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Chapter 9 Civics

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basic plan for a local governmental unit that defines its powers, responsibilities, and organization.

a)
constitution
b)
bylaw
c)
ordinance
d)
charter
2.

Form of government that has homes, churches, and businesses.

a)

City

b)

Mayor

c)

Town

d)

Village

3.

Includes homes, settlers, and buildings.

a)
cities
b)
towns
c)
villages
d)
settlement
4.

Who sees that ordinances are enforced?

a)
citizens
b)
business owners
c)

mayor

d)
government officials
5.

What are the things that divide a city into several districts called?

a)

Wards

b)
Metropolis
c)
Town
d)
Village
6.

Regulations that govern communities.

a)
Statutes
b)
Bylaws
c)
Constitutions
d)
Ordinances
7.

Lawmaking body of a city.

a)
Metropolitan Senate
b)
Urban Parliament
c)
City Council
d)
City Assembly
8.

Local government body that has legislative and executive powers. It can contain 3-9 people.

a)

Commission

b)
Town assembly
c)
Municipal parliament
d)
County congress
9.

Units such as cities, villages, and boroughs.

a)
States
b)

Municipalities

c)
Territories
d)
Provinces
10.

Unit of local government set up to provide a specific service.

a)
Special district
b)
State government
c)
County
d)
Municipality
11.

Power of a city to write its own municipal charter and manage its own affairs.

a)
Home Rule
b)
City Autonomy
c)
Municipal Sovereignty
d)
Local Governance
12.

When residents of a town meet regularly to discuss issues.

a)

Town meeting

b)
Municipal conference
c)
City gathering
d)
Village assembly
13.

Where do local governments get their power?

a)
From the federal government
b)
Through inheritance from previous local government officials
c)
By winning a popular vote
d)

State Governments

14.

Who enforces law at the county level of government?

a)
City Mayor's Office
b)

Sheriff

c)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
d)
State Governor's Office
15.

What two different levels of government compete to see which laws should be passed. They also fight over tax dollars and businesses.

a)

Local government and state government

b)
National government and provincial government
c)
County government and municipal government
d)
Local government and tribal government
16.

Where did the town form of government begin?

a)
Rome
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)

New England

17.

What includes cities, villages, and boroughs?

a)
Counties
b)
Towns
c)
Provinces
d)
Municipalities
18.

What is an area that requires addressing of a certain need that is not present in the whole district?

a)
Universal-level intervention
b)

Special Districts

c)
Global-level intervention
d)
Macro-level intervention
19.

Cities can write and amend its own municipal charters under what?

a)

Home Rule

b)
City council resolutions
c)
International treaties
d)
Federal regulations
20.

What is a sum of money given to state governments that can be used anyway the state government wants?

a)
Federal fund
b)
Flexible subsidy
c)
State allowance
d)
Block grant
21.

What are funds given by the federal government for specific projects?

a)
Donations
b)
Aid
c)
Subsidies
d)

Grants-in-aid

22.

Mayor-council, comission plan, and council-manager are all what?

a)
Categories of computer programming languages
b)
Methods of food preservation
c)

Forms of city government organization

d)
Types of transportation systems
23.

What is the largest form of local government?

a)
County government
b)
City government
c)
State government
d)
Town government
24.

How were early congressional districts divided?

a)

6-mile squares

b)

8-mile squares

c)

10-mile squares

d)

5-mile squares

25.

In county's where there is no leader of the executive branch, who is responsible?

a)
The local police department takes over the responsibilities
b)
The nearest neighboring county's leader assumes the responsibilities
c)
The responsibility is left to the citizens to manage
d)

Responsibility is typically distributed among other council managers.

26.

To the north of Somerset county is what county along with its county seat?

a)

Cambria-Ebensburg

b)

Westmoreland-Greensburg

c)

Fayette-Uniontown

d)

Bedford-Bedford

27.

To the Northwest of Somerset is which county along with its county seat?

a)

Cambria-Ebensburg

b)

Westmoreland-Greensburg

c)

Fayette-Uniontown

d)

Bedford-Bedford

28.

To the Southwest of Somerset is which county along with its county seat?

a)

Fayette-Uniontown

b)

Bedford-Bedford

c)

Westmoreland-Greensburg

d)

Cambria-Ebensburg

29.

To the East of Somerset is which county along with its county seat?

a)

Bedford-Bedford

b)

Fayette-Uniontown

c)

Westmoreland-Greensburg

d)

Cambria-Ebensburg