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State and Local Government
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State Constitutions
• All have:o Preambleo Bill of Rightso Articles - describe structure, powers
● Most have amendments - Way to change it legislature initiative constitutional commission constitutional convention
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Structure
• Similar to Nat’l Gov’t
• Legislative Branch - most are part time
• Executive Brancho Governor has line-item veto or amendatory veto
• Judicial Brancho trial, appeals, supreme
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Local Governments
• 4 Types
• County - largest subdivision of a state Police, courts, jails Assess property value for taxes Keep records - death/birth Elections and public health
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Local Governments
• Townshipo divides county for roads, police, water/sewage
• Special District - most common typeo provide specific service
schools fire water/sewer parks
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Local Governments
• Municipalityo village, town, cityo people living close together need services - water,
sewer, police/fire protection
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Local Governments
• Forms of municipal governmentso Council-Mayor (leg-exec separate)o Council-Manager → Manager hired by council, may
have a mayor too (leg-exec separate)o Commission → 5-7 members head different depts
(leg-exec combined) potential issues?
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Financing State and Local Govt
• Limits on taxing powero Cannot tax interstate commerceo Cannot tax federal propertyo Cannot deprive people equal protection of the law
• Tax Revenueo Exciseo Saleso Regressiveo Progressiveo Proportional
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Financing State and Local Govt
• Other Revenue Sourceso Bondso Lotteryo Intergovernmental Revenueo Federal Grantso Categorical-formula grantso Block Grantso Mandates
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Financing State and Local Govt
• Local Revenue Sourceso Property tax - ⅔ of total local revenue
real v. personal property Assessment Market Value - what it sells for
• Fees and fines
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Local Govt Services
• Educationo Elected school board
sets school policy
• Fire and police protection
• Water, sewage and sanitation
• Trash collection
• Libraries
• Recreation
• Transportation - mass transit → buses, trains, subway
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Challenges Local Govt Face
City govt have diff. issues
• Housingo Urban renewalo Shortageso Homelessness - may result from alcohol/drug abuse,
criminal, mental illness, unemployment
• Revitalization and Gentrification