A | B |
Tallahassee | Capital city of Florida |
Property Tax | People or businesses pay on land and buildings they own inside a county |
Pinellas | The county you live in |
Tourism | Florida's economy depends on this |
Agriculture | Florida's economy depends on this |
County | a political division within a state |
Taxes | money collected by a government in order to offer services |
Federal Government | Model for all state governments |
Executive Branch | Enforces the laws of a State |
Legislative Branch | Creates lwas for a State |
Judicial Branch | Makes decisions on State Law |
Revenue | money that a government raises to function |
Mandates | things that a government must do, as directed by the people |
Commission | a group of elected citizens who make local decisions |
Clerk | a person who keeps records |
Industries | businesses |
Minimum Wage | the lowest dollars per hour pay that an employer can pay |
Citizen | a person that a government recognizes as being a member of their country |
Sales Tax | people pay additional for any item they buy |
Clearwater | County seat of Pinellas |