Exam 27: Local Governments and Metropolitics

The sizes of counties were originally based on population size.

The largest jurisdiction within a state is usually a

County governments are least active in the _______ states, where the county is often little more than a judicial and law enforcement district.

The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council was established by legislation in

Constitutional home rule limits the power of state legislature to determine the structure and power of local units.

Approximately 80% of Americans live in metropolitan areas.

____________ participate in local government to a much greater extent than __________ in state politics.

Areas are considered urban when their population density exceeds 10,000 people per square mile.

The percentage of Americans who now live in suburban communities is approximately

Special districts are units of government typically established to provide

A charter for a city is analogous to the _________________ for the national government.

In recent decades, cities have been built on the edges of metropolitan areas.Writer Joel Garreau calls these "edge cities" and suggests that virtually every expanding U.S.city grows in the fashion of Los Angeles, with multiple

The state of Pennsylvania took control of Philadelphia's 200,000-pupil school system in 2002 after years of poor achievement and budget problems.

During the last half of the 20ᵗʰ century, the fastest growing parts of the United States were

Approximately 80% of U.S.citizens now live in suburban communities.

The basic pattern of local government was imported from France, as were many of our governmental forms.

Edge cities often have more residential space than office space.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 forbids states and cities with a history of __________ from adopting the at-large system for electing council members.

Rural areas have been experiencing slow growth for the last few decades.

Which of the following is a method of selecting city council members?