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What do we call an amount of money spent by a government

for a program or service?

expenditure

Which term describes a city with its own government?

municipality

Are airport & seaport authorities, school districts and

MARTAincluded in Special-purpose

district forms of government?

YES

What do we call a government that is created for a single purpose or to

perform one specific job?

special purpose district

What is a tax placed on a worker’s wages or salary?

income tax

Which type of government receives its power from a charter?

city

Which form of government is created by the state legislature

to carry out state laws and programs?

County

What are the three levels of Government that collect sales

tax.

StateCounty

Municipal

In which type of city government does the mayor make the major decisions?

“strong” mayor-council

In which type of city government does the city council make the major

decisions, with the mayor serving as a figurehead?

“weak” mayor-council

Along with being at least 18 and a U.S. citizen, what else is required to

vote?

Registered in county of residence

What county official is elected to run county government?

County commissioner

Voters approve this kind of tax for a 5 year period, usually for

building new schools?

SPLOSTSpecial purpose local

option sales tax

In which type of city government does the city council hire a

manager to run the day-to-day business and operations?

council-manager

How do political parties attempt to control government?

Getting their members elected to office by winning elections

Does a person have to join a political party?

NO

A council-manager system and a mayor-council system are examples

of which type of government?

City

What part of the budget cannot be eliminated?

Spending for education

An elected Board of Commissioners is an example of

which type of government?

County

What is the state of Georgia’s LARGEST source of budget

revenue?

state income tax

The state constitution allows how many counties

in Georgia?

159

What is any type of money (income) that a government

receives called?

revenue

The Gwinnett County Public School system is an example of

which type of local government?

special purpose

What is the largest source of revenue for county governments?

property taxes

Which government executive is hired rather than elected?

city manager

Everyone in Georgia lives under which form of local government?

county

What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of

Georgia?

education

What tax is collected by state, county and city

governments as a source of revenue?

Sales tax