Home rule refers to the authority granted to municipal governments to govern themselves and make decisions on local matters without needing direct oversight from the state government.

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What Is Home Rule

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What is home rule?

A) It is the right of the federal government to protect its own shores against foreign invasion.
B) It is the authority of states to enact federal programs as they wish.
C) It is the right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in certain administrative areas.
D) It is a person's right to defend his or her property as he or she sees fit.
E) It is a local government's ability to tax those people who shop within that local government's boundaries.

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