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Govt 9
Test Description: 9
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a city ordinance?
A
the basic law of a municipality that defines its powers, responsibilities, and organization
B
a law adopted by a municipality
C
a contractual agreement among urban homeowners to manage their subdivision
D
a professional administrator hired to run a city govermnet
2) which of the following statements about general-law citiesis/are true?
A
general-law cities must have city charters
B
general-law cities are bound by Dillon's rule
C
municipalities with fewer than 5k people must be general-law cities
D
all of the above
3) why does the texas legislature sometimes enact population bracket laws?
A
to increase representation in the legislature for large urban areas
B
to prevent any city in the state from adopting its own min-wage law
C
to allow larger municipalities to become homerule cities
D
to target individual cities, such as austin or houston
4) which of the following is/are responsible for setting the tax rate and adopting a budget for a city govenment in texas
A
the mayor and city council
B
the tx leg
C
the city manager
D
the gov
5) which of the following tx cities use(s0 the mayor-council form of city govenment?
A
all of the above
B
houston
C
san antonio
D
dallas
6) in City ABC, voters throuhgout the city cast ballots for canidates running for all of the city's council seats. What sort of election system does City ABC have?
A
at-large election system
B
nonpartisan election system
C
district election system
D
cumulative election system
7) a minority rights group wants 2 increse minority representation on city council of 1 of state's major cities.Which of the following electoral reforms would it b most likely 2 supp
A
nonpartisan election system
B
all of the above
C
district election system
D
at-large election system
8) a local program that enhances a community's economic position in its compettion with other communities is the def of which of the following terms?
A
allocational urban policy
B
developmental urban policy
C
pluralist urban policy
D
redistributive urban policy
9) city ABC is building a new football stadium n order 2 keep its NFL team frm moving 2another city.Building football stadium is ex of which of the following types of policies?
A
redistributive urban policy
B
pluralist urban policy
C
developmental urban policy
D
elitist urban policy
10) Programs that benefit low-income residents of an area are known as which of the following?
A
redistributive
B
allocational
C
developmental
D
plurist
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