CIVICS Chapter 12-County Governments

What is a county?

• the next smallest unit of government below a state

• the next smallest unit of government below a contry

• the next smallest unit of government below a village

Alaska has boroughs instead of counties. Louisiana has ________ instead of counties.

• parishes

• radishes

• towns

What are the kinds of services that counties DO provide?

• maintaining roads

• keeping vital records

• providing emergency services

• mowing your grass

TRUE OR FALSE: Running hospitals is a service that counties might provide for their residents.

• TRUE

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Counties have 5 main sources of money to pay for all of the services they provide.

• TRUE

• FALSE

FILL IN THE BLANK: The biggest source of money for a county is the _______ itself.

• state

• country

• COUNTY

• nation

There are 3 large sources of money for counties. WHAT IS NOT A SOURCE OF THIS MONEY?

• Property taxes

• sales taxes

• fees

• property records

What does Dillon's Rule state?

• It says that a county must get authority from the state legislature before it can provide services.

• It says that a county must get authority from the county legislature before it can rule a county service.

FILL IN THE BLANK: Under _____ ______, counties have the power to make decisions for themselves about what services to provide.

• Home Rule

• Dillon's Rule

• County Service

• County power

TRUE OR FALSE: There are 4 ways a county's government might be organized.

• TRUE

• FALSE