County Government Quiz

What is the term for the town or city that serves as the home for the county government?

• Capital

• Headquarters

• County seat

• Municipality

What are counties in Alaska called?

• Parishes

• Boroughs

• Districts

• Provinces

Which of the following is a service provided by counties?

• Printing money

• Running elections

• Declaring war

• Issuing passports

What is the largest source of money for a county?

• Federal grants

• State funding

• Property taxes

• Sales tax

What is a common way counties raise money besides property taxes?

• Import duties

• Sales tax

• Income tax

• Tariffs

Which of the following is a responsibility of counties?

• Printing currency

• Keeping property records

• Regulating international trade

• Conducting space research

What is a service counties provide to help the poor?

• Tax collection

• Relief programs

• Space exploration

• Import regulation

What is Dillon's Rule?

• A rule that allows counties to have natural powers

• A rule that requires counties to get authority from the state legislature

• A rule that gives counties complete independence from the state

• A rule that allows counties to make their own laws without state approval

What is Home Rule?

• A rule that requires counties to follow state laws strictly

• A rule that allows counties to make decisions about services independently

• A rule that gives counties no power over their own services

• A rule that requires counties to get approval from the federal government

What is one way a county's government might be organized?

• By a single ruler

• By a commission elected by citizens

• By a federal government official

• By a state-appointed governor