wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Local Government

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is established by the state Constitution to help meet the needs of the people in the state?

a)

County

b)

City

c)

Special Districts

d)

Municipality

2.

Which is established by the Georgia Legislature through a Municipal Charter?

a)

County

b)

City

c)

Special Districts

d)

Municipality

3.

What is established by the local government to serve the well-being of the people for a single purpose?

a)

County

b)

City

c)

Special Districts

d)

Municipality

4.

In which system does the mayor have a lot of power over the council and can veto ordinances?

a)

Strong Mayor-Council

b)

Weak Mayor-Council

c)

Council-Manager

d)

Municipality

5.

In which system does the mayor serve as a figurehead and doesn't have much power?

a)

Strong Mayor-Council

b)

Weak Mayor-Council

c)

Council-Manager

d)

Municipality

6.

In which system does the mayor serve as a member of City Council while a hired person oversees the day-to-day operations of the government?

a)

Strong Mayor-Council

b)

Weak Mayor-Council

c)

Council-Manager

d)

Municipality

7.

What is a local city or town with its own government called?

a)

County

b)

City

c)

Municipality

d)

Special Districts

8.

What are local laws referred to as?

a)

Ordinances

b)

Revenue

c)

Municipality

d)

Special Districts

9.

What is the term for money the government brings in?

a)

Ordinances

b)

Revenue

c)

Municipality

d)

Special Districts

10.

Which of the following are examples of Special Purpose Districts?

a)

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

b)

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

c)

Chick-fil-a

d)

Kennesaw State University Police

e)

Georgia Ports Authority

11.

The state government is largely funded by which of the following?

a)

Income taxes and sales taxes

b)

Property taxes and sales taxes

c)

Income taxes and property taxes

d)

Sales taxes and property taxes

12.

The local government is largely funded by which of the following?

a)

Income taxes and sales taxes

b)

Property taxes and sales taxes

c)

Income taxes and property taxes

d)

Sales taxes and property taxes

13.

The majority of money in a county government budget comes from:

a)

County sales and property taxes, fees, and other local income

b)

Federal government sources

c)

The state government budget

14.

A county government must address all requests from its residents.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Each county is unique and may have different department names and responsibilities.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Officials in this department make sure that bills are paid, taxes are collected, and budgets are balanced.

a)

Finance or Tax Department

b)

Public Works

c)

Community Health

17.

Which county department is responsible for maintaining county roads, buildings, and other shared utilities?

a)

Finance or Tax Department

b)

Records Department

c)

Human Services

d)

Public Works

18.

The money people pay on their home and the land that they own.

a)

estate tax

b)

property tax

c)

sales tax

d)

income tax

19.

Counties are in charge of running the ________, which means keeping track of the money and how to spend it.

a)

budget

b)

elections

c)

schools

d)

parks

20.

Which would be an example of a municipality?

a)

Fayette School District

b)

Peachtree City

c)

Georgia

d)

United States

21.

Tonya is the Mayor of a city in Georgia. In her daily work she has full responsibility of the city’s operations. She has the power to appoint people to run different departments and recently vetoed a new law passed by the city council. The city council, however, was able to override her veto. Based SOLELY on this information, what type of local government does this city have?

a)

council-manager

b)

strong mayor-council

c)

weak mayor-council

d)

special purpose government

22.

Public schools, transit systems, water and sewage systems are examples of areas that are often governed by

a)

special purpose governments

b)

anyone living in Georgia

c)

strong mayor-council

d)

the General Assembly