POLS 207 Roblyer Exam 3 Questions and
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What is the balance of government - ANSWER 1 national government
50 state governments
90,000ish local governments
Overtime what happened to special and school distircts - ANSWER School
districts decrease
Special districts increase
What is a special district? - ANSWER A unit of local government that performs
a single service, such as education or sanitation, within a limited geographical
area.
What is a school district? - ANSWER A specific type of special district that
provides public education in a designated area.
Texas is in favor of local or state? - ANSWER local:PROVIDE MORE SERVICES
THAN COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER STATES: WATER, POWER, GARBAGE
Counties - ANSWER oldest form of U.S. local government
,Provide basic services such as roads, public health, property records
Serve as limited administrator for state functions like vehicle licensing, voter
registration
Typical composition of a county - ANSWER Legislative body (3-50 members)
called a board
Elected officials
Sheriff, constable, county clerk, tax assessor, treasurer, county attorney
Appointed officials
Both individuals and boards: auditor, health officer, coroner, library board
Bureaucracy
No civil service requirement
County revenue - ANSWER Property tax >50% of intake
Licenses and fees
Grants
Fines
County Government Budget - ANSWER Law enforcement (~50%)
Roads and bridges (10-30%)
Health and welfare (~10%)
, Where does the revenue come from urban or rural - ANSWER Equitability not
built into county finances
Majority of revenue comes from urban residents
Majority of expenditures is on rural residents
City Government's Origins - ANSWER some measure of autonomy since the
Middle Ages
general laws in order to avoid disputes over city politics
Inflexibility of general laws prompted Texas to permit, beginning in 1912, home
rule
Charters - ANSWER are enabling documents wherein the states authorize
creation of a "city" government
what is written in chaters - ANSWER Within a charter, the state defines
essential parameters for local government
Establishes the form of government for that municipality
Lays out what that municipality may do or not do
General Law Charter - ANSWER Municipalities only have powers specifically
granted to them by the state
Answers with Complete Solutions 100%
Correct
What is the balance of government - ANSWER 1 national government
50 state governments
90,000ish local governments
Overtime what happened to special and school distircts - ANSWER School
districts decrease
Special districts increase
What is a special district? - ANSWER A unit of local government that performs
a single service, such as education or sanitation, within a limited geographical
area.
What is a school district? - ANSWER A specific type of special district that
provides public education in a designated area.
Texas is in favor of local or state? - ANSWER local:PROVIDE MORE SERVICES
THAN COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER STATES: WATER, POWER, GARBAGE
Counties - ANSWER oldest form of U.S. local government
,Provide basic services such as roads, public health, property records
Serve as limited administrator for state functions like vehicle licensing, voter
registration
Typical composition of a county - ANSWER Legislative body (3-50 members)
called a board
Elected officials
Sheriff, constable, county clerk, tax assessor, treasurer, county attorney
Appointed officials
Both individuals and boards: auditor, health officer, coroner, library board
Bureaucracy
No civil service requirement
County revenue - ANSWER Property tax >50% of intake
Licenses and fees
Grants
Fines
County Government Budget - ANSWER Law enforcement (~50%)
Roads and bridges (10-30%)
Health and welfare (~10%)
, Where does the revenue come from urban or rural - ANSWER Equitability not
built into county finances
Majority of revenue comes from urban residents
Majority of expenditures is on rural residents
City Government's Origins - ANSWER some measure of autonomy since the
Middle Ages
general laws in order to avoid disputes over city politics
Inflexibility of general laws prompted Texas to permit, beginning in 1912, home
rule
Charters - ANSWER are enabling documents wherein the states authorize
creation of a "city" government
what is written in chaters - ANSWER Within a charter, the state defines
essential parameters for local government
Establishes the form of government for that municipality
Lays out what that municipality may do or not do
General Law Charter - ANSWER Municipalities only have powers specifically
granted to them by the state
