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What is the definition of a municipality?

a division of government directly below the state level

a city department charged with enforcing local laws

a city, town, or village with its own government

a set of laws and policies for a county

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A municipality’s infrastructure includes which of the following?

private homes

public utilities

government

school boards

Which best describes county governments?

They are overseen by a mayor and department chairs.

They are established as outlined by the US Constitution.

They have executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

They are established as outlined by a state’s constitution.

Incorporation creates a local government and

divides a state into separate counties with their own leaders.

determines who will serve as mayor and council members.

creates geographic boundaries for villages, towns, and cities.

manages the court system on the county and city level.

In a supervisor system, a board of supervisors is responsible for

governing the county, overseeing departments, and creating policies.

governing the county, with little power to create policies.

governing the county with a council and an executive.

governing the county, creating policies, and supervising a council.

A citizen becomes involved in the policymaking function of local government by

obeying local laws.

paying local taxes.

using the local public library.

learning about local issues.

One example of regulating zoning is

limiting the number of fast-food restaurants that can be built near a residential area.

making sure trash pickup, street cleaning, and snow-plowing services are in place.

raising revenue for a new city hall to replace an existing structure that is in disrepair.

staffing local public swimming pools and beaches with qualified lifeguards.

While most funding for cities and counties is raised through local taxes and fees, what other revenue source makes up about a third of most municipal revenues?

state and federal funds

corporate donations

annual fundraisers

ticket sales for public events

In what way are a mayor-council system and a council-manager system similar?

In both systems, a council is responsible for making laws and policies.

In both systems, a council hires someone to oversee city departments.

In both systems, elected commissioners oversee the council.

In both systems, an elected leader shares power with the council.

A local government gets about the same amount of revenue from property, sales, and income taxes as it does from

other local fees.

state and federal funds.

fund-raising events.

utility bills.

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