Chapter 8 Quiz

The number of school districts are ____________ and special districts are _____________.

decreasing / increasing

Local governments are primarily financed by ________________.

property tax and sales tax

Which of the following is FALSE about city elections?

City elections are partisan.

Which of the following is FALSE about city government.

We adopted our city government from the French.

In the council-manager form of city government, the mayor is ____________ and the manager is ___________.

strong / appointed

Which of the following is TRUE about city elections?

- Ballots for city elections are printed by the government since the reform movement. - City elections are non-partisan. - Turnout for city elections is low.

Which of the following IS part of the function of a special district?

- Building a sewage treatment plant. - Building a flood prevention program. - Building a water treatment plant.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Independent school districts?

- School superintendents are appointed - Independent school districts provide K-12 public education - Property tax rates and spending per student is negatively correlated

Which of the following is TRUE about city government.

- The city council is the legislative branch of the city government. - The oldest form of city government is the mayor-council form of government. - The mayor heads the executive branch of the city government.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the county government?

- The county government in Texas is called the Texas Commissioners Court. - The county government maintains property records. - The county government maintains rural roads.

The free market is unable to provide our basic utilities because _____________ and _____________.

- we do not want to rely on monopolies for basic necessities since there can only be one company to operate each utility - the startup costs are too expensive for private corporations to take the risks

Which of the following statements is FALSE about Independent school districts?

All independent school districts are run by the city government.

Which of the following is NOT part of the function of a special district?

Building city streets.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the county government?

The county government provides K-12 public education.

Cities and counties grow in size through _____________ and ______________.

annexation / consolidation