Local Government Review

The __________ ___________ keeps a record of the actions and decisions of the county board.

• County Clerk
• County Treasurer
• County Auditor
• County Preacher

A __________is a division of state government formed to carry out state laws, collect taxes, and supervise elections in a single small area.

• City
• Ward
• County
• Charter

A __________ is the largest type of municipality.

• County
• City
• Sheriff
• Charter

___________ ___________ also watch the money the county receives and the money it spends.

• County Mayor
• County Auditor
• County Clerk
• County Treasurer

One of these elected officials is the county ___________ who usually commands several deputies and an office staff.

• Clerk
• Sheriff
• Teacher
• Mayor

A ________is a unit of local government, usually larger than a village and smaller than a city.

• City
• Village
• Town
• Borough

A ________________ is a unit of local government that is incorporated by the state and that has a large degree of self-government.

• City
• Municipality
• County
• Sheriff

To accomplish this job, local lawmaking bodies have the power to pass ____________, or regulations that govern a community.

• Laws
• Ordinances
• Bills
• Tests

In colonial times, New England states used the town form of government. Other states, especially New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, used a form of government called a ____________.

• Shipment
• Business
• Township
• Titanic

County officials may also include a ____________, who investigates unnatural deaths.

• Coroner
• Chief
• Character
• Chicken