1. 1. What do the top two pictures show? 2. Where is this place located? 3. What is the bottom a map of?

3.  The largest territorial and political subdivision in North Carolina

4.  To set local public policy and carry out state guidelines

5.  100

6.  County Legislature – Board of County Commissioners County Legislature – Board of County Commissioners  Elected by – citizens of the county  Responsible for: set county tax rate approve county budget establish county policy

8.  County Executive – County Manager  Hired by – Board of Commissioners  Responsible for: draft county budget carry out policies of the Board appoints people to lead some county departments

9.  ABC Board – monitors alcohol sales  Board of Elections – looks over election procedures  Board of Education: sets and adopts a school budget follows policies of state department of education sets the local school curriculum

10.  The Sheriff

11.  Elected by the voters  Record legal documents: land ownership, marriages, births, and deaths

12.  Elected by the voters in county  Guides the county court system but is a state employee because all courts are controlled by the state

13.  Cities, towns or villages

14.  Incorporated means that the state has declared that the area is a city, town or village  Charter – outlines the basic rules for a municipality

15.  Through Annexation: process of bringing unincorporated land into an existing municipality

17.  Run by an elected governing board called a city council or city board  An elected mayor usually presides over the council.

19.  Mayor has real power and serves as the chief Executive (carries out policy)

20.  Governing council hires a professional Manager to carry out policies (most of NC)

21.  City police force – not elected but hired

22.  Ordinance: Local laws  Referendum: Allowing voters to accept or reject a local law

23.  Turn to page 408 in your book to complete the chart.