Question 1

Regime refers to the informal arrangements that surround and complement the formal workings of government authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The number of women mayors

Accepted Answer

A) has decreased since 1973. 
B) increased to about 9 percent in cities of 30,000 to 50,000 since 1973, but stayed the same in cities with populations greater than 100,000. 
C) has stayed about the same since 1973. 
D) increased from 2 percent in 1973 to about 21 percent in cities with populations of 30,000 or more as of 2012.

Question 3

Describe the difference between a strong mayor and a weak mayor.  In doing so, compare the different challenges they face and how they might overcome these challenges. Provide some specific examples to illustrate your points.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Under the condition of hyperpluralism, weak political leadership and a dispersed business elite have resulted because

Accepted Answer

A) where many interests clash, competing groups cannot form coalitions and the distribution of power tends to be unstable. 
B) where few interests clash, competing groups cannot form coalitions and the distribution of power tends to be unstable. 
C) where many interests clash, competing groups form stable coalitions. 
D) where few interests clash, they are forced to find common ground in opposition to the political leadership.

Question 5

An examination of a mayor's formal or structural powers can be used to

Accepted Answer

A) determine whether that office is categorized as a strong or weak one. 
B) determine the type of person who will be selected for the office. 
C) determine how successful the incumbent will be in getting policies accepted by the council. 
D) predict how often the economic elite will succeed in influencing policymaking.

Question 6

Elite theory suggests that multiple open competing groups possess power and rule society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Nonprofit organizations play an increasingly critical role in many communities. Which of the entities listed are not among the four types of nonprofits referenced in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) Civic nonprofits 
B) Governing nonprofits 
C) Policy implementers 
D) Trade associations

Question 8

Increased success by blacks in mayoral elections has led some observers to talk of deracialization , or the de-emphasis of race as a campaign issue. Thus, black candidates running for mayor today

Accepted Answer

A) promote black interests in order to produce high voter turnout and support in the black community. 
B) promote civil rights issues and empowerment of all minorities in an effort to attract white voters. 
C) use their platform to build the case against racism and seek reparations from those corporate entities that allegedly profited from slavery 150 years ago. 
D) tend to focus much more on problem solving, improving education, stimulating economic development, and preventing crime.

Question 9

Nonprofit organizations have become a major player in the policy-making and service delivery practices of many communities. Who are these nonprofits, how do they become integrally involved in policymaking, and are they any different than large business interests?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The decisional method is a technique for studying community power in which researchers identify key issues and the individuals who are active in the decision-making process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to political scientist Clarence Stone, the concepts of systemic power and strategic advantage explain why community decisions so frequently favor upper-strata interests. Thus,

Accepted Answer

A) "electoral accountability accounts for upper-class dominance on less visible interests." 
B) "electoral accountability helps upper-class interests succeed on highly visible issues." 
C) "public officeholders are predisposed to interact with and to favor those who can reciprocate benefits." 
D) "systemic power explains why officials are unlikely to decide in favor of upper-class preferences on less visible issues."

Question 12

A majority of members of citizens groups that were surveyed in seven large cities agreed that which of the following was a good description of local politics?

Accepted Answer

A) Interest groups are active in city politics. 
B) Conflict erupts often in the policy area in which this organization is active. 
C) Policy area in which this organization is active is marked by consensus. 
D) City officials need not worry about interest groups.

Question 13

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the city manager's professional association, says that city managers should

Accepted Answer

A) avoid efforts to be perceived as too aggressive in developing and setting policy, as initiates should come from the council members or outside interests. 
B) play primarily a ministerial and custodial role by following the wishes and demands of the full council and its individual members. 
C) respect the strict division between politics and administration. 
D) build political capacity so they can assist the elected body in framing community issues because the role of the manager is crucial in helping the governing body function more effectively and, if the governing body is viewed as functioning well, that spills over to the manager as well.

Question 14

Nonprofit organizations are best described as

Accepted Answer

A) public governmental organizations that carry out charitable, educational, religious, literary service, or scientific functions. 
B) private organizations that carry out charitable, educational, religious, literary, service, or scientific functions. 
C) a government agency that returns excess revenue to taxpayers. 
D) a key actor in elite theory.

Question 15

Two considerations define the environment in which public officials operate: electoral accountability (keeping the majority of the public satisfied)and systemic power (the unequal distribution of economic, organizational and social resources).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Local Leadership and Governance

Regime refers to the informal arrangements that surround and complement the formal workings of government authority.

The number of women mayors

Describe the difference between a strong mayor and a weak mayor. In doing so, compare the different challenges they face and how they might overcome these challenges. Provide some specific examples to illustrate your points.

Under the condition of hyperpluralism, weak political leadership and a dispersed business elite have resulted because

An examination of a mayor's formal or structural powers can be used to

Elite theory suggests that multiple open competing groups possess power and rule society.

Nonprofit organizations play an increasingly critical role in many communities. Which of the entities listed are not among the four types of nonprofits referenced in the text?

Increased success by blacks in mayoral elections has led some observers to talk of deracialization , or the de-emphasis of race as a campaign issue. Thus, black candidates running for mayor today

Nonprofit organizations have become a major player in the policy-making and service delivery practices of many communities. Who are these nonprofits, how do they become integrally involved in policymaking, and are they any different than large business interests?

The decisional method is a technique for studying community power in which researchers identify key issues and the individuals who are active in the decision-making process.

According to political scientist Clarence Stone, the concepts of systemic power and strategic advantage explain why community decisions so frequently favor upper-strata interests. Thus,

A majority of members of citizens groups that were surveyed in seven large cities agreed that which of the following was a good description of local politics?

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) , the city manager's professional association, says that city managers should

Nonprofit organizations are best described as

Two considerations define the environment in which public officials operate: electoral accountability (keeping the majority of the public satisfied)and systemic power (the unequal distribution of economic, organizational and social resources).