| A | B |
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| the largest form of local government | COUNTY GOVERNMENT |
| the executive and legislative branch of a county government | BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS |
| the county official who keeps the jail and carries out court orders | SHERIFF |
| the official who keeps the records in most local governments | CLERK |
| the county official who appraises your property for tax purposes | ASSESSOR |
| the official who collects taxes and pays the bills at most levels of government | TREASURER |
| the form of local government that is created by petitioning the board of commissioners by a majority of property owners | VILLAGE GOVERNMENT |
| the chief executive of a village | VILLAGE MAYOR |
| the appointed village official who keeps the peace | VILLAGE MARSHAL |
| the county official who investigates crimes and prosecutes criminals | DISTRICT ATTORNEY |
| the county official who investigates suspicious and violent deaths | COUNTY CORNOR |
| the county court that hears criminal and civil cases | COURT OF COMMON PLEAS |
| the form of government that exists in only twenty states (mainly in the mid-atlantic and midwest) | TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT |
| the legislative and executive branch of the township government | BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
| the township official who provides police protection and carries out court orders | CONSTABLE |
| the oldest and most common form of city government | MAYOR-COUNCIL GOVERNMENT |
| the form of city government where the chief executive has veto power and appoints the department heads | STRONG MAYOR PLAN |
| the form of city government where the legislature has more power than the executive | WEAK MAYOR PLAN |
| this is the form of city government whose members are also department heads | COMMISSION GOVERNMENT |
| the form of city government that hires a specially trained executive | COUNCIL-MANAGER GOVERNMENT |
| the legislative branch of city government | CITY COUNCIL |
| the elected chief executive of a city government | MAYOR |
