worker's wages or salary?
municipality
income tax
special purpose district
expenditure
6
The individual who handles most of the day-to-day operations of county government is the
mayor
commissioner
sheriff
manager (administrator)
7
Which is NOT an example of merged city and county governments?
Athens and Clarke County
Columbus and Muscogee County
Augusta and Richmond County
Atlanta and Cobb County
8
Over 2/3 of all Georgians live in a ___________________ area.
industry
farm
metropolitan
rural
9
What do we call a government created for a single purpose or to perform one specific job?
income tax
special purpose district
expenditure
municipality
10
Are airports, school districts, and MARTA special purpose district forms of government?
No
Yes
11
Why were counties originally created in Georgia?
be responsible for education across the state
collect taxes and finance local government
serve as districts for carrying out state laws & programs
provide one certain special service cities don't provide
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The major source of funds for local government is
user fees
property taxes
general local option sales tax
SPLOST
