Illinois Local Government
Test your knowledge about local government in Illinois!
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Topics of this game:
- Which unit of government manages recreation facilities such as swimming pools and parks?
- What unit of government provides financial assistance for impoverished people; maintains roads and bridges not already maintained by federal, state, county, or municipality; and assess properties for taxes?
- A _________ has a minimum population of 2,500 and has at least six or more aldermen/alderpersons.
- Community colleges have elected ______________ who oversee the budget, policies, and operations of the colleges.
- Elected ____________ determine the property values of properties, which in turn calculates what owners pay in property taxes.
- In total, Illinois has more than _________ units of government.
- An elected __________ attends all meetings, creates records of the meetings (minutes), provides the proceedings of those meetings to the public within seven days, and maintains the corporate seal used on approved documents.
- __________ hire superintendents, represent the interests of children, set policies, and transacts the business of the school districts.
- The _____________ requires that government units make agendas available to the public 48 hours in advance of regular meetings at the location of where the meetings will be held and on Websites, if the body of government has a Website. The agendas must include any resolutions or ordinances that will have final actions taken during the meetings.
- ______________ allows the public to access the records of various public government bodies, so that the public can monitor that the government is acting in the interests of the public.
- ________ refers to the concept that states create local governments and therefore, local governments only have powers granted to them by the states.
- Do voters in Illinois really elect candidates for dogcatcher?
- Ballots have blank spaces for Write-In Candidates. In Illinois, this means:
- In Illinois, most of the money collected through property taxes goes to:
- In many areas in Illinois, voters elect ____________ who oversee fire protection districts.
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