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The largest share of local government spending is for
education
the largest share of state government spending is for
health care
the two major sources of revenue for state governments are
personal income and general sales taxes
about the relationship of local governments to their respective state governments, it is accurate to say that
1. local governments are not sovereign (their power derives from that of the state)
2. the long-term trend in most states has been to grant more autonomy to local governments
3. local governments depend on state governments for some of their revenues
the type of municipal government that is now used by only a few localities is
the commission system
t/f the property tax is by far the most important revenue source for local governments
true
t/f the condition of the national economy has almost no impact on state and local tax revenues
false
most of the state constitutions are shorter and contain fewer amendments than the US constitution
false
In most states, judges are nominated for office by the governor
false