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GUIDED READING
Oklahoma: Our History Our Home
Chapter 19: Oklahoma Government
Section 2
Local Government
Directions:
Use the information from pages 506 - 509 to complete the
following.
1. Local government in Oklahoma is divided into ___________ categories:
_____________________ and _________________________.
2. Oklahoma has seventy-seven _______________ specifically named in the
Oklahoma constitution, along with the ________________ ______________ for
each.
3. (A ________________ ______________ is the city or town where the county
government is located.)
4. One __________________commissioner is elected from each of the three districts
within the county.
5. County commissioners serve on the board of county commissioners and act as the
principal ______________________ of the county.
6. The county _______________ is the principal record keeper for the county.
7. The county ______________________ serves as the chief financial officer for the
county and administers all county monies.
8. The county treasurer receives deposits and maintains records for all county
_________________, keeps records of all payments made by the county, and
collects all county ________ ______________________ ___________________.
9. ________ ________________ ____________ are those taxes that are based on
the value of the item being taxed.
10. The county ____________________ determines the current value of all taxable real
and personal property for ad valorem taxation.
11. The primary responsibilities of the ______________ _______________ are to
record, file, and maintain district court proceedings.
12. The county ___________________ is the chief law officer responsible for
preserving the peace and protecting life and property in the county.
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13. The ____________________ _____________________ is the chief prosecutor
within each of the twenty-seven districts in Oklahoma.
14. _________________________ government in Oklahoma is an outgrowth of the
unusual manner in which the state was settled.
15. Local governments are supported by a variety of _________________ sources,
including direct revenue for operational ___________________ and ___________
for major expenditures or capital improvements.
16. For counties, the ad valorem taxes on real and personal ___________________
are the principal sources of ___________________.
17. On the local level, city ____________ and use _______________ are the primary
sources of revenue for most municipalities.