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22 Cards in this Set
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Municipalities: |
Citizen created governments |
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Special Districts: |
Governments created for a specific purpose (ISDs) |
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Counties: |
State created sub- governments. |
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Three types of counties: |
Commission, Council- Executive, and Commission-Administrator. |
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Commission: |
Ran by commissioner |
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Council-Executive: |
Council with a council leader |
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Two types of municipalities: |
Townships and Cities |
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4 governments of a municipality: |
Mayor-Council, Council- Manager, Commission, and Town Hall Meetings. |
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Dillons Rule |
State law is supreme to local |
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Home Rule |
Municipalities given wide range of powers |
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Characteristics of local politics: |
Nonpartisan, low turnout, low pay |
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Metropolitics Central and secondary problem: |
Coordination and inefficiency |
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Sprawl: |
Edgeless cities |
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Single-Use Zoning: |
Building can only be used for one purpose |
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Low-Density Development: |
Building out not up |
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Leapfrog Develpoment |
Building up not out |
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Sprawl Issues: |
Air pollution, traffic, crime/poverty concentration, segregation |
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Urban Growth Boundary: |
Old buildings must be used before new ones are built. |
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Regional Councils: |
Universities and nonprofits |
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Metropolitan Planning Org.: |
All MSAs must have one. Map out roads. |
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Inter-Jurisdictional Agreements: |
Nearby cities work together for a purpose. |
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Why is education important? |
Democracy, social mobility, and economy |
