The Capable County

What is the next smallest unit of Government below a State?

• City

• County

• Federal

• Town

What are counties called in Alaska and Louisiana

• County & Town

• They don't have counties

• Boroughs & Parishes

• Cities and Parishes

Which of the following are services provided by the County

• Roads

• Maintain parks

• Courts and Jails

• all of them

Where does the smallest amount of the County's money come from?

• Federal

• state

• county

• People

What is the biggest source of the County's money?

• Sales Tax

• Property taxes

• Fees

• Income tax

What is it called when the County is required to provide the service, by the state or Federal gov't but are not given any funds to make it happen.

• unfunded Mandates

• taxes

• fees

• home rule

Under this rule counties have the power to make decisions for themselves.

• Dillons rule

• home rule

• commission

• Manager

The power of the County Gov't is in the hands of an elected board

• Commission

• Commission + Executive

• Manager

• Governor

THis kind has a "mayor" and a board to lead the county

• Commission

• Manager

• Commission + Executive

• Governor

Where did the ideas of Counties come from

• Native Americans

• Ancient Greece

• English shires

• Ancient Rome