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WorksheetsCh. 7 Local Government Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A central city, its suburbs, and the surrounding counties.
a)
suburban area
b)
metropolitan area
c)
megalopolis
2.
A city and the places around the city.
a)
urban area
b)
rural area
c)
megalopolis
3.
An area made up or two or more metropolitan areas.
a)
suburban area
b)
megalopolis
c)
urban area
4.
An area with very few people; these people live in small towns or on farms and ranches.
a)
urban area
b)
suburban area
c)
rural area
5.
An area around a central city where people live.
a)
suburban area
b)
megalopolis
c)
urban area
6.
The kind of government a community has depends on the __________ and _________ of the community
a)
mayor and council
b)
vote and type
c)
size and type
7.
Before 1920, most Americans lived in _____________.
a)
suburban areas
b)
rural areas
c)
urban areas
8.
Most Americans live in ___________ today.
a)
urban areas
b)
suburban areas
c)
rural areas
9.
About _________% of Americans live in rural areas today.
a)
23
b)
30
c)
20
10.
Why did people start to move to suburban areas?
a)
money
b)
schools
c)
cars
11.
What is one metropolitan area?
a)
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
b)
Boston
c)
Latrobe-Greensburg-Irwin
12.
A city, town, or village.
a)
municipality
b)
urban area
c)
town
13.
A smaller division of local government that is run by a town meeting and located in New England.
a)
township
b)
rural area
c)
town
14.
A small division of local government that is set up for a specific reason.
a)
special district
b)
municipality
c)
megalopolis
15.
A smaller division of local government that is run by a township meeting, a board of trustees, or a board of supervisors.
a)
municipality
b)
Latrobe
c)
township
16.
What is the largest division of local government in a state?
a)
town
b)
county
c)
country
17.
What is the county government called?
a)
Board of commissioners
b)
Board of trustees
c)
Board of directors
18.
What is something that a county government is in charge of?
a)
running schools
b)
marriage licenses
c)
Vetoes laws
19.
A person who is hired to run a city.
a)
commissioner
b)
city manager
c)
Governor
20.
The form for city government that is made up of a group of 3 to 9 people.
a)
council
b)
party
c)
commission
21.
The form of city government that is made up of a city, manager, a city council, and a weak mayor.
a)
Strong-mayor government
b)
weak-mayor government
c)
Council-manager system
22.
The form of city government that is made up of a mayor and a city council.
a)
mayor-council system
b)
democracy
c)
strong-mayor government
23.
A mayor-council government in which the mayor has more power than the council.
a)
commission
b)
Weak-mayor government
c)
strong-mayor government
24.
A mayor-council government in which the mayor has more power than the council.
a)
commission
b)
Weak-mayor government
c)
strong-mayor government
25.
A mayor-council government in which the power is divided evenly between the mayor and other elected officials.
a)
council-manager system
b)
mayor-council system
c)
weak-mayor government
26.
True or False: Municipal governments usually provide less services than counties.
a)
True
b)
False
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