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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.

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

• governing the county, overseeing departments, and creating policies.

• governing the county, overseeing departments, and creating policies.

• governing the county with a council and an executive

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

Which of these levels of governments are categorized as local governments?

• counties and states

• states and municipalities

• counties and municipalities

• counties, states, and municipalities

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.

A municipality’s infrastructure includes which of the following?

• private homes

• public utilities

• government

• school boards

Before building a new sports stadium near the waterfront, a city is most likely to establish

• a municipal department.

• a redevelopment district.

• a commission system.

• a chief executive.

Which is the best example of zoning?

• A city school board meets to determine a school’s policies.

• A town creates a school district and a business district.

• A city fixes streets and damaged pipe systems.

• A council works to create an effective town budget.

Which statement best describes a commission system?

• A legislative body hires a leader to oversee city departments.

• An elected leader and an elected legislative body share responsibility.

• A leader oversees city departments, and a legislative body has limited power.

• A legislative body oversees city departments directly.

A state’s legislative branch

• makes laws and approves budgets.

• oversees agencies and the executive branch.

• organizes national, state, and local elections.

• oversees public health and safety.

States mainly raise revenue by

• collecting taxes from citizens.

• collecting taxes from other states.

• sharing in taxes collected by other states.

• sharing in taxes collected by the US government.