AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: L11 Local Government

How many branches make up the federal government in the United States?

3

a domestic initiative established for adults between the ages of 18 and 24 to provide community assistance

AmeriCorps

In what ways do cities provide support for local businesses?

Cities often allow companies to establish monopolies for essential services., Cities offer contract work to private businesses., Cities can provide incentives, like tax breaks, to entice new businesses.

What is the significance of the freegan movement?

Freegans promote civic responsibility by attempting

Who promoted civic responsibility by cataloguing natural processes to reshape the parks service?

George Wright

How did George Wright promote civic responsibility?

He catalogued natural processes to reshape the parks service

What is the significance of the Fourth Amendment?

It protects people from unlawful searches and seizures

With limited funding, which education system did Horace Mann revamp?

Massachusetts

Jane Addams won the __________ for helping the community of Chicago by improving education, reforming labor laws, and fighting for minority rights.

Nobel Peace Prize

__________ is the act of gathering signatures to show support for changing an existing law or creating a new law.

Petitioning

an organized way for citizens 55 years and older to provide their services to the community

Senior Corps

__________ started as a social movement by the wealthy and middle classes to assist the poor. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

Settlement houses

program seeking new solutions to issues that confront communities throughout the country, like economic improvement and youth development

Social Innovation Fund

What are some national programs that enable people to volunteer?

Social Innovation Fund, United We Serve, AmeriCorps

How did settlement houses improve the community?

Those in need could gain access to important services

Where did Jane Addams get the idea to start a settlement house in Chicago?

Toynbee Hall in London, England

organization encouraging Americans to volunteer

United We Serve

program investing money for recruiting volunteers at the local and state level

Volunteer Generation Fund

What are some duties a mayor must perform?

acting as head of the city, enforcing official documents, presiding over council meetings

Which of the following bodies are included in local government?

arts council, chamber of commerce, school board

municipalities found within larger cities

boroughs

How does the freegan movement seek to improve the community?

civic responsibility

The philosophy behind freeganism stems from a desire to reduce __________ created in a capitalist society.

communal waste

a form of government in which an elected council serves as a legislative body for the city

council-manager

Horace Mann believed that through __________, citizens could fully put into practice the freedoms provided through the Constitution.

education

The lowest percentages of civic engagement are found at the local level of government.

false

Jane Addams helped the community of Chicago by __________. Which options correctly complete the sentence?

improving education, reforming labor laws, fighting for minority rights

Settlement houses led many people to believe that __________. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

it is important to improve the community through public services

At which level of government is the lowest percentage of civic engagement?

local

The best way people can start to improve the nation is at the __________ level.

local

a form of government in which the mayor acts as the executive branch of the city, and the council acts as the legislative branch

mayor-council

a large city that has grown to the point that it engulfs neighboring municipalities

megalopolis

legally organized areas where people live

municipality

The spirit of George Wright is a spirit of __________, and knowing what the right thing is to do.

persevering

Today, the police cannot search a person's body, car, or home without __________.

probable cause

The Fourth Amendment protects people from unlawful __________.

searches and seizures

a six-square-mile area that has been plotted into sections by the United States Public Land Survey System.

survey township

Like a cake, government comprises different layers that all share powers.

true

If citizens cannot elicit support from a local representative, what are other ways in which they can change local laws?

writing a bill, protesting

In what ways can people change the law?

writing a bill, protesting, petitioning, speaking to their elected representatives