1. Welcome 8 th Graders! Please obtain Supplemental text

2. What do we call an amount of money spent by a government for a program or service? expenditure

3. Which term describes a city with its own government? municipality

4. Are airport & seaport authorities, school districts and MARTA included in Special-purpose district forms of government ? YES

5. What do we call a government that is created for a single purpose or to perform one specific job? special purpose district

6. What is a tax placed on a worker’s wages or salary? income tax

7. Which type of government receives its power from a charter? city

8. Which form of government is created by the state legislature to carry out state laws and programs? County

9. What are the three levels of Government that collect sales tax. State County Municipal

10. In which type of city government does the mayor make the major decisions? “strong” mayor-council

11. In which type of city government does the city council make the major decisions, with the mayor serving as a figurehead? “weak” mayor-council

12. Along with being at least 18 and a U.S. citizen, what else is required to vote? Registered in county of residence

13. What county official is elected to run county government? County commissioner

14. Voters approve this kind of tax for a 5 year period, usually for building new schools? SPLOST Special purpose local option sales tax

15. In which type of city government does the city council hire a manager to run the day-to-day business and operations? council-manager

16. How do political parties attempt to control government? Getting their members elected to office by winning elections

17. Does a person have to join a political party? NO

18. A council-manager system and a mayor-council system are examples of which type of government? City

19. What part of the budget cannot be eliminated? Spending for education

20. An elected Board of Commissioners is an example of which type of government? County

21. What is the state of Georgia’s LARGEST source of budget revenue? state income tax

22. The state constitution allows how many counties in Georgia? 159

23. What is any type of money (income) that a government receives called? revenue

24. The Gwinnett County Public School system is an example of which type of local government? special purpose

25. What is the largest source of revenue for county governments? property taxes

26. Which government executive is hired rather than elected? city manager

27. Everyone in Georgia lives under which form of local government? county

28. What is the LARGEST budget expenditure for the state of Georgia? education

29. What tax is collected by state, county and city governments as a source of revenue? Sales tax