Question 1

In his famous study of New Haven, Connecticut, Robert Dahl concluded that groups, rather than elites, dominated politics in the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Two predominant theories concerning who runs local communities are

Accepted Answer

A) elite and community power theories. 
B) community power and marketplace theories. 
C) elite and pluralist theories. 
D) pluralist and hyperpluralist theories. 
A) elite and community power theories. 
B) community power and marketplace theories. 
C) elite and pluralist theories. 
D) pluralist and hyperpluralist theories.

Question 3

Local governments are confronting their problems and challenges by looking to historical solutions, much in the manner that political conservatives do across the nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Local legislatures include city councils, county commissioners, and town boards of aldermen but not school boards, special purpose districts, and authorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

​ City councils today are less white, less male, and less passive than they were in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Eminent domain is a process whereby a local government can

Accepted Answer

A) tear down someone's house for unpaid water and sewer bills. 
B) assume ownership of land (and pay the current owner a fair price for his property)if the land is to be used for a public purpose. 
C) evict a tenant from an apartment for unpaid rent. 
D) tell a landlord that it must rent its property to specific commercial tenants to stimulate the local economy. 
A) tear down someone's house for unpaid water and sewer bills. 
B) assume ownership of land (and pay the current owner a fair price for his property)if the land is to be used for a public purpose. 
C) evict a tenant from an apartment for unpaid rent. 
D) tell a landlord that it must rent its property to specific commercial tenants to stimulate the local economy.

Question 7

In 2012, women held the mayor's office in how many big cities?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 12 
C) 24 
D) 30 
A) 5 
B) 12 
C) 24 
D) 30

Question 8

Recent studies reveal that female mayoral candidates

Accepted Answer

A) face similar challenges to raising money as male candidates. 
B) tend to be political novices (few have held prior elected offices). 
C) generally view their political environments the same as do male candidates. 
D) All of these choices. 
A) face similar challenges to raising money as male candidates. 
B) tend to be political novices (few have held prior elected offices). 
C) generally view their political environments the same as do male candidates. 
D) All of these choices.

Question 9

Leaders that advocate innovative ideas and are the people "who actively seek opportunities for dynamic changes in policy or politics" are considered

Accepted Answer

A) distributional leaders. 
B) jurisdictional leaders. 
C) business leaders. 
D) entrepreneurial leaders. 
A) distributional leaders. 
B) jurisdictional leaders. 
C) business leaders. 
D) entrepreneurial leaders.

Question 10

Latinos, the fastest growing segment of American society, have increased their share of elected offices in the same proportion as their growth in population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Leadership is not directly related with governance. It does not really make any difference between an effectively functioning government and one that lurches from one crisis to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The theory that holds that power is spread among competing groups whose conflicts produce community decisions is called

Accepted Answer

A) elite theory. 
B) hyperpluralist theory. 
C) community power theory. 
D) pluralist theory. 
A) elite theory. 
B) hyperpluralist theory. 
C) community power theory. 
D) pluralist theory.

Question 13

A reputational approach to studying community power is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) going into a community and asking informants to name and rank the local leaders. 
B) identifying community issues and using various sources, trying to determine who is influential in the decision-making process. 
C) participating in the decision process and observing who is influential. 
D) avoiding all measures of influence. 
A) going into a community and asking informants to name and rank the local leaders. 
B) identifying community issues and using various sources, trying to determine who is influential in the decision-making process. 
C) participating in the decision process and observing who is influential. 
D) avoiding all measures of influence.

Question 14

City Councils with higher-than-average Latino representation tend to be found in the Southwest and Far West and in larger central cities that use council-manager structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

City managers grew in importance as a result of the

Accepted Answer

A) Ronald Regan era, when governments at all levels were forced to streamline their operations and become managed more like the private sector with professional managers. 
B) Jacksonian era (during which reformers sought to offer greater opportunity in government to the common man). 
C) Great Society era (during which reformers believed cities could be saved only by the infusion of millions of dollars of federal aid managed by a federal appointee). 
D) Progressive era (during which reformers sought to avoid the corrupt and inefficient partisan political machines that controlled many American cities). 
A) Ronald Regan era, when governments at all levels were forced to streamline their operations and become managed more like the private sector with professional managers. 
B) Jacksonian era (during which reformers sought to offer greater opportunity in government to the common man). 
C) Great Society era (during which reformers believed cities could be saved only by the infusion of millions of dollars of federal aid managed by a federal appointee). 
D) Progressive era (during which reformers sought to avoid the corrupt and inefficient partisan political machines that controlled many American cities).

Question 16

Much is being made of a new type of mayor--one that relishes conflict and refuses compromise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Did the decision made in Kelo v. City of New London favorably impact eminent domain for state and local governments, and the public?  Why/why not?

Accepted Answer

The decision made in Kelo v. City of New

Question 18

The penetration of government's domain by private and non-profit economic interests in American communities is deep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The new pragmatism among America's big-city mayors can be described as all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) seeking benefits for particular neighborhoods based on the race/ethnicity of the mayor. 
B) an emphasis on service delivery. 
C) an emphasis on balanced budgets. 
D) working with the private sector to cure the city's ills. 
A) seeking benefits for particular neighborhoods based on the race/ethnicity of the mayor. 
B) an emphasis on service delivery. 
C) an emphasis on balanced budgets. 
D) working with the private sector to cure the city's ills.

Question 20

Leaders see problems as opportunities and

Accepted Answer

A) follow the lead of others. 
B) avoid action until they discover evidence of strategies used in other cities faced with their problems. 
C) are people who make a difference. 
D) are skillful in diffusing criticisms of previously failed efforts. 
A) follow the lead of others. 
B) avoid action until they discover evidence of strategies used in other cities faced with their problems. 
C) are people who make a difference. 
D) are skillful in diffusing criticisms of previously failed efforts.

In his famous study of New Haven, Connecticut, Robert Dahl concluded that groups, rather than elites, dominated politics in the city.

Two predominant theories concerning who runs local communities are

Local governments are confronting their problems and challenges by looking to historical solutions, much in the manner that political conservatives do across the nation.

Local legislatures include city councils, county commissioners, and town boards of aldermen but not school boards, special purpose districts, and authorities.

City councils today are less white, less male, and less passive than they were in the past.

Eminent domain is a process whereby a local government can

In 2012, women held the mayor's office in how many big cities?

Recent studies reveal that female mayoral candidates

Leaders that advocate innovative ideas and are the people "who actively seek opportunities for dynamic changes in policy or politics" are considered

Latinos, the fastest growing segment of American society, have increased their share of elected offices in the same proportion as their growth in population.

Leadership is not directly related with governance. It does not really make any difference between an effectively functioning government and one that lurches from one crisis to another.

The theory that holds that power is spread among competing groups whose conflicts produce community decisions is called

A reputational approach to studying community power is best described as

City Councils with higher-than-average Latino representation tend to be found in the Southwest and Far West and in larger central cities that use council-manager structures.

City managers grew in importance as a result of the

Much is being made of a new type of mayor--one that relishes conflict and refuses compromise.

Did the decision made in Kelo v. City of New London favorably impact eminent domain for state and local governments, and the public? Why/why not?

The penetration of government's domain by private and non-profit economic interests in American communities is deep.

The new pragmatism among America's big-city mayors can be described as all of the following except

Leaders see problems as opportunities and

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and Responsibilities

State Constitutions: the Fundamental Rules of State Government

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

State Local Relations

Taxing and Spending

Economic Development

Education Policy: Reading, Writing and Reform

Criminal Justice: Cops and Corrections

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing Poverty and Sickness

Environmental Policy

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Exam 11: Local Leadership and Governance

In his famous study of New Haven, Connecticut, Robert Dahl concluded that groups, rather than elites, dominated politics in the city.

Two predominant theories concerning who runs local communities are

Local governments are confronting their problems and challenges by looking to historical solutions, much in the manner that political conservatives do across the nation.

Local legislatures include city councils, county commissioners, and town boards of aldermen but not school boards, special purpose districts, and authorities.

​ City councils today are less white, less male, and less passive than they were in the past.

Eminent domain is a process whereby a local government can

In 2012, women held the mayor's office in how many big cities?

Recent studies reveal that female mayoral candidates

Leaders that advocate innovative ideas and are the people "who actively seek opportunities for dynamic changes in policy or politics" are considered

Latinos, the fastest growing segment of American society, have increased their share of elected offices in the same proportion as their growth in population.

Leadership is not directly related with governance. It does not really make any difference between an effectively functioning government and one that lurches from one crisis to another.

The theory that holds that power is spread among competing groups whose conflicts produce community decisions is called

A reputational approach to studying community power is best described as

City Councils with higher-than-average Latino representation tend to be found in the Southwest and Far West and in larger central cities that use council-manager structures.

City managers grew in importance as a result of the

Much is being made of a new type of mayor--one that relishes conflict and refuses compromise.

Did the decision made in Kelo v. City of New London favorably impact eminent domain for state and local governments, and the public? Why/why not?

The penetration of government's domain by private and non-profit economic interests in American communities is deep.

The new pragmatism among America's big-city mayors can be described as all of the following except

Leaders see problems as opportunities and

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and Responsibilities

State Constitutions: the Fundamental Rules of State Government

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

State Local Relations

Taxing and Spending

Economic Development

Education Policy: Reading, Writing and Reform

Criminal Justice: Cops and Corrections

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing Poverty and Sickness

Environmental Policy

Filters

City councils today are less white, less male, and less passive than they were in the past.