Question 1

Many suburban dwellers commute into cities and use city services during the workday but do not pay income taxes in the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Also called a _________, a Metropolitan Statistical Area includes at least one "core" urban area of at least 50,000 people and any adjacent outlying counties "that have a high degree of social and economic integration (as measured by commuting to work) with the urban core."

Accepted Answer

A)  metroplex
B)  metro area
C)  metropolis
D)  Met-stat
E)  None of the above B

Question 3

Those who prefer to live in cities are attracted by

Accepted Answer

A)  employment opportunities.
B)  diversity of people.
C)  cultural centers.
D)  professional sports teams.
E)  All of the above E

Question 4

By the end of the nineteenth century, _______ granted constitutional independence to some local units, primarily larger cities, giving them constitutional authority over their form of government and a wide range of other matters.With this protection, state legislatures could no longer determine the structure and powers of local units.

Accepted Answer

A)  the separation clause
B)  constitutional home rule
C)  the Fifteenth Amendment
D)  the Sixteenth Amendment
E)  tacit consent

Question 5

__________ are countywide contests, not elections in which each board member is chosen from a different district; usually, the several top vote-getters all win seats in at-large elections.

Accepted Answer

A)  Runoff elections
B)  At-large elections
C)  Primary elections
D)  Caucuses
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Special districts are often created to

Accepted Answer

A)  solve problems that overlap government boundaries.
B)  solve the problems of local city government.
C)  integrate school districts.
D)  spread the tax burden over a wider area.
E)  All of the above

Question 7

Child poverty is statistically associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  poor health.
B)  infant mortality.
C)  stunted growth.
D)  low achievement.
E)  All of the above

Question 8

A charter is to a city what the Constitution is to the national government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most new immigrants to the U.S.settle initially in rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Typical county authorities involve all of the following EXCEPT (a)

Accepted Answer

A)  sheriff.
B)  county clerk.
C)  school board.
D)  coroner.
E)  All of the above

Question 11

Special districts are often created to spread tax burdens over a wider area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Since the founding of the United States, governments have had the power to take private land for public purposes, even without the consent of the landowner.This power, called _________, comes from English common law.

Accepted Answer

A)  right of way
B)  eminent domain
C)  easement
D)  enclosure
E)  None of the above

Question 13

There are fewer than 4,000 ________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  school districts
B)  special districts
C)  counties
D)  local governments
E)  municipals

Question 14

Smaller municipalities located near larger central cities have been swallowed up by the growth of suburbs and absorbed by the larger _______ area composed of the central city and all its suburban areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  megaplex
B)  metropolitan
C)  metroplex
D)  urbanex
E)  cosmopolitan

Question 15

The size of counties was originally based on

Accepted Answer

A)  surveyed maps that indicated geographical contiguity.
B)  size of the population.
C)  travel time for reaching the county seat.
D)  state-mandated requirements for size and population ratio.
E)  All of the above

Question 16

Aristotle observed that people came together in the cities for security, but they stayed there for

Accepted Answer

A)  comfort.
B)  companionship.
C)  amenities.
D)  a good life.
E)  experience.

Question 17

Grover Cleveland was the mayor of Buffalo prior to becoming President of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Reformers in the early 1900s acclaimed the council-manager plan, also known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  strong mayor-council form.
B)  city-manager plan.
C)  weak mayor-council form.
D)  special district.
E)  single manager plan.

Question 19

Approximately 27% of American people live in

Accepted Answer

A)  large cities.
B)  small towns.
C)  suburban areas.
D)  medium-sized towns.
E)  small cities (less than 100,000) .

Question 20

There are roughly 3,000 counties in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Local Governments and Metropolitics

Many suburban dwellers commute into cities and use city services during the workday but do not pay income taxes in the city.

Also called a _________, a Metropolitan Statistical Area includes at least one "core" urban area of at least 50,000 people and any adjacent outlying counties "that have a high degree of social and economic integration (as measured by commuting to work) with the urban core."

Those who prefer to live in cities are attracted by

__________ are countywide contests, not elections in which each board member is chosen from a different district; usually, the several top vote-getters all win seats in at-large elections.

Special districts are often created to

Child poverty is statistically associated with

A charter is to a city what the Constitution is to the national government.

Most new immigrants to the U.S.settle initially in rural areas.

Typical county authorities involve all of the following EXCEPT (a)

Special districts are often created to spread tax burdens over a wider area.

Since the founding of the United States, governments have had the power to take private land for public purposes, even without the consent of the landowner.This power, called _________, comes from English common law.

There are fewer than 4,000 ________ in the United States.

Smaller municipalities located near larger central cities have been swallowed up by the growth of suburbs and absorbed by the larger _______ area composed of the central city and all its suburban areas.

The size of counties was originally based on

Aristotle observed that people came together in the cities for security, but they stayed there for

Grover Cleveland was the mayor of Buffalo prior to becoming President of the United States.

Reformers in the early 1900s acclaimed the council-manager plan, also known as the

Approximately 27% of American people live in

There are roughly 3,000 counties in the United States.