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Blog that supports USC Aiken APLS494I South Carolina Politics class taught in Summer Session I, 2007
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- Criminal Justice – Question 10
- Criminal Justice – Question 9
- Criminal Justice – Question 8
- Criminal Justice – Question 7
- Criminal Justice – Question 6
- Criminal Justice – Question 5
- Criminal Justice – Question 4
- Criminal Justice – Question 3
- Criminal Justice – Question 2
- Criminal Justice – Question 1
- Education – Question 8
- Education – Question 7
- Education – Question 6
- Education – Question 5
- Education – Question 4
- Education – Question 3
- Education – Question 2
- Education – Question 1
- Human Resource Management – Question 9
- Human Resource Management – Question 8
- Human Resource Management – Question 7
- Human Resource Management – Question 6
- Human Resource Management – Question 5
- Human Resource Management – Question 4
- Human Resource Management – Question 3
- Human Resource Management – Question 2
- Human Resource Management – Question 1
- Planning – Question 19
- Planning – Question 18
- Planning – Question 17
- Planning – Question 16
- Planning – Question 15
- Planning – Question 14
- Planning – Question 13
- Planning – Question 12
- Planning – Question 11
- Planning – Question 10
- Planning – Question 9
- Planning – Question 8
- Planning – Question 7
- Planning – Question 6
- Planning – Question 5
- Planning – Question 4
- Planning – Question 3
- Planning – Question 2
- Planning – Question 1
- Local Government Finance – Question 11
- Local Government Finance – Question 10
- Local Government Finance – Question 9
- Local Government Finance – Question 8
- Local Government Finance – Question 7
- Local Government Finance – Question 6
- Local Government Finance – Question 5
- Local Government Finance – Question 4
- Local Government Finance – Question 3
- Local Government Finance – Question 2
- Local Government Finance – Question 1
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 7
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 6
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 5
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 4
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 3
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 2
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 1
- Political Parties – Question 6
- Political Parties – Question 5
- Political Parties – Question 4
- Political Parties – Question 3
- Political Parties – Question 2
- Political Parties – Question 1
- Interest Groups – Question 8
- Interest Groups – Question 7
- Interest Groups – Question 6
- Interest Groups – Question 5 (really an update)
- Interest Groups – Question 4
- Interest Groups – Question 3
- Interest Groups – Question 2
- Interest Groups – Question 1
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 5
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 4
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 3
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 2
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 1
- Counties – Question 9
- Counties – Question 8
- Counties – Question 7
- Counties – Question 6
- Counties – Question 5
- Counties – Question 4
- Counties – Question 3
- Counties – Question 2
- Counties – Question 1
- Municipalities – Questions 7
- Municipalities – Questions 6
- Municipalities – Questions 5
- Municipalities – Question 4
- Municipalities – Question 3
- Municipalities – Question 2
- Municipalities – Question 1
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 6
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 5
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 4
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 3
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 2
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 1
- Judiciary -- Day Two: Evaluating a Judicial TV Ad
- The Judiciary – Question 7
- The Judiciary – Question 6
- The Judiciary – Question 5
- The Judiciary – Question 4
- The Judiciary – Question 3
- The Judiciary – Question 2
- The Judiciary – Question 1
- Blog posting for the second day on the governor
- The Governor – Question 6
- The Governor – Question 5
- The Governor – Question 4
- The Governor – Question 3
- The Governor – Question 2
- The Governor – Question 1
- Blog posting for the second day on the legislature
- Legislature – Question 8
- Legislature – Question 7
- Legislature – Question 6
- Legislature – Question 5
- Legislature – Question 4
- Legislature – Question 3
- Legislature – Question 2
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- Robert Botsch, USCA Political Science
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4 comments:
Special purpose districts must have organization and corporate powers. They must obtain legal powers and have a name for themselves. They must be able to execute contracts, acquire and dispose of property. Also, they must have governmental character. This would be officers who are appointed or elected by popular vote. They must obtain a responsibility to the public. She should also be able to show fiscal and administrative independence. This can be done by showing that an entity can establish its own budget, set taxes, and enter into debt. They get most of their money from borrowing from other places. Administrative independence is proven by the governing body being selected through election or appointment or even both. A special purpose district must have substantial independence from other local governments. In South Carolina special purpose districts are usually formed when citizens do not want to be annexed into a city, or when counties were restricted to providing only specific services to residents, and by special interests. They are also created to avoid legal limitations on public debt.
-Kaycee Doying
Special purpose districts are seperated into two types, special purpose and school districts. Special purpose districts are different from genreal purpose districts like municipalities and counties because they only serve a few special purposes and do not provide a broad range of services. Special spurpose districts provide services to only the residents who live within them. In south Carolina special purpose districts are formed when counties start resticting providing services to residents.
matt burroughs
Usually local governments create these special purpose districts and are categorized by school district or "special purpose.” School districts are usually most common in all the states, but special purpose districts may service in areas like municipal government, emergency medical services, and water and sewer services. Special purpose districts are, according to text, governmental units deriving their decision making capabilities from state legislation that are used at the local and regional levels by groups of citizen to solve problems of mutual concern. The organization that controls the district must have legal powers like create contracts and have property rights. The district must have appointed and elected officials (by popular vote) with powers in the areas like taxes and other government functions. The distinct must be fiscal and administrative independence.
Xavier de Jesus
All of you had pieces of the answer but none had it completely. You defined them pretty well and in great detail -- the key ideas are created by the legislature at the request of citizens in a geographical area who want some kind of service that they are not already getting. Most were created when counties could not provide certain kinds of services because of limits on county power. They are run by boards that are elected or appointed by the legislative delegation and have the powers of corporations (borrow and sue or be sued). Most of their money comes from service fees.
What none of you had was that the most frequent kinds are fire followed by water and sewer.
Bob B
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