Georgia History Chapter 7 Overview: 1. Review vocab and fill in the blank notes
2. Take online practice test and complete the answer cards with the correct
answers 3. Research the questions at the end in your guided reading/book/notes
and complete.
• county subdivisions of the state
• county seat center of government for the county
• unincorporated area an area of the county that is not in any city boundary
• ordinance local law
the power to provide services for their residents as long as
• home rule
those services do not violate state and federal law
12 state agencies (10-18 counties each) that help local governments
• regional commissions
with services that they might not be able to staff themselves.
Origin of Georgia's Counties: coastal
➢ Georgia's Constitution of river
1777 created the first eight
counties of the state which
lay along the____areas and
the
___________.
Origin of Georgia's Counties: courtho
➢ The earliest county use jail
structures in each county
were a____________and a
________________.
Origin of Georgia's Counties: courthouse
➢ Town with the_____became the
county seat
County Seat: taxes, deeds,
o The site was important court market
because people came there to
pay______________, record
property ____________, and go to _.
o It was the____center for
trading,
buying supplies, selling farm
products, social gatherings,
plus sharing news.
,Origin of Georgia's Counties: 159
➢ Georgia has___counties -
maximum
number allowed by the Georgia
Constitution.
County Services: services
➢ County officials deal with basic county
state
_____and enforce state policies
within
______boundaries:
, County Services Examples: o conduct Georgia's elections and voter registration
o conduct Georgia's_____and o set up state courts and probate courts
voter o administer public assistance (welfare)
registration o build and maintain county roads
o set up state_____and probate o collect motor vehicle taxes and issue car tags
courts o maintain property record;
o administer public assistance ( o carry out county health departments disease prevention
________________________)
measures (vaccines, flu shots)
o build and maintain county
_____________
o collect motor vehicle___and
issue car tags
o maintain property_____;
o carry out county
__________________
departments
disease prevention measures
(vaccines, flu shots)
County Services: unincorporated
➢ County services are also farmlands, mountains
provided to an
_________area (area of the county
not
included in any city boundary):
•____________________________may be
rural areas, f_________,
wetlands,
m______or populated with
neighborhoods, etc.
County Services: Constitution
➢ The Georgia_____gives county
governments the authority to
provide municipal services
County Services: • police and fire protection
Examples of Municipal Services- • public health facilities and services
•___________and fire protection • animal control
• public____facilities and services • sewage collection and disposal
•__________control • garbage collection
•_________collection and disposal • water utilities
• garbage _____________ • parks, libraries
•__________utilities • public transportation
• parks, libraries • terminal and dock facilities, etc
• public _______________
2. Take online practice test and complete the answer cards with the correct
answers 3. Research the questions at the end in your guided reading/book/notes
and complete.
• county subdivisions of the state
• county seat center of government for the county
• unincorporated area an area of the county that is not in any city boundary
• ordinance local law
the power to provide services for their residents as long as
• home rule
those services do not violate state and federal law
12 state agencies (10-18 counties each) that help local governments
• regional commissions
with services that they might not be able to staff themselves.
Origin of Georgia's Counties: coastal
➢ Georgia's Constitution of river
1777 created the first eight
counties of the state which
lay along the____areas and
the
___________.
Origin of Georgia's Counties: courtho
➢ The earliest county use jail
structures in each county
were a____________and a
________________.
Origin of Georgia's Counties: courthouse
➢ Town with the_____became the
county seat
County Seat: taxes, deeds,
o The site was important court market
because people came there to
pay______________, record
property ____________, and go to _.
o It was the____center for
trading,
buying supplies, selling farm
products, social gatherings,
plus sharing news.
,Origin of Georgia's Counties: 159
➢ Georgia has___counties -
maximum
number allowed by the Georgia
Constitution.
County Services: services
➢ County officials deal with basic county
state
_____and enforce state policies
within
______boundaries:
, County Services Examples: o conduct Georgia's elections and voter registration
o conduct Georgia's_____and o set up state courts and probate courts
voter o administer public assistance (welfare)
registration o build and maintain county roads
o set up state_____and probate o collect motor vehicle taxes and issue car tags
courts o maintain property record;
o administer public assistance ( o carry out county health departments disease prevention
________________________)
measures (vaccines, flu shots)
o build and maintain county
_____________
o collect motor vehicle___and
issue car tags
o maintain property_____;
o carry out county
__________________
departments
disease prevention measures
(vaccines, flu shots)
County Services: unincorporated
➢ County services are also farmlands, mountains
provided to an
_________area (area of the county
not
included in any city boundary):
•____________________________may be
rural areas, f_________,
wetlands,
m______or populated with
neighborhoods, etc.
County Services: Constitution
➢ The Georgia_____gives county
governments the authority to
provide municipal services
County Services: • police and fire protection
Examples of Municipal Services- • public health facilities and services
•___________and fire protection • animal control
• public____facilities and services • sewage collection and disposal
•__________control • garbage collection
•_________collection and disposal • water utilities
• garbage _____________ • parks, libraries
•__________utilities • public transportation
• parks, libraries • terminal and dock facilities, etc
• public _______________
