Federal/Municipal Governments

Federal/Municipal Governments

By Tiffany English)

Federalism

Federalism is how the power is shared between the federal government and the
state government. The federal government makes law that apply to the whole
United States, but the state government makes the laws for that area.

Republicanism

Principle where
people elect
representatives to
make government
decisions for the
people

Ex: Presidential
Elections = Voting

Taxes

Income tax-

Money collected based
on a person’s annual
income. This is the
federal government’s
best source of income.
There is not a income
tax in Texas.

Sales tax-

Money collected from
retail price of things you
buy. It is used for local
things such as building
schools or road work.

Property tax-

Money that you pay
yearly based on the
amount of property that
you own. It’s used to
earn money for local
governments.

Federalism

Federal Government

● United States Government
● Head Official = President
● Income tax is the number 1

source of revenue

● Makes laws or the whole U.S.

Multiple Choice

The Governments Number ONE source of Revenue comes from.....

• Property Tax

• Income Tax

• Sales Tax

• IOU Tax

Federalism

State Government

● Local government
● Head Official = Governor
● Property tax, sales tax, and

lottery tickets are a big source
of revenue

● States functions are performed

by county government

● Make laws for that area

Poll

A big source of Revenue for Texas comes from the sale of Lottery Tickets

• YES

• NO

What does the

County

Government
actually do?

County Level

Municipal Government

keep state records, such as land titles
and birth records

collect taxes

issue licenses

run elections

The commissioners court is the most important governing body of each county.

◆

The Judge is the most powerful local official in the county

The State’s functions are performed by the
County Government

Open Ended

State functions are performed at the local level (not federal) by which government?

Major Sources of City Government Revenue:

Municipal Government

City Level

Property taxes are one of the most important sources of money
for city governments.

franchise tax on certain types of companies that do business in the city

Cities also charge fees for permits and licenses to operate some
businesses

Cities spend most of their funds serving their residents. Police and fire
protection, street repair, and parks make up much of their costs.

Head Official = Mayor or City Manager

Poll

The Mayor is the head of the ___________________ government?

• City

• County

• State

Multiple Choice

Which level of government spends most of its revenue on police, fire protection, street repair, and parks?

• National

• City

• State

• County

Poll

School district bonds can be used to help build new schools.

• TRUE

• FALSE