State and Local Government Review
A) COUNTY REGISTRAR B) COUNTY CLERK C) COUNTY COMMISSIONER D) COUNTY ROAD SUPERVISOR Which county official is elected rather than appointed?
EDUCATION What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
a) LOANS b) RENT c) DIVIDENDS d) SALARY Which of the following cannot be taxed in Georgia?
a) MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE. b) MUST BE REGISTERED. c) MUST BE A CITIZEN AND A GEORGIA RESIDENT. What are the requirements in Georgia that must be met in order to be able to vote?
a) OPERATIONS b) TRANSPORTATI ON c) EDUCATION d) TOURISM In times of budget crisis, which spending area cannot be completely eliminated, according to Georgia law?
159 What is the maximum number of counties allowed in Georgia?
WHAT IS AN EXPENDITURE? An amount of money spent by a government for some specific purpose.
WHAT IS A MUNICIPALITY? A city with its own government.
WHAT IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT A government that is created for a single purpose or to perform one specific job.
WHAT ARE INCOME TAXES? a tax placed on a worker’s wages or salary.
SPECIAL PURPOSE What type of government is the Gwinnett County Public School system?
FROM A CHARTER GRANTED BY THE STATE How does a city receive its power?
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF COUNTY GOVERNMENTS? County governments are created by the state legislature to carry out state laws and programs.
ALL THREE CAN COLLECT SALES TAX. When it comes to revenue what do State, County, Municipalities have in common?
IN A CITY GOVERNMENT WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE MAJOR DECISIONS, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE MAYOR? The mayor services as a figurehead
SPECIAL FEES COLLECTED BY STATE AGENCIES LOTTERY FUNDS SALES TAXES INCOME AND PROPERTY TAX Georgia’s sources of income are what ????
IN GEORGIA, INCOME TAXES ACCOUNT FOR WHAT? They are Georgia’s largest source of income!
LESS THAN 50 PERCENT What percent of Georgia’s revenue comes from sources other than income taxes?
EDUCATION On what is the largest percentage of state funds spent?
IN A “WEAK” MAYOR- COUNCIL TYPE OF CITY GOVERNMENT, WHO MAKES THE MAJOR DECISIONS? major decisions= the council
HOW DOES A CITY MANAGER GET HIS/HER JOB? In a council/manager type of city government, the city council hires a manager to run the day-to-day business and operations.
CITY A council-manager system and a mayor-council system are examples of which type of government?
THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN GEORGIA IS USUALLY WHAT TYPE? An elected Board of Commissioners
WHAT IS SO SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE STATE’S INCOME TAX? It is Georgia’s LARGEST source of budget revenue!!!
WHAT IS STATE REVENUE? Any type of money (income) that the government receives.
SPECIAL-PURPOSE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. Marta is what type of government?
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PROPERTY TAXES? county governments It is the largest source of revenue for county governments in Georgia.
CITY MANAGE R In city government, which executive is hired rather than elected?
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT COUNTY POPULATIONS IN GA? Everyone in Georgia lives within a county.
IN A “STRONG” MAYOR- COUNCIL TYPE OF CITY GOVERNMENT, WHO MAKES THE MAJOR DECISIONS? major decisions= the mayor
EXPENDI TURE What do we call an amount of money spent by a government for some specific purpose?
EDUCAT ION What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
MUNICIP ALITY Which term describes a city with its own government?
Are airport & seaport authorities included in Special- purpose district forms of government ? YE S
INCOME TAX What is a tax placed on a worker’s wages or salary?
CITY Which type of government receives its power from a charter?
COUNT Y Which form of government is created by the state legislature to carry out state laws and programs?
STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL What are the three levels of Government that collect sales tax.
“STRONG” MAYOR-COUNCIL In which type of city government does the mayor make the major decisions?
“WEAK” MAYOR- COUNCIL In which type of city government does the city council make the major decisions, with the mayor serving as a figurehead?
INCOME TAXES Where does Georgia’s largest source of income come from?
SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT What do we call a government that is created for a single purpose or to perform one specific job?
COUNCIL- MANAGER In which type of city government does the city council hire a manager to run the day-to-day business and operations?
CITY A council-manager system and a mayor-council system are examples of which type of government?
COUNT Y An elected Board of Commissioners is an example of which type of government?
STATE INCOME TAX What is the state of Georgia’s LARGEST source of budget revenue?
REVEN UE What is any type of money (income) that a government receives called?
SPECIAL PURPOSE The Gwinnett County Public School system is an example of which type of local government?
PROPERT Y TAXES What is the largest source of revenue for county governments?
CITY MANAGE R Which government executive is hired rather than elected?
COUN TY Everyone in Georgia lives under which form of local government?
EDUCAT ION What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
A) COUNTY REGISTRAR B) COUNTY CLERK C) COUNTY COMMISSIONER D) COUNTY ROAD SUPERVISOR Which county official is elected rather than appointed?
EDUCAT ION What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
a) LOANS b) RENT c) DIVIDENDS d) SALARY Which of the following cannot be taxed in Georgia?
a) MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE. b) MUST BE REGISTERED. c) MUST BE A CITIZEN AND A GEORGIA RESIDENT. What are the requirements in Georgia that must be met in order to be able to vote?
a) OPERATIONS b) TRANSPORTATI ON c) EDUCATION d) TOURISM In times of budget crisis, which spending area cannot be completely eliminated, according to Georgia law?
159 What is the maximum number of counties allowed in Georgia?