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NAME CLASS DATE Section 2: Guided Reading and Review Cities and Metropolitan Areas in Texas and the Nation CHAPTER 25 A. As You Read As you read Section 2, fill in the chart below with information about the three forms of city government. Possible answers below Forms of City Government Mayor Council Form 1. Description elected mayor, executive branch; elected council, legislative branch Strong mayor 2. Weak mayor 3. Commission Form 4. Mayor heads the administration with power to hire and fire and to prepare a budget; takes lead in making policy. Executive duties are shared with other elected officials; appointment powers are shared or taken over by council. 5 to 9 popularly elected department heads, one of which is chosen by commission as mayor Council Manager Form 5. strong elected council, weak elected mayor, hired administrator © Pearson Education, Inc. Answer the following questions in the space provided. Possible answers below 6. What is the practice of zoning and why is it important to city planning? Zoning __________________ is the practice of ________________________________________________________________________________ dividing a city into a number of districts, or zones, and regulating the uses to which property in each of them may ________________________________________________________________________________ be put. It is important to ensure the orderly growth of a city. 7. Briefly describe the reasons for suburban growth.______________________________________ Suburbs began to in the years after World War II ________________________________________________________________________________ as people felt the need for more room, cheaper land, less pollution and noise, and greater privacy. ________________________________________________________________________________ B. Reviewing Key Terms Define the following key terms in the space provided. 8. charter __________________________________________________________________________ a city’s basic law, or constitution _ 9. metropolitan area ________________________________________________________________ a city and the areas that surround it _ Guided Reading and Review Chapter 25 113
NAME CLASS DATE Section 4: Guided Reading and Review Financing State and Local Government CHAPTER 25 A. As You Read As you read Section 4, complete the diagram by writing the various sources of State and local revenues in the space provided. Possible answers below 2. ________ individual __________ income tax __________ 3. ________ corporate __________ income tax __________ 4. ________ property __________ tax __________ 5. ________ inheritance __________ tax __________ 1. ________ sales tax __________ __________ 12.________ borrowing __________ __________ State and Local Revenues 6. ________ estate tax __________ __________ 7. ________ franchise __________ tax __________ 11.________ business __________ enterprises __________ 10.________ tolls __________ __________ 9. ________ amusement __________ taxes __________ 8. ________ licenses __________ __________ © Pearson Education, Inc. B. Reviewing Key Terms Read each statement below. If a statement is true, write T in the blank provided. If it is false, write F. _____ T 13. A sales tax is one that is placed on the sale of commodities such as gasoline and cigarettes. _____ F 14. The assessed value of taxable property is always determined on a fair and equal basis. _____ T 15. Inheritance and estate taxes are also known as “death taxes” because they are levied after a person dies. _____ F 16. The sales tax is probably the most difficult tax for a State to collect. _____ F 17. Taxes that are geared according to a person’s ability to pay are called regressive taxes. _____ T 18. Generally, taxes placed on the annual income of individuals and corporations are progressive. Guided Reading and Review Chapter 25 115
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