Chapter 13:
Local Government
1.
Local governments are created by __________.
a.
their own founders
b.
state governments
c.
the U.S. Congress
d.
the U.S. Constitution
2.
__________ allows cities to write their own charters and manage their own affairs.
a.
Incorporation
b.
The state constitution
c.
Home rule
d.
Local assessment
3.
In the __________ form of local government, voters only elect city council members.
a.
commission
b.
strong-mayor
c.
weak-mayor
d.
council-manager
4.
In __________, counties are called parishes.
a.
Alaska
b.
Vermont
c.
Louisiana
d.
California
5.
Ordinances are __________.
a.
local laws
b.
local taxes
c.
local government buildings
d.
local election boards
6.
A(n) __________ tries to establish the cause of unusual or suspicious death.
a.
assessor
b.
coroner
c.
curator
d.
docent
7.
The town where the county courthouse is located is called the __________.
a.
county seat
b.
county capital
c.
county parish
d.
borough
8.
New England town meetings were examples of __________.
a.
representative democracy
b.
federalism
c.
republicanism
d.
direct democracy
9.
Townships in the Midwest are generally __________.
a.
very large
b.
perfectly square
c.
growing in importance
d.
unable to meet their needs of their citizens
10.
The smallest unit of local government is a __________.
a.
township
b.
town
c.
borough
d.
village
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