Goal 3• Ordinances

• Lottery

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Metropolis

• Alderman

• Citizenship

• Townships

• Statutes

• Disposal Fees

• Public Housing

• Impact Fees

• Voting Rights

• Register of Deeds

• Estate Tax

Alderman

• A member of the city council, mainly in larger cities

Citizenship

• Anyone born or naturalized in the US

Disposal Fees

• Money paid to the state to clean up trash or debris

Estate Tax

• Paying taxes on physical items or housing that the deceased left behind

Gerrymandering

• Drawing voting districts to ensure a good voting outcome

Impact Fees

• Used to finance government buildings or expansions of an existing government building

Lottery

• NC institutes a multi million dollar lottery that is tax free and goes to schools

Metropolis

• An extremely large city with half a million or more in population

Ordinances

• Laws that are specific to a single city

Public Housing

• Government owned housing that holds people who make low amounts of money

Redistricting

• When a state redraws voting districts

Register of Deeds

• A housing area for all real estate and land documents/deeds

Statutes

• Laws that are within a state

Townships

• Towns that are generally smaller than cities

Voting Rights

• All citizens have the right to vote regardless of race, color, ethnicity, or religion