Municipal Governments

About what percentage of Americans live in urban areas?

• 10 percent

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

• 95 percent

Home rule allows cities to _______.

• write their own charters

• refuse to follow state rules

• enslave their residents

• wage war on other cities

A central city and its surrounding suburbs is known as a ______.

• metropolitan area

• megalopolis

• district

• council of governments

The most recently introduced form of city government is the _______.

• strong-mayor system

• weak-mayor system

• commission form

• council-manager form

The largest territorial and political subdivision of a state is a _______.

• ward

• county

• district

• metropolitan area

Midwestern and Southern states have so many relatively small counties because of _______.

• their large populations

• their small populations

• a law passed by Congress

• concern over residents’ proximity to the county courthouse

Which county official keeps government records and often supervises county elections?

• coroner

• county clerk

• assessor

• treasurer

In New England, counties are often divided into smaller political units called _______.

• cities

• sub-counties

• towns

• municipalities

Townships in the Midwest are _______.

• not very common

• usually 36 square miles

• identical to New England towns

• overseen by selectmen

The smallest unit of local government is the _______.

• suburb

• township

• village

• county seat