A ________ form of government is one in which public policies are developed by the city council and executive and administrative functions are assigned to a professional city manager.
  • district clerk
  • Special District
  • special districts
  • council manager
Why are Texas counties important?
  • the provision of emergency welfare assistance.
  • They provide the main form of government in rural areas.
  • Texas voters in the areas that will be covered
  • They are a regional board meant to coordinate local planning and economic development.
Home-rule charters provide for all of the following EXCEPT
  • the provision of emergency welfare assistance.
  • draft standardized evaluation exams.
  • Texas voters in the areas that will be covered
  • consisting of a population less than 5,000.
________ is a unit of local government that performs a single service in a limited geographic area.
  • Special District
  • council manager
  • special districts
  • district clerk
Which of the following is NOT a key difference between the mayor-council and the council-manager forms of local government?
  • the financial burden of capital murder trials
  • The commissioner form of government is currently popular among the largest cities in Texas.
  • All counties have approximately the same number of people.
  • In the council-manager system, local politics is viewed as a full-time job, unlike in the mayor-council system.
Which of the following is a source of often unanticipated costs faced by county governments?
  • All counties have approximately the same number of people.
  • the financial burden of capital murder trials
  • The commissioner form of government is currently popular among the largest cities in Texas.
  • special districts
Commissioner forms of government were at their height of popularity
  • property taxes and user fees
  • consisting of a population less than 5,000.
  • in 1918, during the Progressive era.
  • roads and bridges
Which of the following statements about the commissioner form of government is FALSE?
  • All counties have approximately the same number of people.
  • They are a regional board meant to coordinate local planning and economic development.
  • The commissioner form of government is currently popular among the largest cities in Texas.
  • the financial burden of capital murder trials
San Antonio operates under which style of city government?
  • council manager
  • special districts
  • roads and bridges
  • Special District
A school board can do all of the following EXCEPT
  • the financial burden of capital murder trials
  • draft standardized evaluation exams.
  • Texas voters in the areas that will be covered
  • consisting of a population less than 5,000.
In Texas, ________ create(s) special districts.
  • They provide the main form of government in rural areas.
  • consisting of a population less than 5,000.
  • the provision of emergency welfare assistance.
  • Texas voters in the areas that will be covered
Which of the following statements about counties in Texas is INCORRECT?
  • special districts
  • The commissioner form of government is currently popular among the largest cities in Texas.
  • the financial burden of capital murder trials
  • All counties have approximately the same number of people.
The mayor and city council members are subject to recall if ________ percent of the qualified voters in a district sign a petition of recall and a recall election is successful.
  • 10
  • sheriff
  • houston
  • constable
The ________ is a public official who is the main record keeper of court documents.
  • district clerk
  • council manager
  • special districts
  • Special District
What is the most important expenditure of most county commissioners' courts?
  • They are a regional board meant to coordinate local planning and economic development.
  • property taxes and user fees
  • roads and bridges
  • special districts
The chief law-enforcement officer in county governments is the
  • special districts
  • sheriff
  • the provision of emergency welfare assistance.
  • houston
Which of the following is the most common form of local government in Texas?
  • Special District
  • the financial burden of capital murder trials
  • special districts
  • roads and bridges
What are the main sources of revenue for special districts in Texas?
  • All counties have approximately the same number of people.
  • property taxes and user fees
  • roads and bridges
  • They are a regional board meant to coordinate local planning and economic development.
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