Question 1

A council-manager system gives executive powers and administrative control to the council-appointed administrator,known as a

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A) quasi-mayor. 
B) city manager. 
C) municipal executive. 
D) chief executive officer. 
A) quasi-mayor. 
B) city manager. 
C) municipal executive. 
D) chief executive officer.

Question 2

Discuss the major differences between the mayor-council and council-manager systems of government.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you think is the better form of local government? Why?

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The major differences between the mayor-

Question 3

Traditionally,counties are

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A) simply large municipalities. 
B) the primary administrative organ of the federal government. 
C) administrative and recordkeeping jurisdictions for their states. 
D) largely unregulated government units. 
A) simply large municipalities. 
B) the primary administrative organ of the federal government. 
C) administrative and recordkeeping jurisdictions for their states. 
D) largely unregulated government units.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true regarding urban machines and municipal districts?

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A) It was easier for a machine to organize a city on ethnic loyalties when district representation on the city council was citywide. 
B) District-based representation helped transfer ethnic-based neighborhood loyalties into political representation. 
C) City councils with a large number of wards allowed distinct,homogeneous neighborhoods to form the basis of an individual district. 
D) Urban machines were able to reach out to various ethnic groups concentrated in different parts of the city. 
A) It was easier for a machine to organize a city on ethnic loyalties when district representation on the city council was citywide. 
B) District-based representation helped transfer ethnic-based neighborhood loyalties into political representation. 
C) City councils with a large number of wards allowed distinct,homogeneous neighborhoods to form the basis of an individual district. 
D) Urban machines were able to reach out to various ethnic groups concentrated in different parts of the city.

Question 5

When balancing the politics of local government,some observers suggest that gains in administrative efficiency may come at the price of

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A) fair representation and qualified officials. 
B) more corrupt party bosses and urban political machines. 
C) less direct control of municipal governments by citizens. 
D) the suppression of political opinions of minorities. 
A) fair representation and qualified officials. 
B) more corrupt party bosses and urban political machines. 
C) less direct control of municipal governments by citizens. 
D) the suppression of political opinions of minorities.

Question 6

All of the following describe special districts EXCEPT

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A) there are nearly 40,000 across the United States. 
B) they are almost always a single-purpose government. 
C) they sometimes cut across city or county lines. 
D) they tend to have hotly contested candidate elections. 
A) there are nearly 40,000 across the United States. 
B) they are almost always a single-purpose government. 
C) they sometimes cut across city or county lines. 
D) they tend to have hotly contested candidate elections.

Question 7

One possible consequence of municipal electoral reforms such as off-year,nonpartisan elections is that they contribute to

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A) biased civil service policies. 
B) barriers to mass participation. 
C) weak municipal executives. 
D) low-level corruption and bribery. 
A) biased civil service policies. 
B) barriers to mass participation. 
C) weak municipal executives. 
D) low-level corruption and bribery.

Question 8

In a political machine,who provides information about the needs of residents and their voting habits to people higher up the political machine hierarchy?

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A) The machine boss 
B) Candidates running for office 
C) The precinct captain 
D) State legislators 
A) The machine boss 
B) Candidates running for office 
C) The precinct captain 
D) State legislators

Question 9

At the end of the 1890s,what reform was seen as a cure for municipal corruptions?

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A) Party bosses 
B) Weak governors 
C) Strong mayors 
D) Malapportioned legislatures 
A) Party bosses 
B) Weak governors 
C) Strong mayors 
D) Malapportioned legislatures

Question 10

Why were many people in Los Angeles outraged with the political institutions of their city when the Rodney King issue surfaced?

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A) The mayor of Los Angeles would not fire the police chief. 
B) The Los Angeles police chief physically abused an African American motorist but was acquitted of all charges. 
C) The Los Angeles charter did not allow the relatively weak mayor to remove the police chief. 
D) Rodney King was fired by the police chief for playing solitaire on his office computer without being issued any prior warnings. 
A) The mayor of Los Angeles would not fire the police chief. 
B) The Los Angeles police chief physically abused an African American motorist but was acquitted of all charges. 
C) The Los Angeles charter did not allow the relatively weak mayor to remove the police chief. 
D) Rodney King was fired by the police chief for playing solitaire on his office computer without being issued any prior warnings.

A council-manager system gives executive powers and administrative control to the council-appointed administrator,known as a

Discuss the major differences between the mayor-council and council-manager systems of government.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you think is the better form of local government? Why?

Traditionally,counties are

Which of the following is NOT true regarding urban machines and municipal districts?

When balancing the politics of local government,some observers suggest that gains in administrative efficiency may come at the price of

All of the following describe special districts EXCEPT

One possible consequence of municipal electoral reforms such as off-year,nonpartisan elections is that they contribute to

In a political machine,who provides information about the needs of residents and their voting habits to people higher up the political machine hierarchy?

At the end of the 1890s,what reform was seen as a cure for municipal corruptions?

Why were many people in Los Angeles outraged with the political institutions of their city when the Rodney King issue surfaced?

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

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Exam 11: The Structure of Local Governments

A council-manager system gives executive powers and administrative control to the council-appointed administrator,known as a

Discuss the major differences between the mayor-council and council-manager systems of government.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you think is the better form of local government? Why?

Traditionally,counties are

Which of the following is NOT true regarding urban machines and municipal districts?

When balancing the politics of local government,some observers suggest that gains in administrative efficiency may come at the price of

All of the following describe special districts EXCEPT

One possible consequence of municipal electoral reforms such as off-year,nonpartisan elections is that they contribute to

In a political machine,who provides information about the needs of residents and their voting habits to people higher up the political machine hierarchy?

At the end of the 1890s,what reform was seen as a cure for municipal corruptions?

Why were many people in Los Angeles outraged with the political institutions of their city when the Rodney King issue surfaced?

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

Morality Policy

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy

Education Policy

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