1. Chapter 6 Vocabulary

2. powers shared by the national and state governments concurrent powers

3. the introductory part of a document; a statement of purpose preamble

4. the act of distributing something according to a plan apportionment

5. an actual count of the people census

6. the head of the executive branch of state government governor

7. group composed of the governor, secretary of state, state auditor, attorney general, state treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, and state superintendent of schools board of public works

8. the highest court in the state supreme court of appeals

9. West Virginia’s trial court of record circuit court

10. a serious crime, like robbery or murder, that is punishable by a prison term felony

11. a crime less serious than a felony, usually punishable by a sentence in a local jail misdemeanor

12. state court that has jurisdiction over most misdemeanors, magistrate court

13. state court that hears cases involving divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, family support, paternity, child custody, visitation, and domestic violence family court

14. spending more money than one has deficit spending

15. income from taxes and other sources revenue

16. amount spent expenditure

17. a tax structure that divides income into brackets and taxes each bracket at a different rate West Virginia graduated income tax

18. a tax imposed on almost all retail sales sales tax

19. a tax for items residents purchase from other states through mail- order firms, catalogs, and television shopping networks use tax

20. tax levied on specific products such as gasoline, beer, liquor, firearms, and cigarettes; sometimes called a luxury tax excise tax

21. a tax on the amount and value of the minerals and materials severed (taken) from the earth severance tax

22. the center of a county government county seat

23. land and permanent structures on land real property

24. movable items such as automobiles personal property

25. the form of government for the state’s counties; commission has at least three members county commission

26. the estimated worth of property property assessment

27. law statute

28. a political unit smaller than the county; may be classified as a city, town, or village municipality

29. similar to the state or federal constitution; includes the city’s official name, boundaries, and powers; official permission to operate something, such as a colony charter

30. council form-a form of municipal government in which the people elect both the mayor and council members; mayor

31. manager form-a form of municipal government in which voters elect council members who set policy and pass ordinances and who hire a professional city manager to handle the city’s daily operation council

32. a form of municipal government in which voters elect individuals to specific administrative positions, commission form

33. the governing body for the school district; consists of five members school board