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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