The Constitution of the United States does not mention local governments. Instead, the Tenth Amendment reserves authority-giving powers to the states. It is not surprising, then, that there is a great diversity in state-local relations between, as well as within, states.
Q. What is the structure of most county governments?
The most common form of county government is the commission system. Under this structure, an elected commission, which generally consists of a small number of commissioners, serves as the governing body within the county, performing all legislative and executive functions.
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- Q. What is the structure of most county governments?
- Q. How are county governments organized?
- Q. What are two main forms of general purpose local government in the United States?
- Q. What are city laws called?
- Q. What is the relationship between current statute and common law?
- Q. What is the relationship between common law and equity?
- Q. Which source of law is most important?
- Q. What is the most important source of law after statute?
- Q. Which is the best definition of a statute?
Q. How are county governments organized?
County systems usually take one of three basic forms: the commission system, the council-administrator system, and the council-elected executive system. The most common form of county government is the commission system. The executive performs functions similar to those of the state governor.
Q. What are two main forms of general purpose local government in the United States?
Local governments generally include two tiers: counties, also known as boroughs in Alaska and parishes in Louisiana, and municipalities, or cities/towns. In some States, counties are divided into townships.
Q. What are city laws called?
An ordinance is the equivalent of a statute, passed by a city council, county council, or an equivalent body. Cities and counties have only those legislative powers that are expressly granted to them by their state’s constitution or laws.
Q. What is the relationship between current statute and common law?
We often speak of two broad sources of law: statute law (the law made by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Parliaments) and common law (for present purposes, the law made by judges in the exercise of both common law and equitable jurisdiction1). These sources of law do not exist independently of each other.
Q. What is the relationship between common law and equity?
The judges in the common law system declared the substance of the law when they made decisions regarding the different cases of law. The judges in the Chancery Courts who administered the rules of equity brought about the system of judge-made law, which is based on precedents.
Q. Which source of law is most important?
Pursuant to principles of federal supremacy, the federal or US Constitution is the most preeminent source of law, and state constitutions cannot supersede it.
Q. What is the most important source of law after statute?
Judicial precedence is an important source of law is that it provides certainty in the law. As cases with sufficiently similar material facts are bound by past decisions, it provides an idea of how the case will be decided.
Q. Which is the best definition of a statute?
1 : a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government. 2 : an act of a corporation or of its founder intended as a permanent rule.
