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26 Cards in this Set
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County
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A government unit set up by the state to administer state laws and business at the local level.
Counties are drawn up by area, rather than urban criteria. |
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Parishes
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A term used in Louisiana to describe describe administrative units of local government.
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Boroughs
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Administrative subunits of a city. In Alaska, a borough is the equivalent to a county.
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County Board
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The governing body of a county, elected by voters to carry out county business.
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County-Manager Plan
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Plan for county government in which policies are made by an elected body and are carried out by
a manager hired by and responsible to that party. |
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Cheif Administrator Plan
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A plan for county government in which a chief administrative officer shares responsibilities in
certain key areas with the county board or with other individuals. |
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Elected Chief Executive Plan
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A plan for county government in which the executive officer, such as a mayor, is elected directly
by the voters and works with the county board. |
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Urban Areas
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Highly populated areas.
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Municipalities
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Local units of government that have the authority to govern urban or city areas.
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Incorporation
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The process of setting up a city through the granting of a charter by the state.
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Dillon's Rule
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A principle outlined by John F. Dillon’s Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporation
(1911) which states that municipal corporation possess only those powers that the states expressly grant them. |
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Cooley's Rule
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Derived from an 1871 decision by Michigan Judge Thomas Cooly, which states that cities should
be able ” to rule from the home,” that is, to govern them selves instead of being governed by the state government. |
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Municipal Home Rule
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The power vested in a local unit of government to draft or change it’s own character and to
manage it’s own affairs. |
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Home-rule City
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A city with a charter that allows local voters to frame, adopt, and amend their own charters.
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General-law City
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A city operating understate laws that apply to all local government units of a similar type.
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New England town
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A governmental unit in New England states that combines the roles of city and county governments. "Town" includes a central village and surrounding rural areas, and practices direct democracy.
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town meeting
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A traditional form of New England town government in which direct democracy is practiced.
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town manager system
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A system adopted by some New England towns in which voters selsct selectmen who then appoint professional town managers.
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selectmen
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Individuals selected by a township to serve on the local board and manage the daily affairs of the town.
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townships
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Local government units that are subdivisions of counties and have similar governing procedures.
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unincorporated areas
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Areas not located within municipal boundaries.
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commission plan
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A plan for municipal government that consists of a commision of 3-9 members who have both legislative and executive powers.
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council-manager plan
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A form of municipal government in which a an elected city council appoints a professional manager who acts as the chief executive.
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city manager
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An official appointed by an elected city council to administer city government.
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mayor-administrator plan
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A plan of city government used in large urban areas in which the mayor plays a prominent political role. The mayor appoints a chief administrative officer whose function is to free the mayor from routine administrative tasks.
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mayor-council plan
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A plan for city government in which the mayor is an elected chief executive and the council is the legislative body.
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