Reference Materials for SC Government Courses



United States Forms of Government, Cities Over 5,000

County Government Structure

Local Governments in the U. S.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Municipal Forms of Government

Independent Cities in the U. S.

Consolidated Cities in the U. S.

Home Rule in the U.S.:  Cities and Counties



South Carolina Municipal Population in the U. S. and S. C.

Local Governments in South Carolina

County Names, Year of Establishment, County Seat, Sq. Miles

County Population, Pop. Order and Change, 1990-2000

Counties and Population in Alphabetical Order

Cities and Places over 5,000

Cities, Population in Alphabetical Order
  Cities in Population Order  

Forms of County Government by County

Forms of City Government Charts PDF format

Forms of County Government Charts PDF format

South Carolina Local Government Tax Rates PDF format

School Districts: 2000 Millage, Enrollment, Assessed Value...

School Districts - Fiscal Authority 2001

Senate Districts Map 2001 PDF format

House Districts Map 2001 PDF format



Court Cases Vander Linden v. Hodges, et al. (1999) U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals PDF format

Murray v. Kaple (1999) U. S. District Ct., Charleston PDF format

Weaver v. Recreation District, Richland Co. (1997) S. C. S. Ct. PDF format

Muller v. Curran (1989) - U. S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals PDF format

Williams v. Town of Hilton Head (1993) S. C. S. Ct. PDF format

I'on v. Town of Mt. Pleasant (2000) S. C. S. Ct. PDF format

S. C. v. Baker (1988) U. S. Supreme Court

S. C. v. Katzenbach (1966) U. S. Supreme Court

Condon v. Hodges (2002) S. C. S. Ct.
Abbeville County School District v. State of South Carolina (1999) S. C. S. Ct.

2006 Abbeville Case Court Order
PDF format

Drummond v. Beasley (1998) S. C. S. Ct.

Reno v. Condon  (2000) U. S. Supreme Court

Hodges v. Rainey (2000) S. C. S. Ct.

Eargle v. Horry County (1999) S. C. S. Ct.
Rose v. Beasley (1997) S. C. S. Ct.

Federal Maritime Commission v. SC Ports Authority (2002)
U. S. Supreme Court



Majority opinion


Bryer's dissent


Stevens' dissent
Other SC State Government Organizational Chart PDF format

SC State Constitution PDF format

Map of SC Counties

Getting to Smart Growth PDF format

The States and the Line-Item Veto Word Document

The State of the South 2002 PDF format

Strengthening the Rural Carolinas Word Document

Economic Aspects of Business Tax Incentives in SC Word Document
SC Legislators and Property Taxes - Op Ed by Harry Stille, March 2006 Rich Text File