Exam 11: Local Government: Function Follows Form

An elected executive and an elected legislature are found in which of the following?

Local governments are evenly dispersed geographically.

Legislative and executive powers are separated in ______ form of local government.

Rhode Island and ______ are the only states that have no county governments.

The U.S. county with the smallest population is located in ______.

Geographical subdivisions known as counties are referred to as ______ in Alaska.

Professional executives who manage the day-to-day operations of government are known as ______.

What is the difference between a strong-mayor and a weak-mayor system?

What type of political jurisdiction is created from the bottom up?

Special districts do not encompass ______.

In ______, townships are the traditional form of local governance.

People tend to trust state government more than local government.

States and localities are in a unitary relationship, with localities dependent on states for power.

______ governments are historically rural governments that help conduct state government business.

______ are generally lined up with city council electoral districts.

What is the difference between ward, or district, elections and at-large elections?

______ states have a particularly weak tradition of active civic participation.

The elected executive in a municipality is known as a ______.

In terms of political system, states and localities share a confederal relationship.

Approximately how many special districts are there in the United States?