In georgia, unlike most states with large cities, the county is still the center of political and cultural life for most of the state's citizens. counties carry out a variety of state programs and policies. this includes collecting taxes, organizing elections, conducting courts of law, filing official records, maintaining roads, and providing for the welfare of citizens. historically, most of georgia’s citizens lived on farms in rural areas. they were better served by having smaller counties. which statement best describes why smaller counties served them better smaller counties gave georgian