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What is the main source of income for local governments?
What is the main source of income for local governments?
- Taxes on land and buildings (correct)
- Fees and fines
- Grants from the federal government
- Sales taxes
Where do the powers of local governments in the United States usually come from?
Where do the powers of local governments in the United States usually come from?
- The city residents
- The state constitutions (correct)
- The county governments
- The federal government
What defines a municipality in most states?
What defines a municipality in most states?
- A place with the highest tax revenue
- An area with organized government providing services (correct)
- An area with many commercial buildings
- A place with a large population
What is a characteristic of the commission government?
What is a characteristic of the commission government?
Why have many cities shifted from a commission form of government to a council-manager or mayor-council system?
Why have many cities shifted from a commission form of government to a council-manager or mayor-council system?
What is the main purpose of a special district in municipal government?
What is the main purpose of a special district in municipal government?
Why have some metropolitan areas created councils bringing together city and suburban officials?
Why have some metropolitan areas created councils bringing together city and suburban officials?
What is a city charter in the context of local government?
What is a city charter in the context of local government?
What distinguishes the strong-mayor system from the weak-mayor system in a mayor-council form of government?
What distinguishes the strong-mayor system from the weak-mayor system in a mayor-council form of government?
What is the primary responsibility of a city manager in the council-manager form of local government?
What is the primary responsibility of a city manager in the council-manager form of local government?
What is the main source of income for local governments?
What is the main source of income for local governments?
Where do local governments get the powers they have in the United States?
Where do local governments get the powers they have in the United States?
What defines a municipality in most states?
What defines a municipality in most states?
What is a defining characteristic of the commission form of government?
What is a defining characteristic of the commission form of government?
Why have many cities shifted from a commission form of government to a council-manager or mayor-council system?
Why have many cities shifted from a commission form of government to a council-manager or mayor-council system?
What is the primary purpose of a special district in municipal government?
What is the primary purpose of a special district in municipal government?
What defines a metropolitan area according to the U.S. Census Bureau?
What defines a metropolitan area according to the U.S. Census Bureau?
What is the purpose of a city charter in local government?
What is the purpose of a city charter in local government?
What distinguishes the strong-mayor system from the weak-mayor system in a mayor-council form of government?
What distinguishes the strong-mayor system from the weak-mayor system in a mayor-council form of government?
Under the council-manager form of local government, what is the role of the city manager?
Under the council-manager form of local government, what is the role of the city manager?
