1. Chapter 6 Part 2 Vocabulary Local Government

2. land and permanent structures on the land real property

3. movable items such as automobiles personal property

4. the center of county government county seat

5. the governing body for the county; consists of at least three commissioners county commission

6. the estimated worth of property property assessment

7. a law statute

8. a municipality that has its own government incorporated city

9. a municipality that must rely upon county government for such services as police and fire protection unincorporated city

10. a form of county government in which both the mayor and the city council are elected by the people; the mayor manages the city and carries out the policies and ordinances set by the city council mayor-council form

11. a district within a city ward

12. a person who is the head of an organization but who has no power figurehead

13. a form of municipal government in which there is an elected city council, a mayor who is either elected or designated by the council, and a city manager who is hired by the council to handle the day-to- day operations of the city council-manager form

14. a form of municipal government in which there are three to five commissioners, each of whom heads a particular department commission form

15. a fee charged by municipalities for such services as garbage removal, sewage disposal, and police and fire protection service fee

16. the name given to efforts by the state and local governments to revitalize urban areas by replacing unsuitable housing and improving transportation in parts of many cities urban renewal

17. the governing body for a school district; consists of five members school board

18. self-governing autonomous

19. the official who keeps the official records of the county (including the records of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces), who is in charge of voter registration, and who supervises local elections county clerk

20. the official who keeps the records for the circuit court and who impanels juries circuit clerk

21. the official who enforces the laws and who collects all property taxes paid in the county sheriff

22. the official responsible for determining the value of property for tax purposes assessor

23. the official who pursues legal action against wrongdoers and represents other county officials in court prosecuting attorney