Local Government

True or False: Another name for a local government is a municipal government

• True

• False

True or False: A bylaw applies to all of Alberta

• True

• False

True or False: Local government is responsible for health care

• True

• False

True or False: Local government is responsible for libraries

• True

• False

What 2 titles can the head of the local government be called?

• Reeve

• Premier

• Mayor

• Councilor

Local government must have an _____ number of councilors.

• Even

• Odd

How long does an individual have to live in a municipality to vote in a local election?

• 1 year

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

To be nominated for local government, you must be how old?

• 17 years old

• 18 years old

• 17 years, 364 days old

• 21 years old

To be a city, the municipality must have more than ___ residents.

• 100,000

• 5,000

• 1,000

• 10,000

Local governments are a form of...

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy