Chapter 9 Vocab

Municipality 

• federal funds given to state and local governments for broad pruposes
  
• the town or city in which a county government is located
• a local government body that has both legislative and executive powers
• a local government unit that is incorporated by the state and has a large degree of self-government

Ward

• the largest type of municipality
• a term used in Louisiana for county
• federal funds given to state and local governments for broad pruposes
  
• an election district within a city

Charter

• a local government body that has both legislative and executive powers
• a basic plan of government granted by a state legislator to a local government
• the town or city in which a county government is located
• a member of a local council who is elected by all the voters of a community

Constable 

• the chief law-enforcement official in some county governments
• the chief executive of a city government
• an officer who enforces township laws
• the official who represents the state government in county trials

Commission

• a local government unit that is incorporated by the state and has a large degree of self-governmen
• a local government body that has both legislative and executive powers
• the lawmaking body of a city
• the power of a city to write its own municipal charter and to manage its own affairs

City 

• a subdivision of state government formed to carry out state laws, collect taxes, and supervise elections
• a unit of local government, usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
• a unit of local government that maintains local roads and rural schools within counties
• the largest type of municipality

Parish

• a unit of local government, usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
• a subdivision of state government formed to carry out state laws, collect taxes, and supervise elections
• a term used in Alaska for a county; also a unit of local government similar to a town
• a term used in Louisiana for county

Grant-in-Aid

• federal funds given to state and local governments for specific projects
• the town or city in which a county government is located
• an officer who enforces township laws
• federal funds given to state and local governments for broad pruposes

Borough

• a term used in Louisiana for county
• an election district within a city
• a term used in Alaska for a county; also a unit of local government similar to a town
• a unit of local government set up to provide a specific service

Block Grant

• federal funds given to state and local governments for specific projects
• a local government body that has both legislative and executive powers
• a unit of local government, usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
• federal funds given to state and local governments for broad pruposes