Local Governments
Structure of Government
Wards
Role of Councils
Decision Making
100

What level of government is closest to the people in New Brunswick?

What are local governments?

100

What are the three main parts of a local government structure?


What are councilors, deputy mayor, and mayor?

100

What divides local governments into smaller geographic regions?

What are wards?

100

Councils oversee the planning, growth, and ________ of communities.

What is safety?

100

Decisions are made by the council as a whole, not by individual ________.

What are members?

200

What Act outlines the goals of local governments in New Brunswick?


What is the Local Governance Act?

200

Who acts in place of the mayor when needed?

Who is the deputy mayor?

200

What can council use to change the number of wards?


What is a by-law?

200

Councils listen to residents’ concerns and ________.

What are needs?

200

What type of council makes decisions collectively?


What is a municipal council?

300

One goal of local governments is to foster safe and ______ communities.

What is viable?

300

Who chooses the deputy mayor?

Who is the council?

300

Councilors represent their ward but act for the entire ________ government.

What is local?

300

Councils create, debate, and vote on what?


What are by-laws and resolutions?

300

What type of vote is needed for council decisions to pass?


What is a majority vote?

400

How many local governments/municipalities are there in New Brunswick?

What is 77?

400

Unlike the mayor and councilors, the deputy mayor is not chosen by direct ________.

What is election?

400

Wards usually have an ________ number of councilors.

What is equal?

400

Councils support and participate in local activities and ________.


What are events?

400

What does majority vote mean?

What is more than half the council members agree?

500

How many First Nations communities are outside local government jurisdiction?

What is 16?



500

True or False: Citizens directly elect the deputy mayor.


What is False?



500

What is the purpose of wards?


What is dividing local governments into smaller geographic areas for representation?

500

What is one major responsibility of councils?

What is making decisions for the community?

500

True or False: One council member can make decisions for the whole council.

What is False?