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Civics Chapter 13
Chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| incorporate | to received from labor, business, or property |
| city charter | a document that grants power to local goverment |
| home rule | allows cities to write their own charter, coose thier own type of government, and manage their own affairs |
| ordinance | a law, usually of a city or country |
| strong-mayor system | a type pf goiverment, usually in larger cities, under which the mayor has strong executive powers |
| weak-mayor system | the mayor's authority is limited |
| at-large election | an election for an area as a whole; for example, statewide |
| special district | a unit of goverment that deals with a specific function |
| metropolitan area | a large city and its suburbs |
| suburb | communities that are near or surrounded larger cities |
| country | normally the largest territorial and political subdivision of a state |
| country seat | a town where the country courthouse is located |
| town | political unit that is larger than a village and smaller than a city |
| town meeting | citizens-rather than elected representatives-made the important decision |
| township | a subdivision of a country that has its own goverment |
| village | the smallest unit of local goverment |
| dominate | contole |
| furthermore | because council members are elected by wards |
| reluctant | unwilling |
| levy | enforcing laws |
| estimate | approximatley value |
| complex | invloved |
| similar | almost the same |
| decline | become less |
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