PS 202 Final exam NCSU Questions and Answers with complete solution

How many governments are there? - -In the US the number of local governments exceeds 87,000. • The Federal Government is one government. • •States represent fifty governments. • •Most governments are local special purpose organizations such as school districts. Govt. Sources of authority - All forms of local government obtain their authority and origination from state governments. • • - Constitutional authority exists only for the Federal government and state governments. • • - The legal existence of local government is drawn from the constitutional authority of each individual state. • - Local government authority can be removed at the discretion of the state. What local governments do - •-Local governments are really parts of state government. • • -State governments provide authority for all local obligations, power, privileges, and restrictions. • • -Local governments really exercise authority granted to them by the states. Authority in County Governments - County governments all generally have:• - A governing body called county commissioners, county board or board of supervisors. • - A number of separately elected officials with county wide jurisdiction. • • -These include positions such as sheriff, county attorney, auditor, assessor • - A large number of special boards or commissions which have authority over various functions. County commission model - •-County government tends to be organized around the commission structure. • • -Over 50% of all counties still operate under this structure. • • -Commissioners are elected for overlapping (normally four year) terms. • • -The Commission oversees a large number of county officials. county administrator structure - the organization of county government in which the elected commission appoints an administrator/manager who supervises county functions Dillon's Rule - A premise articulated by Judge John F. Dillon in 1868 which states that local governments do not have any inherent sovereignty and instead must be authorized by state governments that can create or abolish them. home rule - power delegated by the state to a local unit of government to manage its own affairs charter forms/types - 1. Mayor-council 2. Strong-mayor 3. Commission government4. Council-manager governmen