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Chapter 6

Chapter 6 . Vocabulary. powers shared by the national and state governments. concurrent powers. the introductory part of a document; a statement of purpose. preamble. the act of distributing something according to a plan. apportionment. an actual count of the people. census.

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Chapter 6

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  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, statetreasurer, 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 rateWest 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 televisionshopping networks use tax

  20. tax levied on specific products such as gasoline, beer, liquor, firearms, and cigarettes; sometimescalled 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 councilmembers; mayor

  31. manager form-a form of municipal government in which voters elect council members who set policyand 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 administrativepositions, commission form

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

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