State & Local Vocabulary

State & Local Vocabulary Lesson

City Commission

a form of municipal government in which individually elected officials serve on a small governing board, n.

SENTENCE:

The city commission held a vote to create a new traffic stop in town.

City Manager

an appointed official who directs the administration of a city, n.

SENTENCE:

Boynton Beach's city manager called a city meeting.

County

the largest territorial and political subdivision of a state, n.

SENTENCE:

Our school is located in Martin County.

Concurrent

powers shared by the state and federal government, adj.

SENTENCE:

The power to tax is a concurrent power.

Delegated

powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution, adj.

SENTENCE:

The power to tax is a delegated power.

Federalism

a form of government in which power divided between the national government and the states, n.

SENTENCE:

Key features of federalism involve taxes, laws and administration.

Municipality

a city or town that has corporate status and local government, n.

SENTENCE:

Indiantown has been a municipality since 2017.

obligation

a course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a commitment, n.

SENTENCE:

We have an obligation to wear masks during the pandemic.

reserved

powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states, adj.

SENTENCE:

The power to educate children is a reserved power.

Statute

a law written by a legislative branch, n.

SENTENCE:

It is a Florida statute not to feed alligators.