Civics and Economics Vocabulary

Chapter 14 - Section OneCounty- A territory within a stateSimilarity/Difference: NoneSentence: Here in Mooresville, we live in Iredell county.

Country Seat- Center of the county governmentSimilarity/Difference: NoneSentence: Iredellʼs county seat is in Statesville.

Ordinance- Local lawsDifference: Federal lawSentence: Ordinances are laws that are enforced locally.

Incorporate- Declared municipality and has given a region a charter Similarity/Difference: NoneSentence: None

Charter- Basic rules of municipal governmentSimilarity/Difference: NoneSentence: A charter puts government into place.

Home Rule- Amendments adopted by local governmentsDifference: Federal lawSentence: Home rules is the amendments that have been adopted by the local government.

At-Large Election- Voters can vote for all members of the boardDifference: Presidential ElectionsSentence: During the at-large election, Sam voted for all the members of the board.

Chapter 14 - Section TwoPublic Policy- Rules and guidelinesSimilarity/Difference: NoneSentence: Public policy are the rules and guidelines that must be followed.

Special District- Government section that focuses on a special functionSimilarity/Difference: NoneSentence: Special Districts are specialized sections within the government that focus on one topic.

Chapter 14 - Section ThreeBalanced Budget- All of the expenditures of the stateSimilarity: BudgetSentence: The balanced budget is the budget of the state.

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