Which county official is elected rather than appointed a County Registrar b County Clerk c County commissioner d County Road Supervisor What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia ID: 478329
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State and Local Government Review Slide2
Which county official is elected rather than appointed?
a) County Registrar
b) County Clerk
c) County commissioner
d) County Road SupervisorSlide3
What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
educationSlide4
Which of the following cannot be taxed in Georgia?
Loans
Rent
Dividends
salarySlide5
What are the requirements in Georgia that must be met in order to be able to vote?
Must be 18 years of age.
Must be registered.
Must be a citizen and a Georgia resident.Slide6
In times of budget crisis, which spending area cannot be completely eliminated, according to Georgia law?
Operations
Transportation
Education
tourismSlide7
What is the maximum number of counties allowed in Georgia?
159Slide8
A
n amount
of money spent by a government for some
specific purpose.
What is an expenditure?Slide9
A
city with its own
government.
What is a
Municipality?Slide10
A government that is created
for a single purpose or to perform one specific
job.
What is a
special
purpose districtSlide11
a
tax placed on a worker’s wages or
salary
.
What
are income taxes?Slide12
What type of government is the
Gwinnett County Public School
system?
special
purposeSlide13
How does a city receive
its
power?
From a charter granted by the stateSlide14
County governments are created
by the state
legislature to carry
out state laws and
programs.
What are the functions of County Governments?Slide15
When it comes to revenue what
do State, County, Municipalities have in common?
All three
Can collect
Sales Tax
. Slide16
The
mayor
services
as a figurehead
In a city
government
where the city
council
makes
the major
decisions, what is the role of the
mayor? Slide17
Georgia’s sources
of
income
are what ????
special
fees
collected
by state
agencies
lottery funds
sales taxesIncome and Property TaxSlide18
They are Georgia’s
largest source of
income!
In Georgia, income taxes account for what?Slide19
What
percent of Georgia’s revenue comes from sources other than income
taxes
?
Less than 50
percentSlide20
O
n
w
hat is the
largest percentage of state funds
spent?
educationSlide21
major decisions= the
council
In a “Weak” mayor-council type
of city
government, who makes
the
major decisions?Slide22
In
a council/manager
type of city
government, the
city council
hires a manager to run the day-to-day business and operations.
How does a City Manager get his/her job?Slide23
A council-manager system and a mayor-council system are examples of which type of government?
CitySlide24
An elected
Board
of
Commissioners
The leadership of County government in Georgia is
u
sually what type? Slide25
It is Georgia’s
LARGEST source of budget
revenue!!!
What is so significant about the state’s
income
tax?Slide26
A
ny
type of money (income) that
the
government
receives.
What is state revenue?Slide27
Marta is what type of government?
Special-purpose
form
of government
.Slide28
It is
the largest source of revenue for
county
governments
in Georgia.
What is the significance of property taxes?Slide29
In city government, which
executive is hired rather than elected?
city
managerSlide30
Everyone in Georgia lives
within a county.
What is unique about county populations in GA?Slide31
major decisions= the mayor
In a “strong
”
mayor-council type
of city
government, who makes
the
major decisions?Slide32
What do we call an amount
of money spent by a government for some
specific purpose?
expenditureSlide33
What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
educationSlide34
Which term describes a city with its own government?
municipalitySlide35
Are airport & seaport authorities
included in Special-purpose
district forms of
government
?
YESSlide36
What is a
tax placed on a worker’s wages or
salary?
income taxSlide37
Which type of government receives its power from a charter?
citySlide38
Which form of government is created by the state legislature to carry out state laws and programs?
CountySlide39
What are the three levels of Government that collect sales tax.
State
County
MunicipalSlide40
In which type of city government does the mayor make the major decisions?
“
strong” mayor-councilSlide41
In
which type of city government does the city council make the major decisions, with the mayor serving as a figurehead?
“
weak” mayor-council
Slide42
Where does Georgia’s
largest source of
income come from?
income taxesSlide43
What do we call a government that is created
for a single purpose or to perform one specific
job?
special
purpose districtSlide44
In which type of city government does the city council hire a manager to run the day-to-day business and operations?
council-managerSlide45
A council-manager system and a mayor-council system are examples of which type of government?
CitySlide46
An elected Board of Commissioners is an example of which type of government?
CountySlide47
What is the state of Georgia’s LARGEST source of budget revenue?
state income taxSlide48
What is any
type of money (income) that a government
receives called?
revenueSlide49
The Gwinnett County Public School system is an example of which type of local government?
special
purposeSlide50
What is the largest source of revenue for county governments?
property taxesSlide51
Which government executive is hired rather than elected?
city managerSlide52
Everyone in Georgia lives under which form of local government?
countySlide53
What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
educationSlide54
Which county official is elected rather than appointed?
a) County Registrar
b) County Clerk
c) County commissioner
d) County Road SupervisorSlide55
What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia?
educationSlide56
Which of the following cannot be taxed in Georgia?
Loans
Rent
Dividends
salarySlide57
What are the requirements in Georgia that must be met in order to be able to vote?
Must be 18 years of age.
Must be registered.
Must be a citizen and a Georgia resident.Slide58
In times of budget crisis, which spending area cannot be completely eliminated, according to Georgia law?
Operations
Transportation
Education
tourismSlide59
What is the maximum number of counties allowed in Georgia?
159