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Local Government

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The largest land size local government and subdivision of a state is ______ government.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

county

e)

township

2.

A subdivision of a county in the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West states is a _______.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

county

e)

township

3.

In most states, the smallest population local government is a _______.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

county

e)

township

4.

In most states, a _______ is between a village and a city in terms of population size.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

county

e)

township

5.

A/n ________ is a general term that refers to all governments found within a county, and township in Mid-West and Mid-Atlantic states.

a)

ordinance

b)

charter

c)

municipality

d)

incorporation

e)

metropolitan area

6.

In the New England states, a _______ is a very small municipality that often has a direct democracy.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

town

e)

township

7.

Within a county, a _______ is the largest population type municipality.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

town

e)

township

8.

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.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

county

e)

township

9.

A _______ is a unit of local government that has local examples that include Greenfield, Tyrone, Snyder, Logan, Catharine, Blair, Woodbury, and Juniata.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

county

e)

township

10.

A _______ is a unit of local government that offers special services across the borders of municipalities and includes examples such as school districts.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

special districts

e)

township

11.

A/n ________ is a person who is given (through voting) the power to act for others, often seen in township governments.

a)

ordinance

b)

charter

c)

municipality

d)

trustee

12.

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.

a)

village

b)

borough

c)

city

d)

county

e)

township

13.

A/n ________ is a law made by a local government.

a)

ordinance

b)

charter

c)

municipality

d)

incorporation

e)

metropolitan area

14.

A/n ________ is a city and its surrounding area.

a)

ordinance

b)

charter

c)

municipality

d)

incorporation

e)

metropolitan area

15.

________ is the process by which a state establishes a city (or any other municipality) as a legal body.

a)

ordinance

b)

charter

c)

municipality

d)

incorporation

e)

metropolitan area

16.

A/n________ is a city's (or any other municipality's) basic law and plan of government.

a)

ordinance

b)

charter

c)

municipality

d)

incorporation

e)

metropolitan area

17.

A ______ is the oldest and most common form of city government and has both an elected legislature and chief executive.

a)

Mayor-Council

b)

Council-Manager

c)

Council-Commission

d)

Commission

18.

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.

a)

Mayor-Council

b)

Council-Manager

c)

Council-Commission

d)

Commission

19.

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.

a)

Mayor-Council

b)

Council-Manager

c)

Council-Commission

d)

Commission

20.

________ 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).

a)

ordinance

b)

charter

c)

municipality

d)

incorporation

e)

zoning

21.

Which Blair County Township is number 3 in the attached map?

a)

Antis

b)

Catharine

c)

Greenfield

d)

Juniata

22.

Which Blair County Township is number 6 in the attached map?

a)

Antis

b)

Catharine

c)

North Woodbury

d)

Juniata

23.

Which Blair County Township is number 10 in the attached map?

a)

Antis

b)

Catharine

c)

North Woodbury

d)

Juniata

24.

Which Blair County Township is number 12 in the attached map?

a)

Logan

b)

Frankstown

c)

North Woodbury

d)

Juniata

25.

Which Blair County Township is number 15 in the attached map?

a)

Logan

b)

Frankstown

c)

North Woodbury

d)

Juniata