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Chapter 13: Local Government

Self-Check Quizzes

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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