7th Grade Chapter 14

Local governments provide services such as police and fire protection, schools, and road maintenance.

• False

• True

_____________typically provides sewer and water services.

• appointed selectmen

• board of assessors

• county government

• district attorney's office

Local taxes, fines, and fees pay for all locally provided services.

• True

• False

To receive a state charter officially recognizing the government of a locality is to ___________.

• incorporate

• levy

• home rule

• selectmen

The mayor-council form of government is based on the separation of powers.

• False

• True

A __________is formed by a large city and its suburbs.

• incorporate

• village

• township

• metropolitan area

Under the weak-mayor system, the council names department heads and makes most policy decisions.

• True

• False

_________allows cities to write their own charters, choose their own type of government, and manage their own affairs.

• levy

• home rule

• incorporate

• selectmen

Town meetings are typically held once every month.

• False

• True

To demand and collect a tax or other payment is to _______.

• incorporate

• hone rule

• levy

• immigrate