| A | B |
|---|
| federal system | sharing of power between the central and state governments |
| expressed powers | powers goven to the federal government that are listed in the Constitution |
| citizens may have to pay more taxes | major drawbac of becoming a village |
| inherent powers | powers given to the national government simply because it is a government |
| coin money, declare war, regulate interstate commerce | examples of federal power |
| concurrent powers | powers shared by the state and national governments such as the ability to hold elections |
| operate schools, establish local government systems, administer elections | examples of powers reserved for the states |
| supremacy clause | clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict |
| states can not take away the rights of their citizens without due process of law and they must give every ciitizen equal protection of the laws. | 14th amendment |
| sets forth structure of each state's government, lists specific rights guaranteed to citizens and establishes control over lower level government | 3 similarities between all state constitutions |
| collect taxes, establish courts, enact and enforce laws | concurrent powers shared between the states and the federal governments |
| mayor | appoints city officials in a strong-mayor city government |
| incorporate | to receive a state charter officially recognizing the government of a locality |
| They need to get permission from the state | needs to happen for a village to form a government |
| not good for dealing with every day details of government because they only meet once a year | negative trait of town meetings |
| ordinances | city laws |
| at-large election | election for an area as a whole; for example state wide |
| Government manager | the government official who has the most responsiblity |
| weak - may or system | system in which the mayor's power is limited and the city council makes most of the decisions |
| special district | unit of govt. that is formed to handle a specific task; ex. local school district |
| Elizabeth Goreham | mayor of State College |
| 7 | number of members on the State College Council |
| county | state's largest territorial and political subdivision of a state |
| South and West | 2 U.S. regions that don't have townships |
| enforces the laws | tsheriff's role in a county government |
| estimate | form a rough or general idea of the cost, size, or value of something |
| New England | region of the United States that practices direct democracy through town meetings |
| townships | areas that counties are divided into particularly in the Midwest |
