Standard(s):
SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
a. Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia.
b. Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council-manager forms of city government.
c. Describe the functions of special-purpose governments.
Essential Question (s):
Why do we have County and City government?
How do Counties and Cities come into being?
What services do County and City governments provide?
Where does the revenue come from to provide these resources?
What is a special purpose government? What does it do?
Warm up:
Where does most of the county's revenue come from?
A: property tax.
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Special Announcement:
Awtrey's PTSA is sponsoring an Internet Safety Workshop this Thursday, 1/15, at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. Jeff Inman, coordinator or Prevention Intervention, will be our guest speaker.
Today in Class:
Students looked used their list of services and revenue to create a budget for a fictional county. Students took the 15 services that they put in order of importance yesterday and then applied a budget of $100,000,000 dollars. After budgeting they had to write a short summary justifying their budget.
Constitution of the State of Georgia:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/constitution_2007.pdf
Full Power Point Ch. 16:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH16.pps
Our Textbook:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/ga_05/
Our text book in Audio Format:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/audio.aspx
Textbook password:
ga11hist
Homework:
Review of Ch. 16 Sections 1 - 3 as well as all notes and hound outs including vocabulary.
Long term Assignments:
Test over local government on January 22nd.
Today in Georgia History:
January 14, 1799 Cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney received an important U.S. government contract. But, it had nothing to do with cotton gins. Rather, the pioneer in making interchangeable parts was being asked to produce 10,000 muskets.
Link-O the Day:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-586
My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org
