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Local Gov Quiz Ch9
Quiz on Chapter 9 Local Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lawmaking body of a city | city council |
| power of a city to write its own municipal charter | home rule |
| unit of local government incorporated by the state | municipality |
| three to nine elected officials who act as a city's legislative body | commission |
| regulations that govern the community | ordinances |
| area set up by a state legislature for residents who have a special need | special district |
| What is the largest kind of municipality? | city |
| Are town meetings an example of direct democracy or representative democracy? | representative democracy |
| Funds given to state and local government for broadly defined projects are called a. grants-in-aid or b. block grants | a. grants-in-aid |
| Which elected county official arrests lawbreakers? | the sheriff |
| How do different levels of government work togethere? | work together on road projects,public education, federal law enforcement work together with local and state police,during national disasters, etc. |