Question 1

Most people live in

Accepted Answer

A) suburbs. 
B) cities. 
C) towns. 
D) metropolitan areas. 
E) counties. 
A) suburbs. 
B) cities. 
C) towns. 
D) metropolitan areas. 
E) counties.

Question 2

Baltimore is considered

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A) a large city. 
B) both a city and a county. 
C) a district. 
D) a metropolitan area. 
E) a municipal. 
A) a large city. 
B) both a city and a county. 
C) a district. 
D) a metropolitan area. 
E) a municipal.

Question 3

New England states do NOT typically use the county government system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Initially, state legislatures had almost unlimited authority over their local governments and ran them pretty much at will.Which of the following actions were NOT carried out by state legislatures up to the end of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Repealed city charters 
B) Established counties 
C) Determined city and county structure 
D) Set debt limits 
E) All of the above 
A) Repealed city charters 
B) Established counties 
C) Determined city and county structure 
D) Set debt limits 
E) All of the above

Question 5

One defining attribute of what are now called "edge cities" is

Accepted Answer

A) higher crime rates than the inner cities. 
B) higher taxes than either the suburbs or the inner cities. 
C) more residential space than office space. 
D) more office space than residential space. 
E) All of the above. 
A) higher crime rates than the inner cities. 
B) higher taxes than either the suburbs or the inner cities. 
C) more residential space than office space. 
D) more office space than residential space. 
E) All of the above.

Question 6

Private owners who set the fees for policing, transportation, and various other services that are normally financed by taxes are called

Accepted Answer

A) financiers. 
B) shadow governments. 
C) bagmen. 
D) urban governments. 
E) None of the above 
A) financiers. 
B) shadow governments. 
C) bagmen. 
D) urban governments. 
E) None of the above

Question 7

In an effort to recapture part of the tax base that escapes to the suburbs in the evenings, some cities have imposed local payroll or other types of ________ to obtain revenue from people who work in the central cities and make frequent use of city facilities yet live in the suburbs.

Accepted Answer

A) sales taxes 
B) commuter taxes 
C) personal income taxes 
D) tariffs 
E) fines 
A) sales taxes 
B) commuter taxes 
C) personal income taxes 
D) tariffs 
E) fines

Question 8

Reformers in the early 1900s acclaimed the ________, in which the city council hires a professional administrator to manage city affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) weak mayor-council form charter 
B) mayor-council charter 
C) strong mayor-council form charter 
D) council-manager plan 
E) None of the above 
A) weak mayor-council form charter 
B) mayor-council charter 
C) strong mayor-council form charter 
D) council-manager plan 
E) None of the above

Question 9

Townships are the most pure example of a representative democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most state constitutions create a _________ in which power is vested in the state government, and local units exist only as agents of the state and exercise only those powers expressly given to them by their respective state governments.

Accepted Answer

A) unitary system 
B) dualist system 
C) disbursement of power 
D) delegation of authority 
E) direct democracy 
A) unitary system 
B) dualist system 
C) disbursement of power 
D) delegation of authority 
E) direct democracy

Question 11

Councils of government (COGs)

Accepted Answer

A) give suburbs a veto over projects threatening their autonomy. 
B) deal with controversial issues such as race and poverty. 
C) were discouraged by the national government in the 1970s. 
D) provide creative area-wide governance. 
E) All of the above 
A) give suburbs a veto over projects threatening their autonomy. 
B) deal with controversial issues such as race and poverty. 
C) were discouraged by the national government in the 1970s. 
D) provide creative area-wide governance. 
E) All of the above

Question 12

At the turn of the twentieth century, reformers were afraid of domination by political bosses.But in the modern metropolis, political machines do NOT run the central city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In cities with the __________ of government, mayors are often chosen from members of the elected city council rather than elected directly by the people.

Accepted Answer

A) weak mayor-council form 
B) mayor-council charter 
C) strong mayor-council form 
D) council-manager plan 
E) None of the above 
A) weak mayor-council form 
B) mayor-council charter 
C) strong mayor-council form 
D) council-manager plan 
E) None of the above

Question 14

In terms of population, the largest county in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A) Miami-Dade County, Florida. 
B) Cook County, Illinois. 
C) Los Angeles County, California. 
D) Harris County, Texas. 
E) Maricopa County, Arizona. 
A) Miami-Dade County, Florida. 
B) Cook County, Illinois. 
C) Los Angeles County, California. 
D) Harris County, Texas. 
E) Maricopa County, Arizona.

Question 15

In Louisiana, counties are called

Accepted Answer

A) batons. 
B) collectives. 
C) arrondissements. 
D) parishes. 
E) districts. 
A) batons. 
B) collectives. 
C) arrondissements. 
D) parishes. 
E) districts.

Question 16

Which of the following is the reason cities frequently turn to public authorities?

Accepted Answer

A) State legislatures sometimes prefer to place important functions outside the reach of mayors and political machines. 
B) They cut down on the administrative load of the city government. 
C) Many problems are too big to be handled properly by a city. 
D) Authorities can often incur debt outside the limits imposed on the city by the state. 
E) All of the above 
A) State legislatures sometimes prefer to place important functions outside the reach of mayors and political machines. 
B) They cut down on the administrative load of the city government. 
C) Many problems are too big to be handled properly by a city. 
D) Authorities can often incur debt outside the limits imposed on the city by the state. 
E) All of the above

Question 17

Under the council-manager plan, the council is usually elected in ________ primaries and elections, either on a citywide basis or by election districts.

Accepted Answer

A) nonpartisan 
B) partisan 
C) biannual 
D) at-large 
E) ward-based 
A) nonpartisan 
B) partisan 
C) biannual 
D) at-large 
E) ward-based

Question 18

Which of the following actions takes place during an annual New England town meeting?

Accepted Answer

A) Appropriating money 
B) Levying taxes 
C) Passing new laws 
D) Making rules 
E) All of the above 
A) Appropriating money 
B) Levying taxes 
C) Passing new laws 
D) Making rules 
E) All of the above

Question 19

_____________ have cleaner air, lower crime rates, and lower taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) Metropolitan areas 
B) Townships 
C) Suburban areas 
D) Urban areas 
E) Central cities 
A) Metropolitan areas 
B) Townships 
C) Suburban areas 
D) Urban areas 
E) Central cities

Question 20

Most cities have altered their charters to give their mayors power

Accepted Answer

A) to prepare budgets. 
B) to appoint and remove heads of departments. 
C) to investigate departmental activities. 
D) to send legislative messages to the city councils. 
E) All of the above 
A) to prepare budgets. 
B) to appoint and remove heads of departments. 
C) to investigate departmental activities. 
D) to send legislative messages to the city councils. 
E) All of the above

Exam 27: Local Governments and Metropolitics

Most people live in

Baltimore is considered

New England states do NOT typically use the county government system.

Initially, state legislatures had almost unlimited authority over their local governments and ran them pretty much at will.Which of the following actions were NOT carried out by state legislatures up to the end of the nineteenth century?

One defining attribute of what are now called "edge cities" is

Private owners who set the fees for policing, transportation, and various other services that are normally financed by taxes are called

In an effort to recapture part of the tax base that escapes to the suburbs in the evenings, some cities have imposed local payroll or other types of ________ to obtain revenue from people who work in the central cities and make frequent use of city facilities yet live in the suburbs.

Reformers in the early 1900s acclaimed the ________, in which the city council hires a professional administrator to manage city affairs.

Townships are the most pure example of a representative democracy.

Most state constitutions create a _________ in which power is vested in the state government, and local units exist only as agents of the state and exercise only those powers expressly given to them by their respective state governments.

Councils of government (COGs)

At the turn of the twentieth century, reformers were afraid of domination by political bosses.But in the modern metropolis, political machines do NOT run the central city.

In cities with the __________ of government, mayors are often chosen from members of the elected city council rather than elected directly by the people.

In terms of population, the largest county in the United States is

In Louisiana, counties are called

Which of the following is the reason cities frequently turn to public authorities?

Under the council-manager plan, the council is usually elected in ________ primaries and elections, either on a citywide basis or by election districts.

Which of the following actions takes place during an annual New England town meeting?

_____________ have cleaner air, lower crime rates, and lower taxes.

Most cities have altered their charters to give their mayors power

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