WorksheetsLocal Government Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of these services is NOT provided by the local government?
Health care
Public transportation
Waste disposal
Animal control
The money that people give to the government to help fund various services:
Goods
Taxes
Services
Profit
Local government collects most of its revenue from ...
User fees and sales of goods
Property tax
Rental equipment
From other levels of government
The money that the local government spends is called ...
Expenditures
Taxes
Revenue
User fees
True or False:
Every community has their own unique bylaws.
True
False
What does the local government NOT spend its money on?
Administration
Roads
New countertops for your kitchen
Parks and recreation
Who introduces a bylaw at a council meeting?
Mayor
City manager
Lawyer
Councillor
If a motion is voted in favour, then what does it become?
A good motion
A bylaw
A skin on Fortnite
A motion
What is not a job of the school board trustee?
Make decisions about services and programming
Decide how the budget is spent
Make rules for schools
Mark quizzes and assignments
How can we participate in the local government?
Write letters to the council
Start a petition
Vote
All of the above
A group of concerned citizens and members of government who give advice to the council is called a/an
Council
Advisory committee
Local government
Trustee
A piece of paper used for voting that lists the names of the candidates ...
Council
Revenue
Ballot
Petition
A person hired to run or work in a government department ...
Civil servant
Mayor
Reeve
Trustee
An idea or proposal discussed and voted on at a meeting is called a ...
Crash guard
Petition
Ballot
Motion
Examples include seniors' facilities, public transportation, libraries, fire protection and roads
Budget
Local government
Services
Urban
Which of the following is NOT a recommended way to participate in local government?
Running for office
Voting
Taking part in town hall meetings
Tweeting rude things
Which statement about school boards and municipal governments is not true?
They both have a leadership team
They both create rules to be followed
They both have budgets that must be balanced
They both have a leader that is elected by the public
