WorksheetsLocal Government
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The largest land size local government and subdivision of a state is ______ government.
village
borough
city
county
township
A subdivision of a county in the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West states is a _______.
village
borough
city
county
township
In most states, the smallest population local government is a _______.
village
borough
city
county
township
In most states, a _______ is between a village and a city in terms of population size.
village
borough
city
county
township
A/n ________ is a general term that refers to all governments found within a county, and township in Mid-West and Mid-Atlantic states.
ordinance
charter
municipality
incorporation
metropolitan area
In the New England states, a _______ is a very small municipality that often has a direct democracy.
village
borough
city
town
township
Within a county, a _______ is the largest population type municipality.
village
borough
city
town
township
A _______ is a unit of local government that has a Sheriff as it's chief law enforcement officer and a district attorney who prosecutes law breakers.
village
borough
city
county
township
A _______ is a unit of local government that has local examples that include Greenfield, Tyrone, Snyder, Logan, Catharine, Blair, Woodbury, and Juniata.
village
borough
city
county
township
A _______ is a unit of local government that offers special services across the borders of municipalities and includes examples such as school districts.
village
borough
city
special districts
township
A/n ________ is a person who is given (through voting) the power to act for others, often seen in township governments.
ordinance
charter
municipality
trustee
A _______ is a unit of local government in Pennsylvania that is led by a group of three commissioners that have both legislative and executive authority.
village
borough
city
county
township
A/n ________ is a law made by a local government.
ordinance
charter
municipality
incorporation
metropolitan area
A/n ________ is a city and its surrounding area.
ordinance
charter
municipality
incorporation
metropolitan area
________ is the process by which a state establishes a city (or any other municipality) as a legal body.
ordinance
charter
municipality
incorporation
metropolitan area
A/n________ is a city's (or any other municipality's) basic law and plan of government.
ordinance
charter
municipality
incorporation
metropolitan area
A ______ is the oldest and most common form of city government and has both an elected legislature and chief executive.
Mayor-Council
Council-Manager
Council-Commission
Commission
A ______ is the newest and least common form of city government and has joint legislature and executive branch that are elected as individual department leaders.
Mayor-Council
Council-Manager
Council-Commission
Commission
A ______ is a form of city government that has a chief executive who is hired to run the city like a business and is often an educated professional in this area.
Mayor-Council
Council-Manager
Council-Commission
Commission
________ is the process that is used to determine where homes and businesses may be built in a city (and what heights and sizes buildings may be).
ordinance
charter
municipality
incorporation
zoning
Which Blair County Township is number 3 in the attached map?
Antis
Catharine
Greenfield
Juniata
Which Blair County Township is number 6 in the attached map?
Antis
Catharine
North Woodbury
Juniata
Which Blair County Township is number 10 in the attached map?
Antis
Catharine
North Woodbury
Juniata
Which Blair County Township is number 12 in the attached map?
Logan
Frankstown
North Woodbury
Juniata
Which Blair County Township is number 15 in the attached map?
Logan
Frankstown
North Woodbury
Juniata
