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Tulsi Shrivastava’s Computerized CIVICS notebook. April 16, 2010. Which of the following are duties of a district attorney? *To bring charges against suspected lawbreakers and prosecute cases in court. Section 3 review p.390 1-6.
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April 16, 2010 Which of the following are duties of a district attorney? *To bring charges against suspected lawbreakers and prosecute cases in court.
Section 3 review p.390 1-6 A town is a smaller political unit with a group of people. A town meeting is when the people of a town get together to discuss important issues. Town and townships are larger than villages. 1654 it began when men in Mass. Got together to discuss how to divide the area. A village government works on improving services or projects that will help the community. Yes because it would get much closer to the people of the village and help them a lot.
# 5 VILLAGE Lies within boundary of township or county People elect board of trustees TOWNSHIP Borders established by Congress Elect small body of officials BOTH Receive authority from state
April 19, 2010 School-2-Home Connection 1.Municipality 2. weak-mayor system 3.County 4. A village usually lies within the boundaries of the larger local government, such as township or county. 5. It allows cities to write their own charters, to choose own type of government, and manage own affairs. A city charter closely resembles…. *The Constitution
School-2-home connection continued… 6. They examine taxable property an determine how much money should be paid. 7. Town meeting are direct democracy and allow citizens to decide certain issues. Standardized test practice D 6. C C 7. B B 8. A A 9. C B 10. B 11. A 12. B
April 20, 2010 Person who tends to dominate the government? *strong-mayor Test Tomorrow! *Study* !!!!
5 questions about study guides A municipality is a city law. True/False -False Are city laws called ordinances? -Yes Are counties in Louisiana called boroughs? ..if not what are they called? -No, they are called parishes. 4. A city charter closely resembles a city bus. True/False -False 5. A county is the largest territorial subdivision in a state