Chapter 9 Local Government
obey it
U.s constitution is the supreme law of the land and all levels of government must
town government
a blank is a unit of local government, usually larger than a village and smaller than a city, which first developed in new England.
true
a city government is generally the larges kind of municipality.
charter
basic plan of local government
direct democracy
blank is practical in small communities because it is easy for all voters to gather in one central location at one time.
broad purposes
block grants are funds given by the federal government for
false
council-manager of government voters elect a city council but not the heads of city department.
counties
divisions of most states into smaller areas
sheriff
enforces the county laws
for specific purposes
grant-in-aid are given to states
false
home rule takes power from the cities and gives it to the townships.
city charter
if the population of a village or borough becomes large enough, the people may ask the state legislature to grant a blank to the community.
built it themselves
in colonial days if a town wanted a road the townspeople
new jersey
in the 1800s which state became the first state to use state funds to help its counties improve their local roads?
congress
in the early 1800s, blank divided the newly settled land into square units that later become townships.
county cleark
keeps our county records.
city
largest type of municipality
true
oldest and most common form of government is the mayor-council.
public education
one of the most important areas in which governments cooperate is
vote
people at a town meeting have a chance to blank out the issues discussed at the meeting.
commission
people living in certain areas may decide they have a special need. in that case, they may go directly to the state legislature and ask for a charter to set up a blank addressing their need.
ordinances
regulations that govern a community
district attorney
represents the state government in county trials
to attract industry
states compete with each other
township
states such as new york, new jersey, and pennsylinvania used a form of local government called a
assure the quality of life in the u.s
states work with local governments to
town
the blank form of government began in new england colonies.
true
the commission form of government can be a disadvantage for a city when voters sometimes find it difficult to elect officials who know how to run a department of the city's govenment.
false
the first commission plan of government
towns meetings
the people of the early new england town met regularly for blank to discuss issues and decide how they should be handled.
true
under the commission form of government, a city is governed by a commission usually consisting of 3-9 appointed officials.
true
under the council-manager system, city managers are appointed not elected so that they are usually free from political pressure.
false
under the strong-mayor plan the mayor draws up a city budget but is unable to appoint a city official.
true
under the weak-mayor plan the city council holds more power.
municipality
unit of local government incorporated by the state.
parishes
what Louisiana calls its division.
boroughs
what alaska calls its divison.
village
when rural communities grow to a population of 200 to 300, their residents may decide to establish a blank or a borough.
federal government
which of the following might u.s. citizen be obligated to pay taxes to?
state and local
which of the following pays for most of the interstate highway system today?
