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US Government
Ch. 7 Sec. 3 Types of City Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| city manager | a person who is hired to run a city |
| commission | the form of a city government that is made up of a group of three to nine people |
| council-manager system | the form of a city government that is made up of a city manager, a city council and a weak mayor |
| mayor-council system | the form of city government that is made up of a mayor and a city council |
| strong-mayor government | a mayor-council government in which the mayor has more power than the council |
| weak-mayor government | a mayor-council government in which the power is divided evenly between the mayor and the other elected officials |