Deck 13: City Governments: Providing the Basics

Question 1

Compare and contrast the two types of city government. Discuss the roles of council members, the mayor, and the city manager in each of the two types of city government.

Answer 1

No answer

Question 2

Describe the two types of city elections. What are the pros and cons of each system?

Answer 2

No answer

Question 3

Discuss the factors that influence city politics.

Answer 3

No answer

Question 4

Discuss the process of incorporation and the role of the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in that process.

Question 5

Describe and discuss the ways cities gain revenue to provide services, including the pre- Proposition 13 and post-Proposition 13 eras.

Question 6

Areas that are not cities are called

A) towns.
B) villages.
C) unincorporated.
D) condominiums.

Question 7

City government provides services such as

A) Police and fire protection
B) Teacher training
C) university education
D) Netflix

Question 8

The easiest way for a city to collect revenue is through

A) sales tax.
B) having residents sell Avon and donating a portion of the proceeds to the city.
C) employing children to set up lemonade stands on each corner of a particular neighborhood.
D) building casinos.

Question 9

Cities that switch from at-large elections to district-based elections experience

A) chaos.
B) run-off elections.
C) an increase in ethnically diverse representation.
D) a decrease in ethnically diverse representation.

Question 10

California's "open meeting law"

A) is also known as the Brown Act.
B) enables members of the public to speak to an elected body.
C) allows members of the public to review personnel matters and labor negotiations.
D) Both A and B are correct.

Question 11

A council-manager type of city government means that each council member has power equal to one another.

Question 12

In city elections, incumbents rarely get re-elected.

Question 13

Los Angeles has a council-manager form of government.

Question 14

City government is often influenced by well-organized non-affluent groups.

Question 15

In a mayor-council form of government, the mayor has executive responsibility over many operations of the city.