Question 1

Voters usually defeat proposals to consolidate city and county government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The amount and type of authority that states give their local governments is

Accepted Answer

A)  specified in the U.S. Constitution. 
B)  standardized based on model legislation written by the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR). 
C)  driven by the guidelines of intergovernmental transfer. 
D)  highly variable. 
A)  specified in the U.S. Constitution. 
B)  standardized based on model legislation written by the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR). 
C)  driven by the guidelines of intergovernmental transfer. 
D)  highly variable.

Question 3

In 1997, Maryland enacted a policy rewarding local governments that target new growth in areas that already have infrastructure, and denied state funding for infrastructure projects that encourage sprawl. This is an example of _____ policy.

Accepted Answer

A)  an urban sprawl 
B)  a shadow government 
C)  a smart growth 
D)  a second-order devolution 
A)  an urban sprawl 
B)  a shadow government 
C)  a smart growth 
D)  a second-order devolution

Question 4

Local officials have offered several suggestions for fixing the issues associated with state mandates. Which of the following is one of these suggestions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Localities should be required to work jointly to increase efficiency among adjacent jurisdictions. 
B)  Localities should be given greater flexibility in implementing the provisions of mandates. 
C)  The state should ensure that the vital activities are performed and desirable goals achieved in all localities. 
D)  Localities should be given more rigorous guidelines for implementing the provisions of mandates. 
A)  Localities should be required to work jointly to increase efficiency among adjacent jurisdictions. 
B)  Localities should be given greater flexibility in implementing the provisions of mandates. 
C)  The state should ensure that the vital activities are performed and desirable goals achieved in all localities. 
D)  Localities should be given more rigorous guidelines for implementing the provisions of mandates.

Question 5

According to the U.S. Advisory on Intergovernmental Relations, state legislatures are the trustees of the basic rules of local governance in America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Local governments may exercise only those powers explicitly granted to them by the state. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  intergovernmental transfer. 
B)  Dillon's rule. 
C)  Compton's rule. 
D)  second-order devolution. 
A)  intergovernmental transfer. 
B)  Dillon's rule. 
C)  Compton's rule. 
D)  second-order devolution.

Question 7

What argument does the text offer in support of metropolitan-wide government?

Accepted Answer

A)  because economies are essentially regional in nature, governance should be too 
B)  because urban sprawl is getting out of control, regional governance is needed to protect the interests of central cities 
C)  because citizens have little interest in local politics, regional politics might provide more interesting candidates and races that motivate people to vote 
D)  because politicians in large cities have more experience and specialized expertise, they could offer suburban towns a greater level of political professionalism than they are currently accustomed to 
A)  because economies are essentially regional in nature, governance should be too 
B)  because urban sprawl is getting out of control, regional governance is needed to protect the interests of central cities 
C)  because citizens have little interest in local politics, regional politics might provide more interesting candidates and races that motivate people to vote 
D)  because politicians in large cities have more experience and specialized expertise, they could offer suburban towns a greater level of political professionalism than they are currently accustomed to

Question 8

The three waves of suburbanization occurred in which of the following orders?

Accepted Answer

A)  automobiles facilitating development of outlying areas, followed by exit ramp economies, followed by retail locating in outlying areas 
B)  automobiles facilitating development of outlying areas, followed by retail locating in outlying areas, followed by exit ramp economies 
C)  exit ramp economies, followed by automobiles facilitating development of outlying areas, followed by retail locating in outlying areas 
D)  retail locating in outlying areas, followed by exit ramp economies, followed by people moving out to retail areas 
A)  automobiles facilitating development of outlying areas, followed by exit ramp economies, followed by retail locating in outlying areas 
B)  automobiles facilitating development of outlying areas, followed by retail locating in outlying areas, followed by exit ramp economies 
C)  exit ramp economies, followed by automobiles facilitating development of outlying areas, followed by retail locating in outlying areas 
D)  retail locating in outlying areas, followed by exit ramp economies, followed by people moving out to retail areas

Question 9

_____, which is enacted by the governing body, is the local government equivalent of law.

Accepted Answer

A)  A statute 
B)  A sunset law 
C)  A mandate 
D)  An ordinance 
A)  A statute 
B)  A sunset law 
C)  A mandate 
D)  An ordinance

Question 10

What is smart growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of more suburban office space to keep up with the creation of suburban malls 
B)  the movement to revitalize the inner city using enterprise zones 
C)  the resurgence of mass transportation in the cities 
D)  government efforts to limit urban sprawl by managing its growth and impact 
A)  the development of more suburban office space to keep up with the creation of suburban malls 
B)  the movement to revitalize the inner city using enterprise zones 
C)  the resurgence of mass transportation in the cities 
D)  government efforts to limit urban sprawl by managing its growth and impact

Question 11

The term _____ refers to development beyond the central city that is characterized by low population density, rapid land consumption, and dependence on the automobile.

Accepted Answer

A)  edge cities 
B)  edge sprawl 
C)  inelastic cities 
D)  urban sprawl 
A)  edge cities 
B)  edge sprawl 
C)  inelastic cities 
D)  urban sprawl

Question 12

Urban sprawl is often called leapfrog development because it jumps over established settlements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some analysts argue that the major distinctions in regional economics are now between

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sunbelt and the Frostbelt. 
B)  metropolitan America and the countryside. 
C)  the Southwest and the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  the East Coast and the West Coast. 
A)  the Sunbelt and the Frostbelt. 
B)  metropolitan America and the countryside. 
C)  the Southwest and the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  the East Coast and the West Coast.

Question 14

Annexation is the addition of unincorporated adjacent territory to a municipality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the future of rural America? Discuss the major reasons for the loss of population in rural areas and propose some solutions to those problems.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Which of the following is a criticism of regional government?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encourages policies that promote urban sprawl rather than smart growth. 
B)  It prevents collaborative efforts between diverse jurisdictions that are not necessarily adjacent. 
C)  It results in increased partisanship and political corruption. 
D)  It does not necessarily reduce the costs of government, and may even increase them. 
A)  It encourages policies that promote urban sprawl rather than smart growth. 
B)  It prevents collaborative efforts between diverse jurisdictions that are not necessarily adjacent. 
C)  It results in increased partisanship and political corruption. 
D)  It does not necessarily reduce the costs of government, and may even increase them.

Question 17

State departments of community affairs (DCAs) are specialized community agencies that

Accepted Answer

A)  offer services and programs to the federal government. 
B)  offer a range of programs and services to local governments. 
C)  are now defunct, but served a valuable purpose in the mid-1950s. 
D)  have consistently failed to provide adequate advocacy for local governments. 
A)  offer services and programs to the federal government. 
B)  offer a range of programs and services to local governments. 
C)  are now defunct, but served a valuable purpose in the mid-1950s. 
D)  have consistently failed to provide adequate advocacy for local governments.

Question 18

What spurred the development of councils of governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  state government programs 
B)  national government programs 
C)  nongovernmental organization programs 
D)  the insistence of local, grassroots citizen groups 
A)  state government programs 
B)  national government programs 
C)  nongovernmental organization programs 
D)  the insistence of local, grassroots citizen groups

Question 19

Public choice theorists believe that consolidating cities and counties or creating regional governments provides people with important choices and promotes efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What state action helps facilitate local intergovernmental cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the implementation of unfunded mandates 
B)  the institution of citizen-led initiatives 
C)  the development of categorical block grants 
D)  the promotion of statewide land use planning 
A)  the implementation of unfunded mandates 
B)  the institution of citizen-led initiatives 
C)  the development of categorical block grants 
D)  the promotion of statewide land use planning

Voters usually defeat proposals to consolidate city and county government.

The amount and type of authority that states give their local governments is

In 1997, Maryland enacted a policy rewarding local governments that target new growth in areas that already have infrastructure, and denied state funding for infrastructure projects that encourage sprawl. This is an example of _____ policy.

Local officials have offered several suggestions for fixing the issues associated with state mandates. Which of the following is one of these suggestions?

According to the U.S. Advisory on Intergovernmental Relations, state legislatures are the trustees of the basic rules of local governance in America.

Local governments may exercise only those powers explicitly granted to them by the state. This is an example of

What argument does the text offer in support of metropolitan-wide government?

The three waves of suburbanization occurred in which of the following orders?

_____, which is enacted by the governing body, is the local government equivalent of law.

What is smart growth?

The term _____ refers to development beyond the central city that is characterized by low population density, rapid land consumption, and dependence on the automobile.

Urban sprawl is often called leapfrog development because it jumps over established settlements.

Some analysts argue that the major distinctions in regional economics are now between

Annexation is the addition of unincorporated adjacent territory to a municipality.

What is the future of rural America? Discuss the major reasons for the loss of population in rural areas and propose some solutions to those problems.

Which of the following is a criticism of regional government?

State departments of community affairs (DCAs) are specialized community agencies that

What spurred the development of councils of governments?

Public choice theorists believe that consolidating cities and counties or creating regional governments provides people with important choices and promotes efficiency.

What state action helps facilitate local intergovernmental cooperation?

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Exam 10: State Local Relations

Voters usually defeat proposals to consolidate city and county government.

The amount and type of authority that states give their local governments is

In 1997, Maryland enacted a policy rewarding local governments that target new growth in areas that already have infrastructure, and denied state funding for infrastructure projects that encourage sprawl. This is an example of _____ policy.

Local officials have offered several suggestions for fixing the issues associated with state mandates. Which of the following is one of these suggestions?

According to the U.S. Advisory on Intergovernmental Relations, state legislatures are the trustees of the basic rules of local governance in America.

Local governments may exercise only those powers explicitly granted to them by the state. This is an example of

What argument does the text offer in support of metropolitan-wide government?

The three waves of suburbanization occurred in which of the following orders?

_____, which is enacted by the governing body, is the local government equivalent of law.

What is smart growth?

The term _____ refers to development beyond the central city that is characterized by low population density, rapid land consumption, and dependence on the automobile.

Urban sprawl is often called leapfrog development because it jumps over established settlements.

Some analysts argue that the major distinctions in regional economics are now between

Annexation is the addition of unincorporated adjacent territory to a municipality.

What is the future of rural America? Discuss the major reasons for the loss of population in rural areas and propose some solutions to those problems.

Which of the following is a criticism of regional government?

State departments of community affairs (DCAs) are specialized community agencies that

What spurred the development of councils of governments?

Public choice theorists believe that consolidating cities and counties or creating regional governments provides people with important choices and promotes efficiency.

What state action helps facilitate local intergovernmental cooperation?

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States

State Constitutions

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary

Local Government: Structure and Leadership

Taxing and Spending

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