Civics Chapter 13 Section 3

What are three important decisions made by the elected officials of the town meetings?

1) Local Ordinances 2) Taxes 3) Budget

How long to School Board Members serve?

4 years

How many members serve on SF's board of Commissioners?

5 elected leaders

How many members usually serve on a township committee?

5-7

How many members serve on the school board?

9 members

Who runs South Fayette Township?

A board of commissioners

However, what is a benefit of villages?

Better Services are Provided.

Some villages also have an executive known as _________ _____________.

Chief Burgess

New England Town meetings are an example of a _________ ___________.

Direct Democracy

The government of most village consists of a very small what?

Elected Board of Trustees

As town management became more complex in New England, a direct democracy became _________________.

Impractical

How are PA, NY, and NJ divided?

Into Townships

The ____________ __________ ___ _____________ makes decisions about SFSD and property taxes.

School Board of Directors

Are townships bigger or smaller than towns?

Smaller

What is the main drawback of villages?

The citizens must pay high taxes to support the government.

What is a village?

The smallest unit of local government.

Town government gains authority from who?

The state

In New England, counties are divided into smaller units called what?

Towns

Most townships elect a small body of officials known as a ____________ __________, or a board of ___________.

Township committee; trustees

In many other states, smaller units are called what?

Townships

True or False: SF has a township manager.

True

Townships have become less important as _________ and __________ have taken on more functions.

cities and counties

In New England town meetings, ___________ rather than elected __________ make important decisions.

citizens; officials

The township committee is a ______________ body.

legislative

Villages almost always lie within the boundaries of ___________ government.

local

In some instances, counties and townships will work together to provide what?

local services

New England town government is one of the ________ forms of government in the U.S.

oldest

Many towns resorted to ______________ ______ ___________ as their population grew, where elected representatives meet rather than the entire town.

representative town meetings

Some towns have also gone to the _______ ___________ format.

town council