Unit 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

Chief financial officer of the city

Answer 1

City Controller

Question 2

The legislative body of the city

Answer 2

City Council

Question 3

The chief administrative officer, appointed by the city council, manages the affairs of the city

Answer 3

City Manager

Question 4

Special district which provides higher and vocational education services

Answer 4

Community College District

Question 5

Regional planning board composed of local elected officials and some private citizens from the same area that is responsible for the planning for the economic development of the area, helping local governments carry out regional projects, contracting with local governments to provide certain services, and reviewing applications for state and federal financial assistance

Answer 5

Council of Governments (COG)

Question 6

Elected county official who prosecutes lesser criminal cases, such as misdemeanors, in the county court

Answer 6

County Attorney

Question 7

County official, appointed by the district judge(s) of the county, who receives and disburses county funds; in large counties, this official also prepares the county budgets

Answer 7

County Auditor

Question 8

Appointed county official that oversees voter registration and conducts federal, state, and county elections for the county

Answer 8

County Election Administrator

Question 9

Appointed county official that assists the county commissioners with their road and bridge works

Answer 9

County Surveyor

Question 10

Elected county official that is responsible for receiving and disbursing county funds

Answer 10

County Treasurer

Question 11

Elected county official who is the main record-keeper of the district court

Answer 11

District Clerk

Question 12

Tax levied on the manufacture, transportation, sale, or consumption of specific items such as gasoline, tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages

Answer 12

Excise Tax

Question 13

Special district that constructs and maintains levees and dams

Answer 13

Flood Control District

Question 14

Bonds issued by the government which requires voters’ approval and in which the money is repaid through a small increase in taxes

Answer 14

general obligation bond

Question 15

Tax collected on the retail price of most items which is the primary source of revenue for the state of Texas

Answer 15

General Sales Tax

Question 16

A tax collected on the gross revenue of corporations

Answer 16

Gross-Receipts Tax

Question 17

A special district that provides emergency medical services, indigent health care, and community health services

Answer 17

Hospital District

Question 18

A special district that provides low-cost housing for the poor and disabled

Answer 18

Housing Authority

Question 19

Chief executive officer of the city or presiding officer of the city council

Answer 19

Mayor

Question 20

A special district that offers services such as electricity, water, sewage, and sanitation outside the city limits

Answer 20

Municipal Utility District (MUD)

Question 21

Election in which candidates for the city council are not nominees of a political party

Answer 21

Nonpartisan City Election

Question 22

Tax based on the assessment of the value of one’s property which is the primary source of revenue for most local governments

Answer 22

property (ad valorem) tax

Question 23

Bonds issued by a government which does not require voters’ approval and the money is repaid by the money generated by the service the bond money created

Answer 23

revenue bond

Question 24

A special district that provides public education in a designated area

Answer 24

School District

Question 25

Tax on raw materials such as oil and natural gas when they are removed from their environment

Answer 25

Severance Tax