Question 1

Voters who wish to repel an existing ordinance can petition the council to hold a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) referendum election. 
B) initiative election. 
C) partisan election. 
D) writ of mandamus. 
A) referendum election. 
B) initiative election. 
C) partisan election. 
D) writ of mandamus.

Question 2

Texas cities are classified as either

Accepted Answer

A) incorporated or unincorporated. 
B) partisan or nonpartisan. 
C) general-law or home-rule. 
D) homogenous or heterogeneous. 
A) incorporated or unincorporated. 
B) partisan or nonpartisan. 
C) general-law or home-rule. 
D) homogenous or heterogeneous.

Question 3

To become a home-rule city in Texas,a city must have a population of at least _________ residents.

Accepted Answer

A) 15,000 
B) 25,000 
C) 5,000 
D) 50,000 
A) 15,000 
B) 25,000 
C) 5,000 
D) 50,000

Question 4

Some Texas cities have taken measures to limit increases in property taxes by

Accepted Answer

A) issuing a property tax cap of $0.68 per $200 valuation of property. 
B) allowing the ability to petition for a rollback election. 
C) freezing property taxes for the disabled and the elderly. 
D) having flexibility about freezing and unfreezing property taxes. 
A) issuing a property tax cap of $0.68 per $200 valuation of property. 
B) allowing the ability to petition for a rollback election. 
C) freezing property taxes for the disabled and the elderly. 
D) having flexibility about freezing and unfreezing property taxes.

Question 5

The maximum property tax rate of a general-law city is

Accepted Answer

A) $1.50 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property. 
B) $1.00 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property. 
C) $2.00 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property. 
D) $2.50 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property. 
A) $1.50 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property. 
B) $1.00 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property. 
C) $2.00 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property. 
D) $2.50 per $100 of the assessed value of a city's property.

Question 6

Council-manager government was initiated as part of a reform movement during the

Accepted Answer

A) New Deal era. 
B) Progressive Era. 
C) Governor Edmund Davis Era. 
D) Reconstruction Era. 
A) New Deal era. 
B) Progressive Era. 
C) Governor Edmund Davis Era. 
D) Reconstruction Era.

Question 7

All of the following are criticisms of special-district governments except

Accepted Answer

A) ​they disproportionately benefit low-income citizens. 
B) ​they are too small to achieve public attention. 
C) ​they are too numerous to be held accountable. 
D) ​they are too small to be efficient. 
A) ​they disproportionately benefit low-income citizens. 
B) ​they are too small to achieve public attention. 
C) ​they are too numerous to be held accountable. 
D) ​they are too small to be efficient.

Question 8

The commissioners court acts as a legislature

Accepted Answer

A) with limited authority to approve the budget for all county operations. 
B) to set the tax rate. 
C) to pass ordinances on a narrow range of policies. 
D) all of these choices are true. 
A) with limited authority to approve the budget for all county operations. 
B) to set the tax rate. 
C) to pass ordinances on a narrow range of policies. 
D) all of these choices are true.

Question 9

Which of the following is a dependent agency and not a special district?

Accepted Answer

A) Crime control and prevention districts 
B) Navigation districts 
C) Weed control districts 
D) Airport authorities 
A) Crime control and prevention districts 
B) Navigation districts 
C) Weed control districts 
D) Airport authorities

Voters who wish to repel an existing ordinance can petition the council to hold a(n)

Texas cities are classified as either

To become a home-rule city in Texas,a city must have a population of at least _________ residents.

Some Texas cities have taken measures to limit increases in property taxes by

The maximum property tax rate of a general-law city is

Council-manager government was initiated as part of a reform movement during the

All of the following are criticisms of special-district governments except

The commissioners court acts as a legislature

Which of the following is a dependent agency and not a special district?

Texas Culture and Diversity

Texas in the Federal System

The Texas Constitution in Perspective

Voting and Elections

Political Parties

Interest Groups

The Legislature: Organization and Structure

The Executive

The Judiciary

Law and Due Process

Public Policy in Texas

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Exam 11: Local Government

Voters who wish to repel an existing ordinance can petition the council to hold a(n)

Texas cities are classified as either

To become a home-rule city in Texas,a city must have a population of at least _________ residents.

Some Texas cities have taken measures to limit increases in property taxes by

The maximum property tax rate of a general-law city is

Council-manager government was initiated as part of a reform movement during the

All of the following are criticisms of special-district governments except

The commissioners court acts as a legislature

Which of the following is a dependent agency and not a special district?

Texas Culture and Diversity

Texas in the Federal System

The Texas Constitution in Perspective

Voting and Elections

Political Parties

Interest Groups

The Legislature: Organization and Structure

The Executive

The Judiciary

Law and Due Process

Public Policy in Texas

Filters