Civics and Economics Unit 3 Review
Use the terms from Station 1 to fill in the blanks.
In North Carolina the governor wanted the legislature to pass a (1)______, or law created by the general assembly to raise the (2)______, or money levied by the state government on your paycheck. The rate increase was proposed to pay for (3)______, a state health care program for low-income individuals, which is a type of (4)______program that is a guaranteed service that is provided by the government. Because the General Assembly members were worried about getting re-elected, they would not pass the legislation and decided to create a (5)______on the issue so that the citizens could decide if they wanted to approve the legislation.
In Mecklenburg County a group of citizens created a/an (6)______, or proposal for new legislation that would eliminate the county (7)______, or money levied on items that residents purchase to encourage more people to shop during the holiday season. The (8)______, or group of local legislators that represent Charlotte and the surrounding municipalities decided that they could not remove this levy because they were having a budget shortfall and instead increased the (9)______, which people pay each year on their homes or land.
Civics and Economics Unit 3 Review
Use the information from Station 2 and 7 to complete.
1.) I live in the municipality of ______in ______county.
2.) Three other municipalities in our county are ______, ______and ______.
3.) The governing body of our county is the ______.
4.) The governing body of Charlotte is the ______.
5.) The mayor of Charlotte is ______.
6.) Three responsibilities of the city government are ______, ______and ______.
Civics and Economics Unit 3 Review
Describe a scenario in which a person would receive a service from each of the following state agencies.
1.) Elected School Board
2.) Public Health
3.) Mental Health
4.) Social Services
5.) ABC Board
6.) Board of Elections
Civics and Economics Unit 3 Review
1.) In 1971 ______determined that busing students to different schools to better integrate them was necessary.
2.) In order to become a municipality recognized by the state of North Carolina, a/an ______, or local constitution must be submitted and approved.
3.) The 11 PM curfew that is implemented in Charlotte is an example of a/an ______, or local law.
4.) The Charlotte city council is an example of a/an ______that creates laws and collects taxes for a city or town.
5.) If Charlotte were to provide services for and tax the residents of Harrisburg this would be an example of ______because Harrisburg would now be a part of Charlotte.
6.) If someone wants to be a member of the Mecklenburg County Commission and represents the entire county instead of just a single district then he/she would run in a/an______.
7.) Ballantyne wants to separate from the city of Charlotte and create its own Police force, Fire Dept. and city council. By doing so the would ______as a new city.
8.) In North Carolina we have 100 ______, areas that include multiple municipalities and have a governmental authority.
9.) According to the ______every child in NC is entitled to a “sound basic education.”
Civics and Economics Unit 3 Review
Use Station 8 to answer. Write a paragraph that includes the following terms:
Bicameral, Mecklenburg Declaration, Declaration of Rights, Preamble, North Carolina Constitution, Segregation, Jim Crow Laws, Sit-in Movement
Civics and Economics Unit 3 Review
Complete the chart using information from Station 4.
TAXES / Income Tax / Sales Tax / Regressive Tax / PropertyTax / Progressive Tax
Definition
Who collects (state, local or federal gov’t)
One example of this type of tax
Regressive of Progressive
Label the three areas that State and Local Governments spend the most money on.
State Government Expenditure Local Government Expenditure